IE continues to crash...memory referencing error

Whenever I run IE, it keeps on crashing showing the following error message:

The instruction at "0x77fc9906" referenced memory at "0x00000000 ". The memory could not be "written ".

It doesn't necessarily use the above memory addresses, they're different everytime. Usually, it happens when I fill out a form on a page and click "submit" or something similar to it. Examples include logging onto Hotmail, searching for items on Amazon, etc. I've tried upgrading to IE 6.0, installing Service Packs, security patches, etc.

The problem started when I upgraded to XP Pro from Me. I got sick of never being able to view the web so I reverted back to Me. Then I upgraded to 2000...guess what, problem came up again. Unfortunately, when I installed 2000, I changed my file system to NTSF, so I cannot revert back to Me without reformatting and reinstalling.

This problem has been driving me completely nuts for quite some time now and for some strange reason I believed I could fix it myself. I was wrong. Any suggestions outside reinstalling the OS? Your help would be greatly appreciated.


Dell Intel PIII/866 128ram
Windows 2000 Pro SP-2 (build 2195)
IE 5.50.4134.0600
*running Norton2000, Enternet (for PacBellDSL), and PopUpKiller in the background

Thanks a bunch,
Ray

 

To start with, run an anti-virus scan, download and run Ad-aware and visit this site. Also, run IE's Repair Tool and clear your temp files.

 

thanks for the reply Brett...i deleted all the cookies cuz i think there was at least one that was corrupt

i also ran ad-aware and the problem seems to have solved

we'll let it ride for now, because it has popped up again in the past after i thought i had fixed it...i'll post again if that happens

thanks again brett

ray

 

Thanks for posting back, Ray.