Getting kicked off

[Chris Fuller]

My Internet Explorer is constantly shutting down. I send
an error report every time it asks. I have the most up to
date software. I have downloaded everything from the
Windows Update site. Is this happening to any one else?

 

[Dragonteeth]

My Internet Explorer is constantly shutting down. I send
an error report every time it asks. I have the most up to
date software. I have downloaded everything from the
Windows Update site. Is this happening to any one else?

You might consider doing a repair installation of Internet Explorer.

Perform a Repair operation on IE:
1.. In Windows, click Start, then Control Panel.
2.. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
3.. Choose to Repair the installation...

Also, just to clarify... sending the error reports merely sends Microsoft a
snapshot of your system and the error-related data... The idea is that by
collecting error information and information about the machines on which the
errors occur, they will eventually be able to prevent the errors in the
first place.... But another benefit, is that they know a lot about your
computer *right now*.

Most folks in the know, turn off the error send 'feature'.
To learn how to stop it from sending the reports every time, launch "Help
and Support", and put 'error reporting' in the search field. Then click the
'Enable or disable error reporting' link that appears on the lower left....
follow the instructions that appear on the right.

You can turn it on or off at will.

 

[Dragonteeth]

think you're getting a bit confused on OS's. If the OP is using XP then IE
doesn't appear in Add/Remove Programs, you have to run scannow. If the OP is
NOT using XP, then "Help and Support" isn't available - it's just the plain
old Help!

Microsoft

Thanks for adding to the thread, Gordon, but I wasn't confused.

Internet Explorer IS something you can uninstall via "add/remove" But as it
is a Windows Component, you must look for it in the subcategory called "Add
or Remove Windows Components". So you were mistaken, there.

I was playing the odds about the error reporting.... but that was just a
side note anyway. The point was to get the OP to consider the option of
turning that "feature" off.

Here is a more generalized link for doing so:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;276550

 

[Frank Saunders MS-MVP, IE/OE]

All that does on WinXP is to remove the shortcuts and make IE invisible. It
does not uninstall it.

 

[Dragonteeth]

All that does on WinXP is to remove the shortcuts and make IE invisible. It
does not uninstall it.

--
Frank Saunders MS-MVP, IE/OE
Please Reply to Newsgroup
www.fjsmjs.com


then as

Hi Frank,

Maybe you didn't read the thread.... that last link was intended to aid the
OP in case he wanted to stop the pesky auto-error reporting...
I posted previously regarding *repairing* IE. Not removing it. Who was
talking about removing it?

 

[Dragonteeth]

Hi Frank,

Maybe you didn't read the thread.... that last link was intended to aid the
OP in case he wanted to stop the pesky auto-error reporting...
I posted previously regarding *repairing* IE. Not removing it. Who was
talking about removing it?

LOL!! I just re-read the tale-end of something I wrote.... I forgot that I
had commented on Gordon's remark.... Oops!

Still, my posts were intended to directly address repairing IE, and prevent
it from sending error reports to Mr. Gates.