Make a new user account and in that account reset IE. Here's how.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/create-user-account#create-user-account=windows-7
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737
When I go to some websites including this one, I get internet exployer has stopped working and has recovered. This happens a lot.. My laptop is Windows 7 and it's a Toshiba..

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