IE8 open in new tab stuck at Connecting

Antman · 12 Oct 2009

Chuckle.

brummyfan · 13 Oct 2009

Hi Balut,
Go to services and disable "Google Update service", let us know if it fixes the problem.

Balut · 13 Oct 2009

brummyfan said:

Hi Balut,
Go to services and disable "Google Update service", let us know if it fixes the problem.

I tried running with no add-ons (via System Tools folder in Accessories) and checked the Google Update Service (it was already stopped). However, there was a Google Update in the startup service (which I disabled and did reboot). Still have the same problem. I may resort to a clean install of all to see if I can pinpoint when (or if) the problem returns. Thanks for all the help. I will update if I resolve the problem.

Fermented Duck Egg - Out

brummyfan · 14 Oct 2009

Balut said:

brummyfan said:

Hi Balut,
Go to services and disable "Google Update service", let us know if it fixes the problem.

I tried running with no add-ons (via System Tools folder in Accessories) and checked the Google Update Service (it was already stopped). However, there was a Google Update in the startup service (which I disabled and did reboot). Still have the same problem. I may resort to a clean install of all to see if I can pinpoint when (or if) the problem returns. Thanks for all the help. I will update if I resolve the problem.

Fermented Duck Egg - Out

See whether these Updates(released yesterday) help in any way, I found them very impressive and made a lot of difference. I hope these resolve your issues.

och · 18 Oct 2009

Guys, I'm having the same exact problem, tried all the solutions recommended here and other places, nothing seems to help. Just installed Win7 a few hours ago.

Balut · 19 Oct 2009

brummyfan said:

See whether these Updates(released yesterday) help in any way, I found them very impressive and made a lot of difference. I hope these resolve your issues.

I tried the updates and still had the issue. Ended-up doing a clean re-install and so far tabbed browsing is working again. Haven't re-installed Google Picasa yet. Thanks again for all the ideas.

bjblackmore · 22 Oct 2009

Hi,

Has anyone found a resolution to this issue yet? I installed a clean version of Windows 7 Ultimate last weekend, and IE8 was running fine until yesterday, when suddenly it stopped opening links in new tabs/windows. I've tried the different solutions suggestions in this thread, but none work!

Only things installed on the system are Office 2007, Symantec Endpoint Protection SBS & Windows Live Mail. Office & Symantec were installed at the weekend just after installing Windows 7, and IE8 was working fine for 3 days. Windows Live Mail was installed on Tuesday, and IE8 seemed to work OK all Tuesday, although I didn't reboot after installing WLM. It was only yesterday evening that tabs stopped working.

It's a real pain the the rear end, I hadn't realised how reliant on tabs I'd become!!

Thanks

Ben

pcgeek · 22 Oct 2009

I was having a similar problem and mine seemed to be my antivirus/internet security. I was using Avira pro and switched to MS security essentials and now IE8 works like a champ. Not sure if this will help anybody but was just my experience.

Lasiek · 25 Mar 2010

Make a .reg file and paste this text inside, then run it:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{79EAC9C5-BAF9-11CE-8C82-00AA004BA90B}]
@=”IHlinkFrame”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{79EAC9C5-BAF9-11CE-8C82-00AA004BA90B}\NumMethods]
@=”8″
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{79EAC9C5-BAF9-11CE-8C82-00AA004BA90B}\ProxyStubClsid32]
@=”{A4A1A128-768F-41E0-BF75-E4FDDD701CBA}”

After all you need to reboot your machine.

This solution was found on:
http://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/show/1086

DocBlase · 04 Sep 2010

After a month of trying everything else, this finally worked for me. Not a bad idea to first create a restore point on your C:\ drive.