Cannot use Internet Explorer when TCP/IP bound to wireless adapter

Subject: Cannot use Internet Explorer when TCP/IP bound to wireless adapter

In My Network Places / Properties, I have

[ ] Client for Microsoft Windows
[ ] D-Link AirPlus DWL-G520 Wireless PCI Adapter(rev.B)
[ ] Dial-Up Adapter.
[ ] TCP/IP -> D-Link AirPlus DWL-G520 Wireless PCI Adapter(rev.B)

In a DOS window, when I run ipconfig.exe I get a valid IP address.
When I do ping www.yahoo.com I also see that I am connected. But
I am unable to open Internet Explorer, File Explorer, or Outlook
Express -- the program hangs, sometimes the screen is half drawn.

But I can connect to the internet using Opera and Netscape. Why
does Windows crash?

Note that when TCP/IP is bound to the dial-up adapter, then I can
open Internet Explorer, File Explorer, and Outlook Express without
error.