I know this problem.


Could it be that you're talking about the messenger service? And did you experience the crash of your PC also when you where offline? Test it. Could be a driver or hardware problem.

http://www.itc.virginia.edu/desktop/docs/messagepopup/



ActiveX, for an example. You should check if it is activated on your parent's PC. This site is about dialers, but the problem is the same:

http://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/tec041212/

Problem is: with a "secure" IE, you will have difficulties using certain websites. That's where you should use the "trusted zone". Or, easier, use a different browser instead as suggested above.

I didn't mean to be harsh, it's just that the questions are always the same and people don't read the sticky threads.




Michael