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Mitchell Zoren

Flightless Bird
I have IE8 version 8.086001.18702IC installed. I use windows defender and
Avira antivirus. Been using all of these programs for a long time. OS is XP
Pro.

This problem started about two days ago. My computer was running so slow
(I've seen the comments about IE8 and may go back to IE7) I couldn't type
realtime (long lag) so I closed some processes. This might have been a
problem but don't they all restart after a reboot?

The problem is that I cannot open Marketplace.com or
Yahoo.com/showtimes-tickets. When I try to open Marketplace, it initially
opens for about 10 sec and then other things seem to be loading, it then
closes, IE automatically reopens the tab twice and I then get a screen
saying the site is
not available. Once I got a message saying that 'the application has
requested the Runtime to terminate in an unusual way'. I deleted all temp
files and cookies but it had no effect. Similar occurance with the Yahoo
movie site except the message just says IE has a problem and is terminating.

I haven't yet found this problem with any other websites, only these two so
far.

Any help would be appreciated.

Mitch
 
D

Don Varnau

Flightless Bird
Hi,
IE8 is not inherently slower than IE7. The issues are due to a browser
add-on, third-party program or couurpted installation of IE8.

Try these steps:

1. Start Internet Explorer without add-ons by right-clicking the IE icon on
the desktop. Choose Start without add-ons.
or
from Start> Programs> Accessories> System tools> Internet Explorer (no
add-ons)
If the problem goes away, you have an incompatible browser add-on installed.

For troubleshooting information see:
IEBlog Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer’s (No Add-ons) Mode:
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx

Windows Vista Help- Internet Explorer add-ons frequently asked questions:
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/e85a03aa-c7c6-428e-9891-67ea76df9b7e1033.mspx

2. With the warning that a reset will delete AutoComplete data, such as
passwords and you will have to reinstall or re-enable browser add-ons, work
through this article:
936213- How to optimize or reset Internet Explorer 7:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936213/en-us

Useful for recovering stored passwords before you clear all stored login
data:
IE PassView- NirSoft:
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/internet_explorer_password.html

What a reset of IE settings will do:
Windows Vista Help- Reset Internet Explorer settings:
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/81fe3b46-2460-459e-b826-8f134a7fe1771033.mspx

3. Check for an incompatible third-party program.
331769- How to perform a clean boot procedure (XP & Vista)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/331796

4. Third-party antivirus/antispyware programs should be disabled when
installing Internet Explorer. If they weren't you may have a corrupted
installation of IE8. Reinstalling with these programs disabled may be the
solution.

957700- How to uninstall Internet Explorer 8:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957700/

IEBlog IE7 Installation and Anti-Malware Applications:
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/10/11/IE7-Installation-and-Anti_2D00_Malware-Applications.aspx
-
Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]


"Mitchell Zoren" <mzoren@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:xdmdnX5R8-cZE9jWnZ2dnUVZ_j-dnZ2d@earthlink.com...
> I have IE8 version 8.086001.18702IC installed. I use windows defender and
> Avira antivirus. Been using all of these programs for a long time. OS is

XP
> Pro.
>
> This problem started about two days ago. My computer was running so slow
> (I've seen the comments about IE8 and may go back to IE7) I couldn't type
> realtime (long lag) so I closed some processes. This might have been a
> problem but don't they all restart after a reboot?
>
> The problem is that I cannot open Marketplace.com or
> Yahoo.com/showtimes-tickets. When I try to open Marketplace, it initially
> opens for about 10 sec and then other things seem to be loading, it then
> closes, IE automatically reopens the tab twice and I then get a screen
> saying the site is
> not available. Once I got a message saying that 'the application has
> requested the Runtime to terminate in an unusual way'. I deleted all temp
> files and cookies but it had no effect. Similar occurance with the Yahoo
> movie site except the message just says IE has a problem and is

terminating.
>
> I haven't yet found this problem with any other websites, only these two

so
> far.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Mitch
 
J

Jeff Strickland

Flightless Bird
"Mitchell Zoren" <mzoren@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:xdmdnX5R8-cZE9jWnZ2dnUVZ_j-dnZ2d@earthlink.com...
>I have IE8 version 8.086001.18702IC installed. I use windows defender and
> Avira antivirus. Been using all of these programs for a long time. OS is
> XP Pro.
>
> This problem started about two days ago. My computer was running so slow
> (I've seen the comments about IE8 and may go back to IE7) I couldn't type
> realtime (long lag) so I closed some processes. This might have been a
> problem but don't they all restart after a reboot?
>
> The problem is that I cannot open Marketplace.com or
> Yahoo.com/showtimes-tickets. When I try to open Marketplace, it initially
> opens for about 10 sec and then other things seem to be loading, it then
> closes, IE automatically reopens the tab twice and I then get a screen
> saying the site is


When I went to marketplace.com, I was redirected to bnet.

If you look at the Status Bar along the bottom of the screen (Right-click on
the Menu Bar and select the Status Bar, if the Status Bar is not already
visible) and you can see that IE is WAITING FOR REPLY, or some other
message. This woud indicate your Internet service is slow, or the server of
the site you are visiting is slow. If your acces is through a wireless
router, then the router may need to be rebooted.

In any case, I do not think IE itself is your problem. You should reboot the
machine and the router to clean up anything that might be the problem on
your end. If the problem persists, it's the feed to your machine or the
server of the site you are trying to visit.
 
J

Jeff Strickland

Flightless Bird
I've got a question about Add Ons.

I have disabled all add-ons for my machine. My logic (as flawed as it might
be) is that I never needed add-ons before and my life was just peachy, so I
must not need them now. My life seems fine to me, I run XP Pro - SP3, IR8, a
relatively slow processor (by today's standards) and 4G of RAM, and my
Internet service is just fine, thank you.

What do the add-ons do that I'm missing out on -- besides slowing my system
to a crawl that causes me to ask on a newsgroup why my system is so slow?





"Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote in message
news:eES94i4jKHA.1536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
> IE8 is not inherently slower than IE7. The issues are due to a browser
> add-on, third-party program or couurpted installation of IE8.
>
> Try these steps:
>
> 1. Start Internet Explorer without add-ons by right-clicking the IE icon
> on
> the desktop. Choose Start without add-ons.
> or
> from Start> Programs> Accessories> System tools> Internet Explorer (no
> add-ons)
> If the problem goes away, you have an incompatible browser add-on
> installed.
>
> For troubleshooting information see:
> IEBlog Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer’s (No Add-ons) Mode:
> http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx
>
> Windows Vista Help- Internet Explorer add-ons frequently asked questions:
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/e85a03aa-c7c6-428e-9891-67ea76df9b7e1033.mspx
>
> 2. With the warning that a reset will delete AutoComplete data, such as
> passwords and you will have to reinstall or re-enable browser add-ons,
> work
> through this article:
> 936213- How to optimize or reset Internet Explorer 7:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936213/en-us
>
> Useful for recovering stored passwords before you clear all stored login
> data:
> IE PassView- NirSoft:
> http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/internet_explorer_password.html
>
> What a reset of IE settings will do:
> Windows Vista Help- Reset Internet Explorer settings:
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/81fe3b46-2460-459e-b826-8f134a7fe1771033.mspx
>
> 3. Check for an incompatible third-party program.
> 331769- How to perform a clean boot procedure (XP & Vista)
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/331796
>
> 4. Third-party antivirus/antispyware programs should be disabled when
> installing Internet Explorer. If they weren't you may have a corrupted
> installation of IE8. Reinstalling with these programs disabled may be the
> solution.
>
> 957700- How to uninstall Internet Explorer 8:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957700/
>
> IEBlog IE7 Installation and Anti-Malware Applications:
> http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/10/11/IE7-Installation-and-Anti_2D00_Malware-Applications.aspx
> -
> Hope this helps,
> Don
> [MS MVP- IE]
>
>
> "Mitchell Zoren" <mzoren@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:xdmdnX5R8-cZE9jWnZ2dnUVZ_j-dnZ2d@earthlink.com...
>> I have IE8 version 8.086001.18702IC installed. I use windows defender and
>> Avira antivirus. Been using all of these programs for a long time. OS is

> XP
>> Pro.
>>
>> This problem started about two days ago. My computer was running so slow
>> (I've seen the comments about IE8 and may go back to IE7) I couldn't type
>> realtime (long lag) so I closed some processes. This might have been a
>> problem but don't they all restart after a reboot?
>>
>> The problem is that I cannot open Marketplace.com or
>> Yahoo.com/showtimes-tickets. When I try to open Marketplace, it initially
>> opens for about 10 sec and then other things seem to be loading, it then
>> closes, IE automatically reopens the tab twice and I then get a screen
>> saying the site is
>> not available. Once I got a message saying that 'the application has
>> requested the Runtime to terminate in an unusual way'. I deleted all temp
>> files and cookies but it had no effect. Similar occurance with the Yahoo
>> movie site except the message just says IE has a problem and is

> terminating.
>>
>> I haven't yet found this problem with any other websites, only these two

> so
>> far.
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>> Mitch

>
 
M

Mitchell Zoren

Flightless Bird
Don thanks for the instructions. So far, opening without add-ons didn't
help. To complicate the matter, when I open Marketplace from some web page
it sometimes stays open and other times closes due to some error. It always
seems to have an error when I open it with the shortcut on my desktop. This
has worked for over 5 years but no longer. Yahoo movies doesn't stay open
when accessed with the shortcut but does work when opened by my yahoo.

Saw statement about wireless router. I have one which in which the wireless
function just started acting up but the computer at issue is hardwired to
the router, not wireless.

I'll look at some of the other articles you referenced.

Thanks again,
Mitch

"Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote in message
news:eES94i4jKHA.1536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
> IE8 is not inherently slower than IE7. The issues are due to a browser
> add-on, third-party program or couurpted installation of IE8.
>
> Try these steps:
>
> 1. Start Internet Explorer without add-ons by right-clicking the IE icon
> on
> the desktop. Choose Start without add-ons.
> or
> from Start> Programs> Accessories> System tools> Internet Explorer (no
> add-ons)
> If the problem goes away, you have an incompatible browser add-on
> installed.
>
> For troubleshooting information see:
> IEBlog Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer’s (No Add-ons) Mode:
> http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx
>
> Windows Vista Help- Internet Explorer add-ons frequently asked questions:
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/e85a03aa-c7c6-428e-9891-67ea76df9b7e1033.mspx
>
> 2. With the warning that a reset will delete AutoComplete data, such as
> passwords and you will have to reinstall or re-enable browser add-ons,
> work
> through this article:
> 936213- How to optimize or reset Internet Explorer 7:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936213/en-us
>
> Useful for recovering stored passwords before you clear all stored login
> data:
> IE PassView- NirSoft:
> http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/internet_explorer_password.html
>
> What a reset of IE settings will do:
> Windows Vista Help- Reset Internet Explorer settings:
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/81fe3b46-2460-459e-b826-8f134a7fe1771033.mspx
>
> 3. Check for an incompatible third-party program.
> 331769- How to perform a clean boot procedure (XP & Vista)
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/331796
>
> 4. Third-party antivirus/antispyware programs should be disabled when
> installing Internet Explorer. If they weren't you may have a corrupted
> installation of IE8. Reinstalling with these programs disabled may be the
> solution.
>
> 957700- How to uninstall Internet Explorer 8:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957700/
>
> IEBlog IE7 Installation and Anti-Malware Applications:
> http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/10/11/IE7-Installation-and-Anti_2D00_Malware-Applications.aspx
> -
> Hope this helps,
> Don
> [MS MVP- IE]
>
>
> "Mitchell Zoren" <mzoren@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:xdmdnX5R8-cZE9jWnZ2dnUVZ_j-dnZ2d@earthlink.com...
>> I have IE8 version 8.086001.18702IC installed. I use windows defender and
>> Avira antivirus. Been using all of these programs for a long time. OS is

> XP
>> Pro.
>>
>> This problem started about two days ago. My computer was running so slow
>> (I've seen the comments about IE8 and may go back to IE7) I couldn't type
>> realtime (long lag) so I closed some processes. This might have been a
>> problem but don't they all restart after a reboot?
>>
>> The problem is that I cannot open Marketplace.com or
>> Yahoo.com/showtimes-tickets. When I try to open Marketplace, it initially
>> opens for about 10 sec and then other things seem to be loading, it then
>> closes, IE automatically reopens the tab twice and I then get a screen
>> saying the site is
>> not available. Once I got a message saying that 'the application has
>> requested the Runtime to terminate in an unusual way'. I deleted all temp
>> files and cookies but it had no effect. Similar occurance with the Yahoo
>> movie site except the message just says IE has a problem and is

> terminating.
>>
>> I haven't yet found this problem with any other websites, only these two

> so
>> far.
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>> Mitch

>
 
J

JackNTexas

Flightless Bird
"Mitchell Zoren" wrote:

> I have IE8 version 8.086001.18702IC installed. I use windows defender and
> Avira antivirus. Been using all of these programs for a long time. OS is XP
> Pro.
>
> This problem started about two days ago. My computer was running so slow
> (I've seen the comments about IE8 and may go back to IE7) I couldn't type
> realtime (long lag) so I closed some processes. This might have been a
> problem but don't they all restart after a reboot?
>
> The problem is that I cannot open Marketplace.com or
> Yahoo.com/showtimes-tickets. When I try to open Marketplace, it initially
> opens for about 10 sec and then other things seem to be loading, it then
> closes, IE automatically reopens the tab twice and I then get a screen
> saying the site is
> not available. Once I got a message saying that 'the application has
> requested the Runtime to terminate in an unusual way'. I deleted all temp
> files and cookies but it had no effect. Similar occurance with the Yahoo
> movie site except the message just says IE has a problem and is terminating.
>
> I haven't yet found this problem with any other websites, only these two so
> far.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Mitch
>
>
> .
>
 
D

Dan

Flightless Bird
"Jeff Strickland" <crwlrjeff@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:hi55nv$m3i$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> I've got a question about Add Ons.
>
> I have disabled all add-ons for my machine. My logic (as flawed as it
> might be) is that I never needed add-ons before and my life was just
> peachy, so I must not need them now. My life seems fine to me, I run XP
> Pro - SP3, IR8, a relatively slow processor (by today's standards) and 4G
> of RAM, and my Internet service is just fine, thank you.
>
> What do the add-ons do that I'm missing out on -- besides slowing my
> system to a crawl that causes me to ask on a newsgroup why my system is so
> slow?


Flash, for one thing. I guess you don't view videos on the web then, at
least not Flash hosted ones such as those found on YouTube. There are a
whole host of others, but I tend to have very few installed. Right now I
have Flash, Microsoft DAS (to be able to download LIT format ebooks into
Microsoft Reader), Silverlight, IE7Pro (I use a few of the IE7Pro features
and they still work well with IE8), and Java (as I use a few sites that
require Java to run). Even with these my IE8 is not slow - and my PC here at
work is pretty dire by today's standard (512MB RAM, AMD 2400+, XP). My home
PC has a similar set of add-ons loaded, and is not slow either (although
it's a bit more of workhouse with an Intel Dual Core E5200, 4GB RAM, and XP)
but is still nowhere near top of the line.

Dan


>
>
>
>
> "Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote in message
> news:eES94i4jKHA.1536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>> IE8 is not inherently slower than IE7. The issues are due to a browser
>> add-on, third-party program or couurpted installation of IE8.
>>
>> Try these steps:
>>
>> 1. Start Internet Explorer without add-ons by right-clicking the IE icon
>> on
>> the desktop. Choose Start without add-ons.
>> or
>> from Start> Programs> Accessories> System tools> Internet Explorer (no
>> add-ons)
>> If the problem goes away, you have an incompatible browser add-on
>> installed.
>>
>> For troubleshooting information see:
>> IEBlog Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer's (No Add-ons) Mode:
>> http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx
>>
>> Windows Vista Help- Internet Explorer add-ons frequently asked questions:
>> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/e85a03aa-c7c6-428e-9891-67ea76df9b7e1033.mspx
>>
>> 2. With the warning that a reset will delete AutoComplete data, such as
>> passwords and you will have to reinstall or re-enable browser add-ons,
>> work
>> through this article:
>> 936213- How to optimize or reset Internet Explorer 7:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936213/en-us
>>
>> Useful for recovering stored passwords before you clear all stored login
>> data:
>> IE PassView- NirSoft:
>> http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/internet_explorer_password.html
>>
>> What a reset of IE settings will do:
>> Windows Vista Help- Reset Internet Explorer settings:
>> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/81fe3b46-2460-459e-b826-8f134a7fe1771033.mspx
>>
>> 3. Check for an incompatible third-party program.
>> 331769- How to perform a clean boot procedure (XP & Vista)
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/331796
>>
>> 4. Third-party antivirus/antispyware programs should be disabled when
>> installing Internet Explorer. If they weren't you may have a corrupted
>> installation of IE8. Reinstalling with these programs disabled may be the
>> solution.
>>
>> 957700- How to uninstall Internet Explorer 8:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957700/
>>
>> IEBlog IE7 Installation and Anti-Malware Applications:
>> http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/10/11/IE7-Installation-and-Anti_2D00_Malware-Applications.aspx
>> -
>> Hope this helps,
>> Don
>> [MS MVP- IE]
>>
>>
>> "Mitchell Zoren" <mzoren@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>> news:xdmdnX5R8-cZE9jWnZ2dnUVZ_j-dnZ2d@earthlink.com...
>>> I have IE8 version 8.086001.18702IC installed. I use windows defender
>>> and
>>> Avira antivirus. Been using all of these programs for a long time. OS is

>> XP
>>> Pro.
>>>
>>> This problem started about two days ago. My computer was running so slow
>>> (I've seen the comments about IE8 and may go back to IE7) I couldn't
>>> type
>>> realtime (long lag) so I closed some processes. This might have been a
>>> problem but don't they all restart after a reboot?
>>>
>>> The problem is that I cannot open Marketplace.com or
>>> Yahoo.com/showtimes-tickets. When I try to open Marketplace, it
>>> initially
>>> opens for about 10 sec and then other things seem to be loading, it then
>>> closes, IE automatically reopens the tab twice and I then get a screen
>>> saying the site is
>>> not available. Once I got a message saying that 'the application has
>>> requested the Runtime to terminate in an unusual way'. I deleted all
>>> temp
>>> files and cookies but it had no effect. Similar occurance with the Yahoo
>>> movie site except the message just says IE has a problem and is

>> terminating.
>>>
>>> I haven't yet found this problem with any other websites, only these two

>> so
>>> far.
>>>
>>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>>
>>> Mitch

>>

>
>
 
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