New Google Toolbar Crashes IE

[GoldFiles]

PROBLEM SOLVED - UNINSTALL THE NEW GOOGLE TOOLBAR!

I have a very nice computer that I've been running Windows XP Pro on for about 2 years now. Earlier this week I started having this really bizzare problem that would cripple my computer usage. After using the computer for awhile, the right click function would act as if it needed 1gb of RAM. For example, if I wanted to right click on a website image and click "save-as", that little right-click menu wouldn't come up after using the computer for awhile.

Then, the more I right clicked, or did anything I suppose, the more things would break on my computer in the next few minutes. Dreamweaver would lock up, frontpage would jam, CTRL-ALT_DEL would show up (sometimes) but just be an empty grey box.

So, okay, I thought it was windows. I formatted a brand new harddrive, and put a new copy of windows on it. After 20 minutes of usage, bam, same problem.

So, either
#1 There is a virus in my backup files
#2 A piece of hardware in my computer is dead/dying

I would like to note that I did get some used ram for someone about 2 weeks ago. It is a really nice 2gb CAS2 set of g.Skill ram. I ram memtest86 on it, and it checked out okay. So, I don't know if that could be an issue somehow...

Anyone else have this problem, or have a suggestion?

thx in advance for any comments

 

[GoldFiles]

Let me see what else I can say to describe this issue:

If I have more than 5 internet explorer windows open at a time, they will all close instantly at a random point in time.

The right click feature dies, then comes back when I open a new IE window, however, it will slowly stop responding to me.

Entire programs will lock as if they are just images on the screen, and my mouse can't interact with anything (they are responding, and working, but my mouse just can't touch em!)

I almost think that it could be a video card issue....just a hunch.

 

[GoldFiles]

I'm really stumped. I can play BattleField-2 perfectly with max settings on, but I can't use Internet Explorer.

 

[Dobbs]

maybe try getting firefox and use that as your browser, see what happens. Also, could it have anything to do with the ram settings in the bios? Tried running any spyware software like ad-aware or spybot search and destroy?

 

[GoldFiles]

I FIXED IT!!!!

I am a webdesigner for a living, so I actually need to use IE for many things. The issue was the google toolbar!!! Google toolbar did an "auto" update on its own just before this issue earlier this week. Which surprised me because I told it NOT to do such. Anyway, that is the first program I installed on my new harddrive, and thus the issue came back.

I thought the new google toolbar was really cool too. Is anyone else having this issue?

 

[GoldFiles]

Wow, google is to blame for once. My apologies to Microsoft for blaming their product first. lol, j/k, microsoft still sucks


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