This may be one of those situations where running IE repair may help:
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers_5.htm#repair_tool

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Sandi - Microsoft MVP since 1999 (IE/OE)
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> When I access the IE icon the computer comes back,
> sometime later but jusy the cursor arrow.