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rbtbowers

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A couple of days ago, the shield appeared in my system tray wanting
to install updates. It was either wanting to upgrade IE7 to IE8 or else
I already had IE8 and it was trying to install an IE8 update, not sure
which. In any case, after I allowed it to install its updates, I have not
been able to get IE to start.

I have tried invoking IE every way I can think of - from the shortcut on
my desktop, from Start -> Run, going into My Computer and navigating
to the executable, from a hyperlink in one of my Eudora emails - nothing
seems to work. When I try to run IE, the Windows pointer changes to
an hourglass for a short time, then turns back to the pointer and nothing
else happens.

I did a Google search for this problem and tried several of the recommended
fixes but nothing has worked. Things I have tried so far:

- restarted the machine
- registered several DLLs
- checked Task Manager for iexplore.exe after I try to invoke it. Not there.
- reverted back to IE7
- did a full system scan in Norton Anti Virus. Nothing found.

I know I can use another tool like Firefox, but I would really rather get this
working. Any ideas?

Thanks in advance,
Robert

 

rmicro1

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Likely there is an add-on stopping it from starting up, like a corrupt java, adobe reader, spybot, etc. Try going into your internet explorer options, manage add-ons and disable one at a time until either it opens or they are all disabled. Start with the likely culprits like I listed, anything you installed that didn't come with internet explorer.
 

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In the Discussion i want to ask one thing My friend using the Internet Broadband in her laptop where can she get the tips to increase the speed help her she tested the speed in the site fastly But results no good help her..
 

andy the actuary

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{start} {set program access and defaults} {custom} {right drop down} {internet explorer} {ok}

You want IE and not FireFox to be your default. This doesn't preclude you from having a desktop shortcut to FireFox.

The only drawback is that if you click on a hyperlink in an email, it will be browsed by IE. Feh.
 
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