http://images.shad.tv/ie6problem.avi - 636Kb
As you can see sometimes when a new IE window is opened it starts another process. However, when the window closes the process remains. When a link tries to open a new window or if I ask a link to open in a new window, after there are one or more 'stale' processes, IE hangs completely and all the processes need to be terminated.
This doesn't always happen, indeed I haven't had this problem for a very long time. I am using the latest IE6. Please do not suggest another browser as a solution, because it's just a workaround.
Cheers