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Problem with programs accessing internet
I recently built a computer and did a clean install of Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit. I am having several problems with IE8:
1) I am having problems with links in other programs accessing the internet (e.g. clicking on photos posted in google earth to enlarge in an html page or clicking on links in a program's help tab to pullup the program's site). Half the time I just see the little circle showing the computer is thinking and then nothing and the rest of the time I receive an error stating "There was a problem sending the command to the program". I've checked that IE8 is the default program and that htmls are associated properly and have also tried turning off my firewall (McAffee security suite from AT&T). I've also reset IE default settings which were never changed to begin with.
2) The second problem which may or may not be related is I switched to using the 32bit IE because of the flashplayer issues with the 64bit. When I double-click on the 32bit icon I would get the little circle thinking and then nothing. IE would only start if I right clicked and hit "run as administrator". When I did this I would get the UAC warning asking me if I want to let IE make changes to my computer. If I select yes the program opens. To avoid right-clicking every time I changed the properties of the shortcut to open as administrator. (by the way, double clicking the IE 64bit icon works without the above problems).
I've been searching forums for hours with no answers. Sorry for the long post, any advice?