Let's try this again.
PA Bear, yes I did format the HDD prior to the fresh install. I'll try to
answer your questions in the order you asked them:
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).
That was the first thing I tried. Worked for a while then same problems
started reoccurring.
2. Does the behavior persist if you Reset IE Advanced settings (RIES)?
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Reset-Internet-Explorer-settingsThis was the second thing I tried and like the before, it worked for a whilebefore the problems gradually reappeared.3. What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is yoursubscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)?What third-party firewall (if any)? Were any of these applications runningin the background when you installed IE8?I use Microsoft Security Essentials along with Defender. No otheranti-virus or security suite has ever been used. The only other firewall Iuse is the firewall in the router.4. Has a(nother) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on thismachine (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you boughtit)?I did not buy this machine. I built it from scratch. It is the 4th machineI have built from scratch. Neither Norton nor McAfee has ever been on thismachine nor has any of their other programs been installed on this machine.Prior to Win7 and MS Security Essentials, I used MS One Care.I did not have these problems when I ran Win XP Pro and IE 7.Seawolf"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in messagenews:#IETeGdzKHA.5940@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...> I dunno what WLMail (or you) did to the formatting in your last reply butI can't make sense of it so I can't be of any further assistance to you.That being said, I will say...>> As MSE includes Defender's functionality, installing MSE disables Defenderby default so technically speaking, you are not using "Microsoft SecurityEssentials along with Defender.">> Referencing other computers (and applications installed on them) is nothelpful when trying to help you with a problem on a specific computer.>> Seawolf wrote:>> PA Bear, yes I did format the HDD prior to the fresh install. I'll tryto>> answer your questions in the order you asked them:>>>> 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).>>>> That was the first thing I tried. Worked for a while then same problems>> started reoccurring.>>>>>> 2. Does the behavior persist if you Reset IE Advanced settings (RIES)?>>http
/windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Reset-Internet-Explorer-settingsThis>> was the second thing I tried and like the before, it worked for a>> whilebefore the problems gradually reappeared. 3. What anti-virus>> application or security suite is installed and is yoursubscriptioncurrent?>> What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)?What third-party>> firewall (if any)? Were any of these applications runningin thebackground>> when you installed IE8?I use Microsoft Security Essentials along with>> Defender. No otheranti-virus or security suite has ever been used. The>> only other firewall Iuse is the firewall in the router. 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)?I did not>> buy this machine. I built it from scratch. It is the 4th machineI have>> built from scratch. Neither Norton nor McAfee has ever been onthismachine>> nor has any of their other programs been installed on this machine.Priorto>> Win7 and MS Security Essentials, I used MS One Care.I did not have these>> problems when I ran Win XP Pro and IE 7.Seawolf"PA Bear [MS MVP]">> <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in>> messagenews:uKaftMDzKHA.5036@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...> Did you format the>> HDD prior to this "fresh install?">> Tips for solving problems with>> Internet>>Explorer>http
/windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Tips-for-solving-problems-with-Internet-Explorer>>>> <canned>> 1. Does the behavior persist if you start IE in No Add-ons>> mode?>> => Start | (All) Programs | Accessories | System Tools |>> InternetExplorer (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
/windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Reset-Internet-Explorer-settings>>>> 3. What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is>> yoursubscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than>> Defender)?What third-party firewall (if any)? Were any of these>> applications runningin the background when you installed IE8?>> 4. Has>> a(nother) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on thismachine>> (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you boughtit)?>>> </canned>>> Seawolf wrote:>> New, fresh install of Windows 7 32-bit.Problems with IE8:>>>> 1. "Internet Explorer has stopped working." No>> solution is ever found.>>>> 2. "Internet Explorer cannot display the>> webpage." I tried all of the>> solutions from the knowledge base with no>> luck.>>>> 3. When exiting IE8 with more than 1 tab open, it will not exit>> until you>> click on one of the tabs, usually the one that is flashing a>> different>> color.>>>> Any ideas?>>>> Seawolf>>
