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IE8 32bit Windows 7 Home Premium crashes immediately on opening

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technobeaver

Flightless Bird
I've seen this problem all over the internet starting last summer, but none
of the threads seem to have a solution.

IE8 32-bit running on Windows 7 crashes immediately upon opening. It does
not offer to send the log to microsoft after checking for a solution. The
only option is close program. If I "Run as Administrator" I can get the 64
bit version working, but that turns off protected mode and is undesirable.
This just started a couple days ago, and NOTHING I've found or tried in a
ream of threads (that happen in Vista also) solves the problem. A few
threads said it just went away on its own.

I have tried all the reset suggestions, run without add-ons, scanned for
malware with Norton, Malwarebytes, and Spybot deep scans, reregistered IE8
components in the registry, basically anything anyone suggested that others
reported may work. Still - nothing at all.

Anyone have an answer that doesn't involve the above solutions that don't
work?
 
L

Leonard Grey

Flightless Bird
Have a professional reinstall your operating system.
---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

technobeaver wrote:
> I've seen this problem all over the internet starting last summer, but none
> of the threads seem to have a solution.
>
> IE8 32-bit running on Windows 7 crashes immediately upon opening. It does
> not offer to send the log to microsoft after checking for a solution. The
> only option is close program. If I "Run as Administrator" I can get the 64
> bit version working, but that turns off protected mode and is undesirable.
> This just started a couple days ago, and NOTHING I've found or tried in a
> ream of threads (that happen in Vista also) solves the problem. A few
> threads said it just went away on its own.
>
> I have tried all the reset suggestions, run without add-ons, scanned for
> malware with Norton, Malwarebytes, and Spybot deep scans, reregistered IE8
> components in the registry, basically anything anyone suggested that others
> reported may work. Still - nothing at all.
>
> Anyone have an answer that doesn't involve the above solutions that don't
> work?
 
P

PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
Did you upgrade to Win7 64-bit or...?

1. Does the behavior persist if you start IE8 32-bit in No Add-ons mode?

=> Start | (All) Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Internet
Explorer (No add-ons).

Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer’s (No Add-ons) Mode [Applies to IE7 &
IE8 in all OSS]
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx

2. Does the behavior persist if you Reset IE Advanced settings (RIES)?
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Reset-Internet-Explorer-settings

3. What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your
subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)?
What third-party firewall (if any)?

4. Has a(nother) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on this
machine (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought
it)?

BONUS POINTS if you reply to this post!
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002



technobeaver wrote:
> I've seen this problem all over the internet starting last summer, but
> none
> of the threads seem to have a solution.
>
> IE8 32-bit running on Windows 7 crashes immediately upon opening. It does
> not offer to send the log to microsoft after checking for a solution. The
> only option is close program. If I "Run as Administrator" I can get the
> 64
> bit version working, but that turns off protected mode and is undesirable.
> This just started a couple days ago, and NOTHING I've found or tried in a
> ream of threads (that happen in Vista also) solves the problem. A few
> threads said it just went away on its own.
>
> I have tried all the reset suggestions, run without add-ons, scanned for
> malware with Norton, Malwarebytes, and Spybot deep scans, reregistered IE8
> components in the registry, basically anything anyone suggested that
> others
> reported may work. Still - nothing at all.
>
> Anyone have an answer that doesn't involve the above solutions that don't
> work?
 
M

Michael T

Flightless Bird
Have you tried Safe Mode and/or creating a new user temporarily to see if
IE8 runs there?

"technobeaver" <technobeaver@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3130AC8C-E834-480F-9334-29E74BCF9F1D@microsoft.com...
> I've seen this problem all over the internet starting last summer, but
> none
> of the threads seem to have a solution.
>
> IE8 32-bit running on Windows 7 crashes immediately upon opening. It does
> not offer to send the log to microsoft after checking for a solution. The
> only option is close program. If I "Run as Administrator" I can get the
> 64
> bit version working, but that turns off protected mode and is undesirable.
> This just started a couple days ago, and NOTHING I've found or tried in a
> ream of threads (that happen in Vista also) solves the problem. A few
> threads said it just went away on its own.
>
> I have tried all the reset suggestions, run without add-ons, scanned for
> malware with Norton, Malwarebytes, and Spybot deep scans, reregistered IE8
> components in the registry, basically anything anyone suggested that
> others
> reported may work. Still - nothing at all.
>
> Anyone have an answer that doesn't involve the above solutions that don't
> work?
 
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