Am I The Only One Having Problems with IE7?

[Barnum]

Something has gone awry with my IE7, and it is bugging the hell out of me. It freezes at least once, or twice everytime I try to browse the internet. Previous posts have suggested cures, but not one of them has worked. Is there a way to delete IE7 and then reload? It came with my PC....

 

[Airbot]

Something has gone awry with my IE7, and it is bugging the hell out of me. It freezes at least once, or twice everytime I try to browse the internet. Previous posts have suggested cures, but not one of them has worked. Is there a way to delete IE7 and then reload? It came with my PC....

Hi Barnum,

You would have to list what you've already tried. Reset IE if you haven't already. It may be a bad add on. Try running it without add ons to find out.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/114310-internet-explorer-reset.html?ltr=I

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/177394-internet-explorer-no-add-ons-shortcut.html?ltr=I

 

[darkassain]

try scanning for malware
scan with Spybot and your antivirus of choice...

 

[Barnum]

Have tried resetting IE7, scanned for malware,and currently running w/o add-ons. Still freezes up once or twice while on the net. Was wondering if downloading Safari and Opera might have caused this? Any thoughts on that possibility? Downloaded to check website I am working on....

Tried to remove both browsers, but get the message that I cannot?

 

[Airbot]

Have tried resetting IE7, scanned for malware,and currently running w/o add-ons. Still freezes up once or twice while on the net. Was wondering if downloading Safari and Opera might have caused this? Any thoughts on that possibility? Downloaded to check website I am working on....

Tried to remove both browsers, but get the message that I cannot?

Hmm, I don't know. I don't think having those other browsers would effect it. Do they ever freeze up? You probably have to be signed in as an administrator to delete them.

 

[Barnum]

I am the admnistrator, and the only one using this PC. Still cannot delete these two browsers, or at least I haven't figured it out yet. I suspect it's something stupid I am doing...

 

[Airbot]

Well, you could try to take ownership, or go into safe mode and try.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67717-take-ownership-file.html?ltr=T

 

[Everlong]

It happened to me before. I defragged my PC and it worked fine after.

 

[dinesh]

Why still working with IE when you have alternatives like FF and google chrome?

 

[ripbox]

Could u not try IE8.... although i don't use IE i had a problem with a needed update that i couldn't get
Installing IE8 fixed this problem for me

 

[Barnum]

Problem is IE7 has worked great for year and a half, and suddenly this constant freezing. I have reset IE7, scanned for malware, ran anti-virus scans, and still the same thing. I have also tried running it without add-ons.

 

[darkassain]

and you say that you have checked for malware so there is one possibly explanations you either got an update and that messed something on it or some Internet explorer files got corrupted


just in case scan for rootkits
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