Crosspost to IE General
1. Does the behavior persist if you access the page in Compatibility Mode?
2. Does the behavior persist if you start IE in No Add-ons mode? To start
IE in No Add-ons mode:
=> Right-click on the blue IE desktop icon and select Start without
Add-ons; or
=> Start | (All) Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Internet
Explorer (No add-ons).
Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer’s (No Add-ons) Mode:
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx
3. Does the behavior persist if you Reset IE Advanced settings (RIES)?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737 <= Read before using!
4. Does the behavior persist if you boot into Safe Mode with Networking?
[Careful! Only remain in Safe Mode just long enough to test!]
5a. What anti-virus application or security suite is installed, is your
subscription current, and is it supported in IE8? What anti-spyware
applications (other than Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)?
Were any of these applications running in the background when you originally
installed or uninstalled IE8?
5b. Has a Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on this machine
(e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought it)?
Thanks for the info. Yes I did stop and think about the possibility of a
Bad install
or a malicious add-on. But regarding the possibility of malware, the
error
message
doesn't provide any additional info to help you determine that. I can
only
assume
that since it's loading from a real MS page, it should be OK. I tried the
exact same steps
on another PC using xp sp3/ie7 and it worked just fine.
IE8 does seem a bit fussy about its install, I did it twice, the first
being uninstalled
before repeating the procedure. I made sure the 2nd time, Windows
Defender
and the AV
product were turned off. All indications seem to suggest it's installed
correctly.
I even tried the big "reset" button on the last tab of Internet Options,
but
it didn't
affect it.
Here is a clue as to what is going wrong. When the box pops up
asking if you want to install WGA, the system begins having a
problem right then *even without replying to the box.*
Drwatson can be seen to appear in the task manager, and the system
is unusable until I use the task manager to kill IE8 and Drwatson.