Wow dude! Have you got it all wrong or what? Okay, maybe you were not intentionally bashing MS for bashings sake so I apologize for jumping to that conclusion. But you opened this thread with,
- No specifics as to your problem - only that IE crashes
- No indication when it occurs or how often - just randomly - is that once a day? Week? 10 times a day? Every few minutes?
- Nothing about when the problem started - since day 1? Last week? Last month?
- Nothing about how you connect to the Internet - Direct to DSL modem? Wireless? Through Ethernet router?
- Nothing about your hardware (Dell? HP? Self-built? Notebook? PC?)
- Nothing about your OS (we can't assume you are talking about the computer listed under your username)
- Nothing about the version of IE (I would call that fact of critical importance, wouldn't you?
- Nothing about what you have done thus far to resolve the problem. Reset IE? Uninstalled add-ons? Complete malware scan? Purged temp files?
- Nothing about what you found in your logs.
But,
- You make a blanket statement about "Microsoft and us"
- Then finally ask, "Would someone would let Microsoft know so something could be done."
Let Microsoft know what? Some guy is having problems with some computer and with some version of IE and wants you to fix it? :huh:
If you want to stick your head in the sand with this then go ahead
Oh no, I don't run and hide. But I don't make blanket statements and present a bunch of what ifs either. Clearly you have issues with Microsoft that affect your judgment now. And only now do we learn, supposedly, your problems are not add-on related. Were we supposed to know that before?
IE crashing is symptom, not a cause and certainly a symptom of many causes that may or may not be IE related. As noted, your computer may be infected. Or your network may have issues. We still don't know anything about your hardware but you want us to magically offer a cure. I say to you, pull your head out of the sand and provide some information such as the make and model of your hardware, version of Windows 7, version of IE, how you connect, and what happens when IE crashes? What errors are you seeing?
No doubt SOME folks, even experts, have had problems with IE crashes, but don't for a second assume it is widespread, for it is not by a longshot - or that all IE crashes are due to the same cause, for they are not, by a longshot too. You report "even some of the big boys here have a problem" - how about showing where they are all having the same problem, same version of IE, same cause and with the same resolution - that's
resolution, not "workaround". And switching to an alternative browser is not a resolution.
OH sorry I know you really liked Vista
Oh? That's funny since I never said I did. And more funny yet, I don't, and never did like Vista. I thought MS did a poor job with it, so I did not migrate any of my systems to it. But I do like Win7, very much.
You are right about one thing, I don't get paid by Microsoft to promote anything, and if you researched my posts you would see there are many were I do not speak highly of some of their policies, in particular, some of their marketing policies. But you will also find where I staunchly defend them when bashed without cause, especially over security where I must constantly remind folks badguys put us in this security situation, not MS. So I say it is fine to bash MS, but
only when due and if you do, back it up with specifics, not generalities and hearsay. And as asked by Jonathan_King, "do you have a problem we can help you with?" If so, how about some specifics about
your problem. Only then can we see if there is a common cause, and solution that may, or may not apply to you.
The vast majority (and that's 100s of millions) of IE users are using IE with no problems at all. And I note the vast majority of problems associated with IE are actually caused by misbehaving or conflicting add-ons and plug-ins, or connectivity/network issues, and not IE itself. 
