IE8 open in new tab stuck at Connecting

Ok, I have seen other posts on this in the forum, but none that have solved the problem for me, so here is another one to hopefully get the solution. I have Windows 7 RTM and until yesterday, the open in a new tab function of IE8 worked fine. Now it just hangs on a new tab with "Connecting" on the tab. I can open a URL on that tab if I select a favorite or type in a URL. I did do install/uninstalls of some Canon software for my digital camera (uninstalled because it wasn't working with Windows 7) and I also installed Google Picasa 3.5. I'm not sure if any of those were the culprit as I have found numerous complaints about this problem. I tried regsvr32 actxprxy.dll and a reboot, but that didn't work. Any help would be appreciated.

Delete your temporary internet files cache.

Because I stream quite a bit of video, I also found it useful to upsize my cache size.

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Antman said:

Delete your temporary internet files cache.

Because I stream quite a bit of video, I also found it useful to upsize my cache size.

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Thanks for trying, but that's not even close to a solution for this problem. Anyone else?

Balut said:

Antman said:

Delete your temporary internet files cache.

Because I stream quite a bit of video, I also found it useful to upsize my cache size.

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Thanks for trying, but that's not even close to a solution for this problem. Anyone else?

We might get closer to a solution if you provide us with more information. Is it connectivity, a browser problem, or something else.

Ken

Balut said:

Antman said:

Delete your temporary internet files cache.

Because I stream quite a bit of video, I also found it useful to upsize my cache size.

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Thanks for trying, but that's not even close to a solution for this problem. Anyone else?

It solved it for me. Since it is not even close, it is reasonable to conclude that you did not try it. Try this then - relocate the TIF directory to another drive, forcing a rebuild of your corrupted TIF.

zigzag3143 said:

We might get closer to a solution if you provide us with more information. Is it connectivity, a browser problem, or something else.

Ken

You're right. My appologies to AntMan for my snippy response . Not an excuse, but just had gotten off the phone with Microsoft support who were less than helpful (since W7 isn't publically released yet).

Here's more info: Browser works fine when opening first page. If I right click on a link to "open in a new tab" the tab opens with a blank page and "Connecting" on the tab. That's as far as it will go. Same thing happens if I left click on a link that normally opens a new tab. I've seen many references to this behavior on IE8, so I was hoping to get someone who was familiar with the problem; and hopefully the solution.

Antman said:

It solved it for me. Since it is not even close, it is reasonable to conclude that you did not try it. Try this then - relocate the TIF directory to another drive, forcing a rebuild of your corrupted TIF.

Actually, I did try it (one of the first things I did try), along with a reset. As I stated above, I appologize for my snippy response. Thanks for the other suggestion; I'll give it a try (if I can figure-out what directory you are referring to).

UPDATE: Found it; didn't fix it.

Fermented duck egg -

I am familiar with the problem. I have corrected the problem. I used the methods provided.

Sige na.

Antman said:

Fermented duck egg -

I am familiar with the problem. I have corrected the problem. I used the methods provided.

Sige na.

Small insect non-feminine -

I tried provided methods. It did not correct problem.

C Ya