Hello and I am back with much tweaking deleting restarting etc. etc. did the following steps too and the others given on the page u sent me to. but nothing happened.
To resolve this behavior reinstall Internet Explorer 5.5 or Internet Explorer 6.
You may also resolve this behavior by using the following steps: 1. Start the computer in Safe mode with Networking by pressing the F8 key during startup.
2. Log on by using the local administrator account (the Windows Update dialog box appears that states that Windows is now updating the following items; Browsing Services, Internet Tools and System Services.)
3. After you log on, verify that the symptoms no longer occur.
4. Shut down and restart the computer, and then log on as usual.