RSSInternet Explorer giving you glitches?
Posted by callthatgirl on September 9, 2009
For a month or more lately I’ve seen Internet Explorer cause some slight problems for folks. It’s not really slowing them down, but glitching more or less. This is a 2 fold issue.
#1. ) Your windows updates are trying to install Internet Explorer 8 and it’s not finishing the installation.
2.) You did the update/install but never completed the wizard and are getting oddities with surfing. IE may ask you over and over to allow phising sites or do other “optimizing”.
I’ll just say, I am a fan of IE 8.0 so far, but those extra’s aren’t helpful and are only going to annoy the advanced user or non-technical user. Just upgrade and don’t use the “extry’s” (as my Grandma would say”.
How to fix?
Do the installation. Run IE again and go to “tools” and then “internet options” and the “advanced tab”. In that window click on the “restore advanced settings” and “reset” tabs. IE will finish the install/updates and then close the IE window. Then open it again and you should see an IE 8 wizard box pop up.
Do the wizard, but select all the “No” options. This is how folks are having problems with IE 8.0. They are not completing the wizard and getting all sorts of phantom issues with it. I have updated many folks now with the wizard and it’s now working great!
If you would like help with this issue, we can help you over the phone. This does not require a home visit.
I rarely use IE8 but I do check my web designs in it, and sometimes when Firefox is being a memory hog (it has its days!).
Whenever I open IE8, about a second or two later, I get the pop-up window asking me to confirm changes to my search engine list, etc.
I have tried some of the setting “fixes” offered out there online, but to no avail. No matter what changes I try to make to this window, I get it coming up every time.
Here’s two screen shots of the issue I’m talking about:
1st VB Window popup:
http://screencast.com/t/pL4GzFQngx
2nd popup:
http://screencast.com/t/2ol7cVsE7
Are you familiar with this? Do you have any suggestions?
Thanks, Lisa!