Why am I unable to open attachments or links?

I'm unable to open attachments and links through my yahoo email.?

• When I click on the attachment or link the screen shows the message "Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and has to close." Error details: AppName: iexplore.exe AppVer: 7.0.6000.16574 ModName: unknown ModVer: 0.0.0.0 Offset: 02a1cba1

• Answer:

  we all get those error messages from time to time.IE can be a pain sometimes. If this is happeneing everytime you try, run your spyware and antivirus programs to make sure there is not a corrupted file or try to reboot. Another thing you can try maybe first is system restore. It is in program files under accessories, tools. Try to go back to a date before this started to occur everytime you try to open something.It still wouldn't hurt to run your programs if you don't have any that run automatic. I keep at least 2 of each monitoring my computer all the time. No one program catches everything. There are several good free programs on the web to download. I use Avast, Anivir for viruses and Spybot search and destroy and Spyware Doctor. They are all great programs.