Kernell32 error

I am having a problem with a Kernell32 error. It pops up an error that states that Kernell32 has caused an error and internet explorer will now close. This also happens when I try to download pictures to a web page. Does anyone know how to fix this? I am using Windows ME.

 

What version of IE are you using?

 

Kernel32 errors are not exactly unknown with Internet Explorer!

It is probably nothing to worry about. After a couple of hours on-line, I still sometimes get IE6 crashing for that reason. It usually doesn't affect anything else though, so I no longer worry about it if it only occurs occasionally.

There are many solutions you might try.

Try setting the security options in Internet Explorer to a higher level, to prevent the site in question running scripts (e.g. Javascript or ActiveX) that may be crashing your browser.

If you are using an earlier version of Internet Explorer, upgrade to IE6 Service Pack 1. That's the last version which will run on Windows 9x. But it runs quite well on it.

Alternatively, if you are already using IE6, you could try re-installing it. That should cure any faults in your current installation of IE that might be causing it to crash. You must uninstall it, and then re-install it, for best results.

Alternatively, there is a repair option in IE6. If you go to the Control Panel and open "Add/Remove Programs ", then select Internet Explorer, it will offer an option to repair IE in addition to an uninstall option.

Some web sites are simply hostile to IE5 and IE6, and sometimes nothing you can do will cure that. But spoofing the User Agent (i.e. pretending to be Internet Explorer 7) sometimes works. So that's another alternative you might try.

To do so, open this Registry key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent]

Create a new String value in it named Version and give it the following content: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 6.0)

(Delete that item in order to restore the User Agent to normal, if the spoof doesn't work. Its success will vary from site to site and is unpredictable.)

Alternatively, you might try a less crash-prone browser. Firefox 2 runs on Windows 9x, so you could try using that. The last version which supports Win9x is Firefox 2.0.0.20.

Alternatively, you could try installing KernelEX.exe (the kernel extender for Windows 9x), which allows certain programs normally available only in Windows XP to be run in Windows 98/ME. But this is really an option for an experienced user only, as it has many complications.

Its purpose (in this case) would be to enable you to install IE7 or Firefox 3. I've heard good reports of KernelEx working well with Firefox 3. But it may well be very difficult to impliment.

These are some of the more straightforward possibilities.

Your problem may be specific to the website you are trying to browse: this will depend on the construction of the site, so may be beyond the user's control. If menaced by excessive JavaScript, or by badly written ActiveX controls, any installation of IE6 is bound to crash!

In that case, some POLITE feedback to the crappy site in question, by e-mail, pointing out that it crashes Internet Explorer 6, might do some good...