REINSTALL IE

[George-NY]

Hi All,
I installed a few MS updates on my laptop running Vista Home and now when I
go to a web site I can move the curser around but it does not let me click
on any links. Can't even click on the X in the top right of the screen to
get out of IE. I must Ctrl, Alt, Del, to get out of it.
Was told to reinstall IE but how is that done? Any help is appreciated.
George - NY

 

[George-NY]

A PS to my post. If I go to AOL I can surf the web just fine. No problems
there only if I open IE and try to click on any links.
George - NY

 

[Leroy]

Click the Vista start button and look for the Internet Explorer icon.
Right-click on the IE icon and select:

Internet Properties > Advanced (tab) > Reset

 

[The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly]

A PS to my post. If I go to AOL I can surf the web just fine. No problems
there only if I open IE and try to click on any links.
George - NY

Have you tried it with Firefox?

--
"Software is like sex, it's better when it's free."
- Linus Torvalds

DRM and unintended consequences:
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/security/?p=435&tag=nl.e101

 

[Alias]

A PS to my post. If I go to AOL I can surf the web just fine. No problems
there only if I open IE and try to click on any links.
George - NY

Get rid of AOLHell and the problem will go away. Unfortunately, getting
rid of AOLHell involves wiping the hard drive and reinstalling Windows.

Alias

 

[Peter Foldes]

George

As Alias posted. Reformat your system to get rid of AOL. This proprietary ISP(AOL)
will tend to do this kind of issues among many

 

[PA Bear, MS MVP]

Who told you to reinstall IE and what were they smoking? (IE cannot be
reinstalled in Vista.)

What updates did you install?

What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your
subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than
Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)?

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)?

In no certain order:

How to troubleshoot Internet Explorer 7 issues in Windows Vista:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936215

How to optimize or reset Internet Explorer 7:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936213

Internet Explorer stops responding, stops working, or restarts (Guided
Help)
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/pc_ie_intro

Those with IE7-specific questions or comments are asked to post to and
seek support in this 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
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~PA Bear

 

[NotEvenMe]

the first thing to try is right click the IE Icon on the desktop and select
'start without addons'.
If it works, you would need to disable/enable addons until you find out
which one is causing the trouble.
If it doesn't work with no addons you need to do a malware and virus scan.
If clean, go to Internet Properties, advanced tab, and click the reset
button at the bottom.
If still no joy, post back.