Microsoft box says...we have encountered a problem needs to close sorry for the inconvenience.
Details about the error say: App Name: iexplor.exe
App Ver: 6.02600.0 Mod Name: taskdir.dll
Mod Ver: 0.0.0.0 Offset: 00000002
I can just minimize the box and the internet will run a little longer but eventually pukes. I tried system mechanic, and it didn't fix the problem. Windows updates finds an error and can't help me either . Someone suggested that I take it to best buy and have them put a new operating system on the computer. It's an IBM laptop. Any suggestions you may have I would appreciate them. Thanks
2006-09-06 13:52:13 · 10 answers · asked by brevly 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
best buy (or any other technician place) is gonan be expensive.. up around $60 bucks not including if they have to buy any new parts. If your job has an IT department, someone down there probably woudn't mind looking at it for you.
It sounds like bad memory, or bad harddrive. You might try running check disk, as it can attempt to repair harddrive problems. Link on how to do that below
2006-09-06 14:01:58 · answer #1 · answered by Brady 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try this. Go to Control panel, select Add/remove programs. Find internet explorer. Select it to remove, a window will come up asking if you want to either, delete it, repair it or something else. Select repair. It will go thru the routine and then ask you to restart your computer. Now, if this doesn't work after you try it again, you two other choices. If you have system restore/ or Go back, you can go back to a date when this didn't happen and restore your system. The only bad thing is that anything you added between the time you went back to and the date you did it will disappear, so try this one instead before you do that. Do a Google search for Internet Explorer 6.0. When you find the webpage that has the newest version, download it and install it again. If that don't work, then use the system restore. Make sure you backup any files or programs that you think might disappear before you do this. OK, I see someone else realized it is a virus. Go to Trendmicro.com and use their online scan tool. It will remove the virus if McAfee and Norton's won't. Excellent online tool. It will take about an hour to run, and you can't use your internet connection while it runs. Also, you may have to turn your firewall off.
2006-09-06 21:01:26 · answer #2 · answered by lasin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the books and instructions etc. that came with the computer ( if you bought it new) you will find the instructions as to how to re-format and re-install your Operating system. This is also called re-imaging the PC. All the programs that came installed on the Laptop, the Hardware Drivers etc will be in this image.
Normally this ' image ' will be saved on a partition on the Hard Disk Drive of your Laptop, by the manufacturer. This is the System Restore Image. It allows to restore your system to its original status.
To do this you will not need the Windows CD and all that. You will not need to take the Laptop to Bestbuy or have Geek Squad come to you etc.
The idea is to figure out how to do this or what and where the exact steps to do this are, within the Instructions.
Once this ' image ' is invoked all you have to do is to follow the steps displayed onscreen.
Good Luck.
2006-09-06 20:59:10 · answer #3 · answered by ArnieSchivaSchangaran 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Props to Acklan the only one to get it right, some of the other answers were WAY off the mark.
As Acklan pointed out this taskdir.dll is associated with the Blodhound.W32.Ep trojan.
To the two users that say it sounds like a memory or hard drive issue, where do you guys come up with this stuff?
2006-09-06 21:03:32 · answer #4 · answered by Securegeek 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I got an idea let me type it!
Real easy get a free technictian!!
http://ipgweb.cce.hp.com/ipgna/caller/chat.asp?dd=pavnt&productName=HP+Pavilion+dv1002AP+Notebook+PC&productCategory=18703&SCOID=82710&PSOID=432999&lang=en&cc=us
They are from HP, dont put ur actual e-mail down or name, just tell them about the error they will then assit you through, if they ask you about your serial number and stuff close the window lol
If you quit out of the window, contact me and I will try to further help you.
2006-09-06 20:56:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a job for the Geek Squad!
2006-09-06 20:57:55 · answer #6 · answered by Gothic Martha™ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Download bigfix. It used to be free and fixed my computer once. Everytime I get online I get errors and have to run norton system works to fix an active x problem.
2006-09-06 20:58:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You are infected by a virus. You can see the information in the following link along with instructions on how to remove it..
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/startups/taskdir.exe-14675.html
2006-09-06 20:58:53 · answer #8 · answered by acklan 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
try a recovery disk or maybe a restore but it sounds like ad ware or possibly a virus
2006-09-06 21:13:20 · answer #9 · answered by timber wolf 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a hard drive problem or memory problem. If you are not familiar with this you will have to take it to a technician.
2006-09-06 20:54:34 · answer #10 · answered by devinshell 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋