Looks like i"m not the only one with such problems. I encountered this using IE6 and I assumed the HDD was at fault. I re-installed the entire OS (Win 2k) and kept on getting the error (at random times) I decided to use Mozilla and installed it. I STILL GET THAT ERROR. I can't even tell whether it has to do with ads or something like that. Hope you get a solution florie, would like it myself. The particulars of the system are: Win2000, 8GB HDD, PII, 300MHz, 64 MB RAM. (it is just a workstation designed to receive he Internet on a network)