My IE8 32 bit in Windows 7 (64 bit) fails to execute hyperlinks sometimes

[Steve Rosen]

Sometimes clicking on hypertext links in the subject environment (windows7
64 bit, ie8*32 appears to do nothing, although each click adds an
additional iexplore*32 process to the task manager.

These processes persist until terminated in task manager.

Any clue as to how to troubleshoot/repair?

steve

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

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)?

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

You might try...

Download/run the appropriate, newly-updated script(s) by IE MVP Kai
Schaetzl:
http://iefaq.info/index.php?action=artikel&cat=42&id=133&artlang=en

Tip: The file named ie8-rereg.all.zip contains all three (3) scripts below.

If you have a Win7 32-bit computer:

. Close all open applications (i.e., anything with an icon on the
taskbar) then Run the script named ie8-rereg.cmd & reboot.

If you have a Win7 64-bit computer:

. Close all open applications (i.e., anything with an icon on the
taskbar) then Run the script named ie8-rereg.32on64.cmd to correct the
problem in IE8 32-bit & reboot.

. Close all open applications (i.e., anything with an icon on the
taskbar) then Run the script named ie8-rereg.64on64.cmd to correct the
problem in IE8 64-bit & reboot.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


Steve Rosen wrote:
> Sometimes clicking on hypertext links in the subject environment (windows7
> 64 bit, ie8*32 appears to do nothing, although each click adds an
> additional iexplore*32 process to the task manager.
>
> These processes persist until terminated in task manager.
>
> Any clue as to how to troubleshoot/repair?

 

[Steve Rosen]

avg antivirus -- current
ad aware -- current
malwarebytes antimalware -- current
no third party firewall

no mcafee ever. don't recall whether norton was on -- that is possible, but
is on no longer.

I'll try your suggestion as to scripts.

steve

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From: "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 3:59 PM
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general
Subject: Re: My IE8 32 bit in Windows 7 (64 bit) fails to execute hyperlinks
sometimes

> 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)?
>
> Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on the
> computer (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you
> bought it)?
>
> You might try...
>
> Download/run the appropriate, newly-updated script(s) by IE MVP Kai
> Schaetzl:
> http://iefaq.info/index.php?action=artikel&cat=42&id=133&artlang=en
>
> Tip: The file named ie8-rereg.all.zip contains all three (3) scripts
> below.
>
> If you have a Win7 32-bit computer:
>
> . Close all open applications (i.e., anything with an icon on the
> taskbar) then Run the script named ie8-rereg.cmd & reboot.
>
> If you have a Win7 64-bit computer:
>
> . Close all open applications (i.e., anything with an icon on the
> taskbar) then Run the script named ie8-rereg.32on64.cmd to correct the
> problem in IE8 32-bit & reboot.
>
> . Close all open applications (i.e., anything with an icon on the
> taskbar) then Run the script named ie8-rereg.64on64.cmd to correct the
> problem in IE8 64-bit & reboot.
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>
>
> Steve Rosen wrote:
>> Sometimes clicking on hypertext links in the subject environment
>> (windows7
>> 64 bit, ie8*32 appears to do nothing, although each click adds an
>> additional iexplore*32 process to the task manager.
>>
>> These processes persist until terminated in task manager.
>>
>> Any clue as to how to troubleshoot/repair?
>