Internet Explorer Keeps Shutting Down

[wherebob]

Doesn't seem to matter which version of IE I use, IE 6, 7 and 8 when I first open the browser I can browse a site or two and then shuts down, no error messages just shuts down. 2nd time I open it shuts down right away. I removed IE completely and re-installed it and still did it. Figuring it's a virus I reformatted the hard drive, re-installed windows XP pro SP2 and it still does this? What the heck?

Where could this error or virus be stored where it could survive I full hard drive re-format and a fresh install of XP and still be there?

Any help appreciated.

 

[wherebob]

By the way I am not restoring from backup I am doing a complete fresh install

 

[johnb35]

How are you reinstalling windows? Do you have a genuine microsoft install cd? Is the cd scratched?

 

[wherebob]

How are you reinstalling windows? Do you have a genuine microsoft install cd? Is the cd scratched?

Well IE was doing this before I re-installed windows and that is the reason for the fresh install. Yes it's genuine and no scratches and the install installed perfectly. Everything else works fine just IE shuts down.

 

[johnb35]

When you reinstalled windows did you delete the existing partitions and then repartition? You could have corrupted install cd. So everything was working fine one day and all of a sudden IE wouldn't work properly? Then you tried reinstalling windows?

 

[wherebob]

Yep deleted all partitions and then repartitioned the drive (the only drive). It's not the cd as it was doing this before I used this cd to do a fresh install which is not the orginal that came with the pc. Someone was throwing away this pc because of this and other issues with it. I wiped and reloaded and everything works great except for IE?

Thanks for the replies so far