Internet explorer shutting down

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Hi everybody; this one is weird. I'm using IE7 with XP Pro SP3 and every time I try to open this website:

www(dot)walter-fendt(dot)de/ph14e/bohrh(dot)htm

internet explorer shuts down instantly. No error messages, nothing. :? :? :? I had to put the dots in brackets because even copy and paste causes shutdown. I found the site by entering "Bohr theory of the hydrogen atom" into Dogpile so I wouldn't expect it to be a rogue website. Has anybody seen this before. :?: :?: :?: Thanks in advance for any replies.
 
The only odd thing on that page is a Java applet which allows you to see the atom with any number of energy levels. So I'd suggest reinstalling Java.

The code itself does not look malicious.
 
^woody^ said:
I used to get this with some random java or flash animations

I use chrome now
Click to expand...

Changing browser's unlikely to make much real difference as the dodgy code is part of the Java or Flash sandbox itself, which is separate. Installing a new browser may appear to fix it simply because it'll refresh the installed code.
 
I tried opening the link on my home computer and nothing nasty happened, except that there were no animations. I haven't had the chance to try anything out on my work computer yet, which is where I had all the problems.

Igorian, by "browser cache" do you mean temporary internet files. I should be able to delete those.

Tautology, I don't know if I'll be able to reinstall Java. Wouldn't I need to be an administrator on my local machine?

^woody^, same problem. I don't know if I'll be able to try Chrome.

Thanks for all the help. It's reassuring to know that I haven't infected my work computer with malware and I found the information I was looking for elsewhere. :) :) :)
 
Ah; it's a work computer: that explains a lot. It's possible the version of Java installed on your work computer is not up to date.

My best advice is to view it from your home computer or find another site :-)
 
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