# Internet Explorer 5

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-5/58735>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [March 20, 2001, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-5/58735 "2001-03-20T16:59:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![thimblegirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@thimblegirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thimblegirl)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2001, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-5/58735/1 "2001-03-20T16:59:12Z")

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I am getting the message “This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down”. I’ve tried searching Microsoft’s database but can only find info on IE4. Does anyone have any suggestions?

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**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2001, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-5/58735/2 "2001-03-20T17:25:05Z")

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Since this is cross-posted to our General Questions forum, I’m gonna close this copy. Please don’t cross-post your topics here at the Straight Dope.