IE 8 issue

[steve6]

Hi all. Running 7 w/ IE8. Many times (not all) when I close the browser with the red "X," I get a box that says the program has stopped working, along with a little spinning circle before or after. It says a problem has caused the program to close.

This only happens, though, when I deliberately close it.

Not a big deal, but it's something new and kind of annoying.

 

[richc46]

Did you try clicking on the action center flag, by the time and date?
Did you try event viewer?

 

[Qdos]

I've always used iE through v4 til v7, but I drew the line at v8 due to GUI issues and slow Java, as well as all the superfluous bloat. Try running it as 'iE with no add-ons' and see if you get the same behaviour (you'll find it buried in the start~programs menu in this guise) because you'll then be able to know whether it's a plugin or active-x control, or a snag with the actual program.

 

[steve6]

event viewer

in reliability history, it just has a whole string of red X's labeled as Internet Explorer failure. No solution to be found. You can imagine what this has done to my score.

Nothing in event viewer.

I'll try without add-ons and see what happens.

 

[yowanvista]

Try to use Firefox or Google Chrome

 

[richc46]

Try to go to search by the start menu and type troubleshoot. Lets see if that helps

When it happens click on the little white flag by the clock and date.






Hi all. Running 7 w/ IE8. Many times (not all) when I close the browser with the red "X," I get a box that says the program has stopped working, along with a little spinning circle before or after. It says a problem has caused the program to close.

This only happens, though, when I deliberately close it.

Not a big deal, but it's something new and kind of annoying.

 

[Faladu]

IE8 for me no matter how many times I do their new user thing, keeps giving me it every time I run it!

I am a Firefox fan (too many good addons), but Opera, Safari, Chrome, OK basically anything is better than IE, IMHO, and they have ZERO chance of ever winning me back, it gets run only when evil compatibility issues occur and I need to hash it out in IE.

FUN:
It's the sure sign that your friend/relative/neighbor etc is a PC neophyte if that is the only browser they know about (have installed). Take any PC advice they spew with large grains of salt, or better yet run from the room if the topic is breached!

If you love IE, at least get Green Browser, a free replacement (improvement) for it.

 

[severedsolo]

IE8 for me no matter how many times I do their new user thing, keeps giving me it every time I run it!

I am a Firefox fan (too many good addons), but Opera, Safari, Chrome, OK basically anything is better than IE, IMHO, and they have ZERO chance of ever winning me back, it gets run only when evil compatibility issues occur and I need to hash it out in IE.

FUN:
It's the sure sign that your friend/relative/neighbor etc is a PC neophyte if that is the only browser they know about (have installed). Take any PC advice they spew with large grains of salt, or better yet run from the room if the topic is breached!

If you love IE, at least get Green Browser, a free replacement (improvement) for it.

FYI: IE is not a bad browser... or at least IE8 isn't.... yes its not the best (in my humble opinion) but it is certainly no IE6