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IE8 troubles

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talker

Flightless Bird
I have used all versions of Internet Explorer over the years. Some have been
better than others.

I originally changed to IE8 while usiing XP and then again with Vista.
However, when I began using Windows 7 as my OS, my IE8 fell apart. It stalls,
crashes frequently. It won't load some apps like Flash player even after it
tells me I need to download the latest version when I know I already have it,
etc.

I've gone to all the MS sites looking for a way to repair IE 8 to no avail.

At this point I long for the old Repair link in Control Panel under Remove
programs. At least if I was having trouble with IE I could threaten to
uninstall it and would be presented with the Repair option. Why this option
was not included in Windows 7 is beyond me.

Now that I think about it, IE 8 is not even listed in my Remove Programs
sectiomn of Control Panel. Another oversight by MS?

Anyone have any ideas on where I should go from here? Be nice, now.

Thanks,

talker
 
P

PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
Did you upgrade to Win7 or is it a brand-new computer?

Are you running Win7 64-bit?


talker wrote:
> I have used all versions of Internet Explorer over the years. Some have
> been
> better than others.
>
> I originally changed to IE8 while usiing XP and then again with Vista.
> However, when I began using Windows 7 as my OS, my IE8 fell apart. It
> stalls, crashes frequently. It won't load some apps like Flash player even
> after it tells me I need to download the latest version when I know I
> already have it, etc.
>
> I've gone to all the MS sites looking for a way to repair IE 8 to no
> avail.
>
> At this point I long for the old Repair link in Control Panel under Remove
> programs. At least if I was having trouble with IE I could threaten to
> uninstall it and would be presented with the Repair option. Why this
> option
> was not included in Windows 7 is beyond me.
>
> Now that I think about it, IE 8 is not even listed in my Remove Programs
> sectiomn of Control Panel. Another oversight by MS?
>
> Anyone have any ideas on where I should go from here? Be nice, now.
>
> Thanks,
>
> talker
 
R

rob^_^

Flightless Bird
Hi Talker,

Start by reading the Win7 help on the topic of your choice.

Did you upgrade to Win7? Did you run the Win7 readiness tests?

Win7 general Troubleshooting - Start here.......

Start>Control Panel>Troubleshooting

Regards.

"talker" <talker@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:026D2999-DD11-40C2-B6DF-45A7AFB31C65@microsoft.com...
> I have used all versions of Internet Explorer over the years. Some have
> been
> better than others.
>
> I originally changed to IE8 while usiing XP and then again with Vista.
> However, when I began using Windows 7 as my OS, my IE8 fell apart. It
> stalls,
> crashes frequently. It won't load some apps like Flash player even after
> it
> tells me I need to download the latest version when I know I already have
> it,
> etc.
>
> I've gone to all the MS sites looking for a way to repair IE 8 to no
> avail.
>
> At this point I long for the old Repair link in Control Panel under Remove
> programs. At least if I was having trouble with IE I could threaten to
> uninstall it and would be presented with the Repair option. Why this
> option
> was not included in Windows 7 is beyond me.
>
> Now that I think about it, IE 8 is not even listed in my Remove Programs
> sectiomn of Control Panel. Another oversight by MS?
>
> Anyone have any ideas on where I should go from here? Be nice, now.
>
> Thanks,
>
> talker
>
 
K

Kyler_IE8_Team

Flightless Bird
Sounds like you are having some serious trouble, I would really recommend reinstalling IE8 on your system (with the most updated version), and starting from there. Does that fix anything?

Kyler,
IE8 Outreach Team
 
R

rob^_^

Flightless Bird
Hi Kyler_IE8_Team?

The OP is discussing IE8 on Win7.

"undisclosed" wrote in message
news:51aad5271b0c59cda72169f8d9b61610@nntp-gateway.com...
>
> Sounds like you are having some serious trouble, I would really
> recommend reinstalling IE8 on your system (with the most updated
> version), and starting from there. Does that fix anything?
>
> Kyler,
> IE8 Outreach Team
>
>
> --
> Kyler_IE8_Team
 
L

Leonard Grey

Flightless Bird
The so-called "IE8 Outreach Team" - which also calls itself the "IE8
Team" and posts from Vistaheads or simply "undisclosed" - has no formal
connection with Internet Explorer or with Microsoft. The "team" could be
just one person.
---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

rob^_^ wrote:
> Hi Kyler_IE8_Team?
>
> The OP is discussing IE8 on Win7.
>
> "undisclosed" wrote in message
> news:51aad5271b0c59cda72169f8d9b61610@nntp-gateway.com...
>>
>> Sounds like you are having some serious trouble, I would really
>> recommend reinstalling IE8 on your system (with the most updated
>> version), and starting from there. Does that fix anything?
>>
>> Kyler,
>> IE8 Outreach Team
>>
>>
>> --
>> Kyler_IE8_Team

>
 
P

PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
<sigh>

rob^_^ wrote:
> Hi Kyler_IE8_Team?
>
> The OP is discussing IE8 on Win7.
>
> "undisclosed" wrote in message
> news:51aad5271b0c59cda72169f8d9b61610@nntp-gateway.com...
>>
>> Sounds like you are having some serious trouble, I would really
>> recommend reinstalling IE8 on your system (with the most updated
>> version), and starting from there. Does that fix anything?
>>
>> Kyler,
>> IE8 Outreach Team
>>
>>
>> --
>> Kyler_IE8_Team
 
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