Spyware and Adware and Malware, oh my. Internet Explorer not loading for you is yet another thing that you can correctly blame on Spyware. If IE attempts to load, or acts like it does, but then nothing appears, it’s more than likely you have a Browser Help Object (BHO) that is tweaking your system. First off, you’ll need HijackThis. Second, you’ll need some HijackThis Help. Once you’ve got all that down, let’s continue.
Start HijackThis, click Scan. Scroll down through the list and make sure that everything looks kosher. The BHO section is the one that we will be spending a little time in. Be sure that everything in that section looks perfectly alright, and that you recognize it all. (Don’t know what everything is? Look it up with WinTasks.) If you run across an entry that you are suspicious of, then remove it. You can always get it back if it’s valid.
Keep in mind, the BHO does not necessarily have to be bad to prevent Internet Explorer from loading. Corrupted files or settings for the objects can wreak havoc with IE. Even the Yahoo! toolbar has caused IE to freak on me. If you don’t see anything that is bad, then start to remove the Browser Help Objects one by one, rebooting after each. Upon startup, attempt to open your browser. Once it finally does open, you’re done. More than likely, you’ll be able to reinstall the Helper that was in because it’ll get reinstalled with the correct files and settings.
Specifically, I’ve had this object prevent IE from opening:
O2 - BHO: WebBlinds - {4F92B827-1E56-4E30-A978-A17A7861A606} - C:\Program Files\Object Desktop\WebBlinds\WebBlinds.dll.
If you find that one, then be sure to remove it.
If even after removing all Browser Help Objects and the like does not allow IE to run, run sfc /scannow or try to do a repair install of IE.
Responses to “Internet Explorer Will Not Open”
February 20th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
my internet explorer doesnt open when i click on it a command prompt box flashes on the screen and thats it nothing else happends the only way i can access the internet is by right clicking on the explorer and run it as an administrater what is wrong?
January 1st, 2008 at 5:41 am
I have spyware on my computer. I cannot open internet explorer 6 I have to go to my documents to get on the internet. I keep getting error message cjmongf.dll and kernel32.dll errors. Some files and associated with an old version of compuserve. I cannot repair ie6 or install it. I get error in setup wbv.dll missing entry:IE6 maintenance. Can you please help me?
Thank you.