Hi,
Start by doing the following:
Shut down Internet Explorer and Outlook Express.
Go to Control Panel/Internet, and clear your temporary Internet Files.
Go to the Privacy tabs, and delete all cookies .
Now go to the Advanced tab, and click Restore Defaults.
Next, on to the Security tab, highlight 'Internet, and click restore defaults there as well.
Go to Start/Find/files or folders, and search for a file called HOSTS (not HOSTS.SAM which is a sample file).
If you find it, open it and delete all web page entries.
Now go to Start - Run (type each line below separately, then press OK)
regsvr32 Shdocvw.dll
regsvr32 Oleaut32.dll
regsvr32 Actxprxy.dll
regsvr32 Mshtml.dll
regsvr32 Urlmon.dll
Note: you should see a brief message after each entry.
Reboot and test IE - New Window, repost with your results.
Some (and this does refer to Windows 98 only) have reported that reverting back to an older oleaut32.dll version from their CD did the trick.
So if you're running Win98, my next advice is to restore Oleaut32.dll from your Windows CD-ROM with System File Checker:
How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files
Good luck,