Do not know why the answer to troubleshooting IE always has to be "try Firefox"!!
Redbel, did you try to uninstall and reinstall IE (Internet Explorer). Here is how: (Keep your Windows CD handy before you do this)
Uninstalling IE:
1) Go to Control Panel>Add Remove Programs
2) Click on Add Remove Windows Components
3) Dis-select Internet Explorer, and click on Next and follow the instructions
Reinstalling IE:
1) Go to Control Panel>Add Remove Programs
2) Click on Add Remove Windows Components
3) Select Internet Explorer, and click on Next and follow the instructions
Let us know here if this helped.
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Partha
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