Internet Explorer has stopped working?

When I try to go to certain websites, I get a waring that says internet explorer has stopped working. What is going on?

These are the details it gives me:

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: IEXPLORE.EXE
Application Version: 8.0.7600.16385
Application Timestamp: 4a5bc69e
Fault Module Name: KERNELBASE.dll
Fault Module Version: 6.1.7600.16385
Fault Module Timestamp: 4a5bdaae
Exception Code: c000001d
Exception Offset: 00009617
OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.768.3
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: 0a9e
Additional Information 2: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
Additional Information 3: 0a9e
Additional Information 4: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789

After you try Brink's good advice you may care to read the following -


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How to troubleshoot Internet Explorer issues in Windows Vista and in Windows XP (also applicable to IE8 in Win7)

I have posted a few threads about IE 8 getting slow or stopping on a few sites.
I have been offered many potential fixes here & via Google search....I know they have worked for others but they have not for me.
I have a very Clean IE8, just a few add-ons (all of which I have used for years)
Things like Java, Flash, & Spybot is about all.
All of them seem to work with FF*, Chrome, Opera.
Programs that I have heard might cause a problem I have also used for years & also do not cause issues with my other browsers...
Skype, Team Viewer, etc.
All browsers have issues, for me Chrome & Acrobat 9 Pro, FF* & high end Flash/PHP integration(sometimes).
Microsoft has to figure this out.
Is it a 32/64 bit issue, who knows but there are a lot of people w/ issues.
Just my 2 cents

fmg