OT: What the heck is IEXPLORE.EXE

IEPLORE.EXE is internet explorer. As to why it won’t let you shut down your P.C. Hmmmm.

Try upgrading to V7. Maybe that will replace the problem dll (with some other problem)

-- Scott - Chico California http://chicowoodnut.home.comcast.net

Another option is to do hold down Control-Alt-Delete at the same time. When the window pops up, click on “Processes” and find IEXPLORE.EXE. Click on “Kill Process” and then OK. I think those are the right steps – I’m using Linux myself.

A better long-term fix would be to get Firefox, a far superior (and far safer) browser to begin with. And even better? Ditch Windows.

But I think I’ve gone too far. :^)

-- Eric at http://adventuresinwoodworking.com

I agree with Eric about Firefox. IE was taking up to a minute to launch but I switched to Firefox about 2 years ago and found that I could be on the internet in less than 10 seconds (my pc is 5 years old and while it needs replacing, it works and I had rather spend the money on tools).

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

First, why do you have to bring me into this?? ;)

Seriously, I have Firefox and I like it a lot. IEXPLORE.EXE is indeed internet explorer, and it can be temperamental at times, to say the least.

-- "Give me your poor tools, your tired steel, your huddled masses of rust." Yep, I ripped off the Statue of Liberty. That's how I roll!

Guys,

This is not about what browser Zuki is using but about the fact that Microsoft came up with a couple of “brilliant” ideas, among which the use of IE to manage files. You can install Firefox (which you should) but IE still does the file managing. Even if you install a new version of IE, it might still be the case that the old one does the file managing. The net result of this design decision is the fact that a failure in IE is catastrophic for the system and there isn’t much you can do about it.

Zuki, about giving you advice on what do to, I run Linux almost exclusively and I avoid Windows like the plague. Hence, my experience with fixing it is minimal, at best.

Alin

-- -- Alin Dobra, Gainesville, Florida

Zuki… Do a back-up immediately. I had to reinstall windows on my wife’s computer last week. You can lose everything. (Oh, do I know you can lose everything)

-- Maplewood, MN

You want to know something really odd . . . after I initially posted this message the problem stopped.

My PC can shut down now. Maybe it got scared that I was reading up about firefox. :-)

Tks all.

-- The significant problems we face cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them

I’d still recommend that back-up…, to everyone!

-- Maplewood, MN