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Miros1 · 02-25-2008, 05:29 AM

I got that problem too! Was starting to wonder if it was a virus or something. Hope that's not it!

Anyhow... it happens most when I've got several tabs open in IE. Symptoms vary:

1) Context menus (the right click thingie) won't open.
2) Things that are minimized to the SysTray (by the clock) won't unminimize.
3) New applications won't open from the Start menu.
4) Either the Open/Save (choice) dialog won't appear when I click a link or the Save dialog (where you actually pick the filename) won't appear after I click the Save button.
5) If you try to open a link "in new tab," the new tab gets the word "Connecting" and it never connects. If this happens, all four of the preceding symptoms will happen until you close the "Connecting" tabs.
6) Applications such as PhotoShop will err on opening because it can't open all the palette windows and such.
7) MS Paint will give you an error, such as "cannot create new document", and close when you try to open it.

Closing other application windows and/or IE tabs seems to improve things.

I'm running IE7 on Windows XP.

I installed Skype (online telephone proggie) a couple days ago and it started the next day. Prolly a coinkydink tho. I noticed it first on InSimAdult. Rebooting doesn't help much.

02-25-2008, 05:29 AM	#2
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	I got that problem too! Was starting to wonder if it was a virus or something. Hope that's not it! Anyhow... it happens most when I've got several tabs open in IE. Symptoms vary: 1) Context menus (the right click thingie) won't open. 2) Things that are minimized to the SysTray (by the clock) won't unminimize. 3) New applications won't open from the Start menu. 4) Either the Open/Save (choice) dialog won't appear when I click a link or the Save dialog (where you actually pick the filename) won't appear after I click the Save button. 5) If you try to open a link "in new tab," the new tab gets the word "Connecting" and it never connects. If this happens, all four of the preceding symptoms will happen until you close the "Connecting" tabs. 6) Applications such as PhotoShop will err on opening because it can't open all the palette windows and such. 7) MS Paint will give you an error, such as "cannot create new document", and close when you try to open it. Closing other application windows and/or IE tabs seems to improve things. I'm running IE7 on Windows XP. I installed Skype (online telephone proggie) a couple days ago and it started the next day. Prolly a coinkydink tho. I noticed it first on InSimAdult. Rebooting doesn't help much.