Doc,
You said: "I also tried to lower the security settings in IE". What exactly did you do? Try following the instructions below to enable the "default" medium settings for IE6.
While in Internet Explorer, click on "Tools" in the upper left, choose "Internet Options". When that loads, click on the "Security" tab, then click on the "Internet" icon (the world globe), then click on the "Custom Level" button. When that loads, in the "Reset to" section, make sure it's "medium", then click on the "Reset" button. Click on OK.
Next, click on the "Advanced" tab. Scroll down to the "Java (Sun)" section and make sure a CHECK mark is in the "Use Java 2 1.4.2 (applet)". and in the "Microsoft VM" section, (if it's there) make sure the "JIT compiler for virtual machine is enabled" is CHECKED. If you made any changes, click on "Apply", then OK.
Next, click on the "Privacy" tab, then move the "Cookie" slider to "Low" instead of "Medium". Medium is the default and should work, but if it doesn't, you might try a lower setting.
Hope this helps.
Grif