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Frozen search page

by pamtakacs Dec 7, 2009 11:05AM PST

I run Vista on a Gateway computer, Model GT5625E, Intel pentium duo-CPU 2140 @ 1060 GHz-32 bit OS.

I recently downloaded the firefox browser. Last Friday I opened the browser to do a search. The browser took me to the search page on yahoo. When I click on a link the page freezes up. This happens in both Firefox and IE 6. I can type in a known addy and get there, I just can't "search". I tried doing a system restore, to no avail. Maybe I didn't go back far enough. I ran a virus scan and malware scan- all checked out neg. It is very frustrationg to not be able to search for something. Thanks for any help.

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Addendum to Frozen Search Page
by pamtakacs Dec 7, 2009 10:36PM PST

Sorry I could not figure out how to edit my original post.

I forgot to say that when the page freezes the only way to close it is to do a Cntrl-Alt+Del, then I get a mssage that Windows has stopped working. Sure enough it opens a new home page. Please someone can you help????

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Try...
by FlipRotate Dec 9, 2009 4:55AM PST

Firstly try uninstalling IE6, this can be done by going to control panel, programs, unisntall programs, click on the program you want to uninstall.

Try installing IE8 as it has better security.

Now once you have installed IE8, install google toolbar. Now Try searching.

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Search page freezes
by pamtakacs Dec 11, 2009 2:07PM PST

If I uninstall IE6 will I loose my Outlook too? Aren't they kind of a set.

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What happens...
by jeff_windows_team Dec 11, 2009 6:07AM PST

What happens when you change the search provider in your browsers search field?

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Frozen search page
by pamtakacs Dec 11, 2009 2:04PM PST

Do you mean who I use to search? Google freezes as does yahoo. I have discovered if I type in my search query in the address bar it takes me to a different seach engine and I can most certaintly get anywhere from that search page. Why can I get there from the addy bar and be able to click on links and go there? Be unable to click on a link on the search page because it froze up.

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