Weird problem with Internet Explorer

[artrubio]

This problem developed after uninstalling some spyware
sidebar that got installed on IE 6. When I launch IE and
click on a URL it takes me to that page, but then I can't
make it go back to the original one. Clicking on the back
button doesn't do anything, neither rightclicking on the
page and selecting "back." All the other buttons work
fine. Also, if I go to File, New Page it doesn't launch a
second page. The weird thing is that if I go to Windows
Update it crashes saying that iexplore.exe caused a fault
on module msxml3.dll, or something along along those
lines. When I click on the "don't send" button IE shuts
down, relaunches itself and now works fine. I can go back
and forth between pages, and I can open new pages by doing
the File, New Page bit. If I shut down IE and then launch
it again it's back to the original problem. So right now I
can only get it to work properly by making it crash and
clicking on the "don't send button." I've reinstalled IE 6
several times, even tried 5 and 5.5. They all do the same
thing. Please help! I need to have IE up and running today
or the user will kill me.
.

[Steven.Bentley]

Hi artrubio, welcome to CTH

How did you go about uninstalling this spyware?

[artrubio]

I used Lavasoft's AdAware to uninstall it. It detected a data mining program called POP (People on People) or something like that. It did get rid of it, but right after that IE started with that problem I described. What I've noticed is that if I install IE 5.5 it shows the same problem, but when trying to run Windows Update it crashes saying that iexplore.exe caused a fault in module mshtml.dll. IE then relaunches itself and works fine (as long as I don't shut it down). With IE 6 it does the exact same thing, only it mentions msxml3.dll when it crashes.

[enat66]

Have you tried to repair internet explorer?
1)Go to the Control Panel
2) In the Add/Remove Software thing highlight IE and click remove...a box should pop up and you can choose repair IE.