Win 98SE o/s, all critical updates installed. Using NOD32 a/v, also Spybot, Adaware, and Win Patrol for malware/spyware removal. Lately, I have been getting quite a number of the "IE has encountered a problem and needs to close" messages. I opt not to send the report to MS, since they don't support it anymore. I'm wondering what would cause this. I have not installed any new software or hardware. If I look at the problem description, it generally involves the dreaded kernel 32, lol. Any suggestions?? BTW, I would prefer to continue using IE as opposed to going to another browser.