IE8 - my main problem with W7 X-64 RTM


  1. Posts : 5,941
    Linux CENTOS 7 / various Windows OS'es and servers
       #1

    IE8 - my main problem with W7 X-64 RTM


    Hi all
    So far I,ve enjoyed using W7 X-64 but there's one application that consistently (and randomly) fails for what I can see is no apparent reason.

    The message IE8 has unexpectedly stopped working.
    You then restart IE8 and it will sometimes but not always restore your last session.

    I use almost NO plugins apart from the adobe flash - this installs on the 32 bit version of IE8 but not the 64 bit version.

    (You can tell if flash is working / installed or not) by simply loading the BBC's home page (BBC - Homepage) and seeing if there is a little square analog clock application running at the right hand top of the screen - this won't appear if you start the 64 bit version of IE8).

    I "tolerated" the occasional failure of the pre-RTM versions of W7 but I would have expected it to be fixed in the RTM.

    Handling badly written / dubious code from zillions of websites can be tough on a browser but IMO the browser should be robust enough to just ignore or issue a message when it has problems accessing a particular site.

    So W7 X-64 RTM in general very positive but not too happy with some aspects of IE8.

    (Firefox hasn't yet crashed on my system - but for work compatability I'm often forced to use IE8 ----- so don't reply "why not use another browser please ).

    Cheers
    jimbo
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  2. Posts : 8,476
    Windows® 8 Pro (64-bit)
       #2

    Here's something you can do:
    1: Open Internet Options and go to and uncheck Enable Protected Mode.
    2: Under Advanced tab, uncheck Enable 3rd party browser extension.
    IE8 - my main problem with W7 X-64 RTM-capture.png
    Clear all cookies and temp and then restart your pc.
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  3. Posts : 11,840
    64-bit Windows 8.1 Pro
       #3

    jimbo45 said:
    (Firefox hasn't yet crashed on my system - but for work compatability I'm often forced to use IE8 ----- so don't reply "why not use another browser please ).

    Cheers
    jimbo
    Jim, Try the addon User Agent Switcher for FF... It has worked for me like a charm...
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