searching with google on windows xp home edition
as i work my way down the list of results on the third result internet explorer freezes.

Are you talking about the Google Toolbar? Or any Google search?

Does this happen all the time? Always the 3rd selection?

If you could describe this in more detail it would help us help.

Also: look in your Event viewer: rt. click My Computer then click Manage then Event Viewer.
Or: Administrative Tools/Event Viewer or Start/Run/ eventvwr
Open the system as well as the application tabs & look for X errors. Click error line for details.
Post back the source & event id especially of errors that seem to coincide with this issue.

Perhaps also you might want to follow this path:

Please follow the instructions HERE & then post your log in a new thread in the Spyware, Adware, Viruses and HijackThis Logs section.
(Not in this section please).

Originally Posted by chink

searching with google on windows xp home edition
as i work my way down the list of results on the third result internet explorer freezes.

yes always the third result and its on the google search