IE8 Crashes on bootup

[Harold A. Climer]

I have installed IE8 several times on my HP A1520N computer. It
crashes upon boot up.
Luckily MS has the Fixit program to get back to IE7. Any Ideas to what
might be going on?
I do not really need IE8,but I heard that it was more stable, etc.
than IE7.
I also found out the the ALLMUSICSCONVERTER YoUTube Ripper does not
work under IE8.
My computer information:

Model Name a1520n
Product Number EX272AA-ABA
Serial Number CNH62331XV
Software Build 63NAemMPA2
Hardware BOM 0nx111400
Software BOM NA67
Service ID 082-908

Operating System
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Name Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition Professional
Service Pack Service Pack 3
Build Number 2600
DirectX Version 9.0c (4.09.00.0904)

Operating System
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Name Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition Professional
Service Pack Service Pack 3
Build Number 2600
DirectX Version 9.0c (4.09.00.0904)
Harold A Climer
Dept. Of Physics Geology, and Astronomy
U.T, Chattanooga
Rm. 406A Engineering, Math & Computer Science Building
615 McCallie Ave. Chattanooga TN 37403
(e-mail address removed)

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

No-charge support for Internet Explorer 8 installation, set-up and usage
(only) is available via the phone based on your locale through 31 December
2009. Customers must be running Windows XP or Windows Vista in a non-domain
environment.
=> US & CA Residents: 1-866-234-6020
=> Other locales: https://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?&prid=13043

My personal recommendations include:

=> Install IE8 manually, not via Windows Update/Automatic Updates!! =>
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/worldwide-sites.aspx

=> Uninstall all third-party toolbars (e.g., Google; Yahoo; Windows Live)
and third-party Windows Themes before installing IE8.

=> Close all open applications (i.e., anything with a taskbar icon) before
installing or uninstalling IE8.

=> I would strongly recommend disabling your anti-virus application and any
anti-spyware application's "system protections" (other than Defender's)
before installing (or uninstalling) an IE upgrade. If you're running a
third-party firewall, I would recommend disabling it and then enabling the
Windows Firewall before installing (or uninstalling) an IE upgrade.

=> Create a Restore Point manually before installing IE8. [Do NOT use
System Restore to remove/uninstall IE8; instead, see
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957700. Then use the Restore Point prior to
reinstalling IE8 per these recommendations. Norton users will need to see
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/symantecdoc1.html.]

=> Reboot twice after installing or uninstalling IE8.

=> For best chance of success with IE8, make certain that your anti-virus
application, any anti-spyware applications (other than Defender), and your
third-party firewall (if any) are supported in IE8 Final before you decide
install it.

==================
Those with IE7- and/or IE8-specific questions or comments can post to and
seek support in IE General newsgroup:
microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

On the web:
http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...?dg=microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

In your newsreader:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002

I have installed IE8 several times on my HP A1520N computer. It
crashes upon boot up.
Luckily MS has the Fixit program to get back to IE7. Any Ideas to what
might be going on?
I do not really need IE8,but I heard that it was more stable, etc.
than IE7.
I also found out the the ALLMUSICSCONVERTER YoUTube Ripper does not
work under IE8.

<SNIP>

 

[Twayne]

IE8 release notes:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/dd441788.aspx
covers a myriad of possible problems.

Twayne`

No-charge support for Internet Explorer 8 installation, set-up and
usage (only) is available via the phone based on your locale through
31 December 2009. Customers must be running Windows XP or Windows
Vista in a non-domain environment.
=> US & CA Residents: 1-866-234-6020
=> Other locales:
https://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?&prid=13043
My personal recommendations include:

=> Install IE8 manually, not via Windows Update/Automatic Updates!! =>
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/worldwide-sites.aspx

=> Uninstall all third-party toolbars (e.g., Google; Yahoo; Windows
Live) and third-party Windows Themes before installing IE8.

=> Close all open applications (i.e., anything with a taskbar icon)
before installing or uninstalling IE8.

=> I would strongly recommend disabling your anti-virus application
and any anti-spyware application's "system protections" (other than
Defender's) before installing (or uninstalling) an IE upgrade. If
you're running a third-party firewall, I would recommend disabling it
and then enabling the Windows Firewall before installing (or
uninstalling) an IE upgrade.
=> Create a Restore Point manually before installing IE8. [Do NOT use
System Restore to remove/uninstall IE8; instead, see
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957700. Then use the Restore Point
prior to reinstalling IE8 per these recommendations. Norton users
will need to see http://bertk.mvps.org/html/symantecdoc1.html.]

=> Reboot twice after installing or uninstalling IE8.

=> For best chance of success with IE8, make certain that your
anti-virus application, any anti-spyware applications (other than
Defender), and your third-party firewall (if any) are supported in
IE8 Final before you decide install it.

==================
Those with IE7- and/or IE8-specific questions or comments can post to
and seek support in IE General newsgroup:
microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

On the web:
http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...?dg=microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

In your newsreader:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

I have installed IE8 several times on my HP A1520N computer. It
crashes upon boot up.
Luckily MS has the Fixit program to get back to IE7. Any Ideas to
what might be going on?
I do not really need IE8,but I heard that it was more stable, etc.
than IE7.
I also found out the the ALLMUSICSCONVERTER YoUTube Ripper does not
work under IE8.

<SNIP>