Always state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; WinXP 64-bit SP2;
Vista SP1; Vista 64-bit SP2; Win7; Win7 64-bit) as well as your IE version
when posting in an IE-specific forum or newsgroup. Please do so in your next
reply.
> Same problem occurs with IE7
Upgrading in hopes of fixing an existing problem is seldom a wise idea.
Is Automatic Updates enabled and is the computer fully-patched at Windows
Update?
Can you reach
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com using IE8?
1. Does the behavior persist if you start IE 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://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737
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)? Were any of these applications running
in the background when you installed IE8 and/or IE7?
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)?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
louis wrote:
> I run IE8 on WinXP Prof
> I can only access a certain website (to fill a form) when I check the
> "Automatic Configuration Script" in LAN settings. If unchecked, access is
> denied and I get the error message "session has expired, bla, bla....".
> Same
> problem occurs with IE7. Btw, no problem with FireFox.
> Any ideas? Thanks - Louis