Possibly SP3 is making your system wonky... try this, go to "My Computer/C:(your HDD)/Programs/Internet Explorer", then right click the Explorer.exe and send it to the desktop as a shortcut.
I'm still running IE6 on XP, SP3 here, no probs at all.
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