Let me share the outcome.
1. IE was damaged in some odd way.
2. IEFIX fixed one machine, not another.
3. Installing IE again fixed the other.
4. No spyware is allowed. Add Spybot to your scanner list.
Bob
I can not highligh anything using the mouse in the body of IE 6.0 or in the body of an email opened in Outlook 2003. For some reason I can highlight text and pictures in Word or other applications, but i can't in IE or any emails.
Please help,
System: IBM NetVista P4 1.8gHz, 768MB of memory, 120GB hard drive, Windows 2000 (I have done all available Windows updates, scanned for Viruses with Symantec, scanned for spyware with Adaware, and MS-AntiSpy)

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