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IE8 installer starts automatically. IE8 is already installed.

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Stan Hilliard

Flightless Bird
I tried to help a neighbor who had filled up the hard drive on her
2002 HP computer. I uninstalled Arcsoft, which freed up 500MB.

But during startup an IE8 install wizard starts automatically -- which
I cancel. When I load IE to access the Internet, [help][about]
indicates the current version is already IE8. Should I let the
automatic installer continue?

Does the attempt of IE8 installer to run automatically mean their is a
problem?

Advice will be appreciated,
Stan Hilliard
 
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PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
You may be confusing the IE8 "RunOnce" or "Welcome screen" with an attempt
to (re)install IE8, Stan. See
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/disable-ie8-tour-welcome-screen-runonce-all-users/.

This phenomenon is usually associated with having failed to disabled all
realtime protections (i.e., anti-virus; anti-spyware; third-party firewall)
prior to installing IE8.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


Stan Hilliard wrote:
> I tried to help a neighbor who had filled up the hard drive on her
> 2002 HP computer. I uninstalled Arcsoft, which freed up 500MB.
>
> But during startup an IE8 install wizard starts automatically -- which
> I cancel. When I load IE to access the Internet, [help][about]
> indicates the current version is already IE8. Should I let the
> automatic installer continue?
>
> Does the attempt of IE8 installer to run automatically mean their is a
> problem?
 
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