# Problem with IE 6.0 **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 1, 2001, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-ie-6-0/96338 "2001-12-01T17:53:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Count\_Trari\_de\_Reeson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Count\_Trari\_de\_Reeson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Trari_de_Reeson)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2001, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-ie-6-0/96338/1 "2001-12-01T17:53:34Z")
Hi all, I am using windows ME and recently started to have a problem with explorer. Whenever I try to access a search engine on a webpage (not ones like google but ones like on this page) Explorer shuts down. I have reinstalled the java console,but that didn’t help. Can anyone help with this. Thanks in advance The Count ---
**Author:** ![Tattva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@Tattva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tattva)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2001, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-ie-6-0/96338/2 "2001-12-01T21:06:42Z")
Try reinstalling ie6.0 via the Add/Remove programs option from the control panel. I believe it will allow you to repair the installation. Dunno if it will fix the problem, but it’s something to try. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Trari\_de\_Reeson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Count\_Trari\_de\_Reeson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Trari_de_Reeson)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-ie-6-0/96338/3 "2001-12-02T23:24:29Z")
That was going to be my last resort, I was hoping for a less time consuming fix but I guess not. ---
**Author:** ![Ross](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@Ross](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ross)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-ie-6-0/96338/4 "2001-12-02T23:27:29Z")
For what it’s worth, you could always try the best browser on the planet: ([Opera](http://www.opera.com/)). How does up to 50 pages at once sound? ---
**Author:** ![Lao\_Tzu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Lao\_Tzu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lao_Tzu)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2001, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-ie-6-0/96338/5 "2001-12-03T03:15:55Z")
Yeah, Opera is a great browser… but 50 pages?? My Opera 6 won’t let me get beyond 13 or 14 before giving me a message that “the system is running low on resources”. That’s with 100 MB of free RAM. Am i doing something wrong? Sorry to hijack your thread, Count. … “Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.” – Oscar Wilde ---
**Author:** ![Ross](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@Ross](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ross)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2001, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-ie-6-0/96338/6 "2001-12-03T16:42:28Z")
I dunno. I’ve never really tried to get beyond 13 or 14 myself, although I’ve never had a warning message. I think most folk are happy with a maximum of maybe 10 pages. But the PREFERENCES section in 5.0 offered up to 50. In fact I seem to remember an ad threatening me with thousands. Maybe the browser is technically capable of that if it’s on the right machine. I only got 6.0 yesterday and the PREFs box has changed so I’m a bit lost. I have 3846MB free. Maybe your system doesn’t have much memory, or maybe I’m reading the wrong line. Does 3.84GB sound like a drastic misreading to anyone? Have I got my ROMs and RAMs confused? Anyway Opera is still totally the best :).