ok when i try to open my internet exeplorer it don't open right and when i go to close my internet exeplorer it tells me that the internet exeplorer has stopped working what can i do ?? oh and ifi am on a website like msn groups and i try to post a message it will automatically close everything Go to http://www.mozilla.com and download the firefox web browser. I've been using firefox for several years and have had NO problems with it. It also blocks more pop-ups than the Microsoft crud, and has lots of useful add-ons and themes to choose from.
Micorsoft's Internet Explorer is junk. It's too bad you're finding out how crappy it is the hard way. Download Firefox. well if you can browse the web than surf to www.getfirefox.com otherwise do so on another computer save the exe and copy it to the computer having the issues then install.
Anti-virus, anti-spyware, and a program like CCleaner should also clean up much of the issues you may be having. Download Mozilla Firefox
All your troubles or errors will stop. open add. remove programs in control panel.
look in the w section for windows explorer7
uninstall the program
reboot an run onecar below using ie6 to clean up the registry.
afterwards install ie7 by doing a windows update. You favourites will remain untoched.
Also while your computer is in good nick you should download and install superantispyware and Spybot 鈥揝earch and Destroy because when malware gets going you will not be able to access the net.
Clean Up Computer
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Download and run superantispyware. I was put onto this program because of an annoying popup (XP or Vista plus all OS preceding)
http://www.superantispyware.com
Superantispyware is a good program and remember to update it before scanning. A scan may take 45mins.
Note Superantispyware has powerful reset tools that will set stuff back to windows defaults.
To use these tools click preferences >repairs. This may be handy to reset IE URLS if you have annoying pop ups.
Also set up tick boxes that you want in the other tabs as you require.
Spybot 鈥?Search and Destroy
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http://www.spybot.info/en/download/index...
in the advance sections you can delete activex controls
afterwards clean up the registry with this
Clean up pc and IE
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To clean up run this Microsoft鈥檚 windows live program. It does registry, spyware , virus , disk clean up and defrag
XP Users http://onecare.live.com/site/en-ca/defau...
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-au/defau...
Vista Users http://onecare.live.com/site/en-ca/cente...
Run the full safety scanner, it takes a few seconds to install the scanning files but when you start the scan, it takes 2 hours or more. So once it starts to load x file of x you can leave the computer and go to bed etc.
Then at the end of the scan it asks you to set it running full time.
Think twice about setting it to run in the background as it could be another thing to slow you down. However, it may be worth while if you have no other security programs running.
Consider the following options:
I personally run Norton 360 which is full internet security and run superantispyware when I want to.
So if you don鈥檛 have a decent internet security program then perhaps run the superantispyware with your antivirus in the background.
If you sick of antivirus programs that don鈥檛 work perhaps run onecare full time and run superantispyware whenever.
Now you should be flying and Onecare has even set up a new system restore point for you.
Note onecare does other stuff as well. Click on the menus on the LHS column.
add onecare to your favourites
IE7
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Over time IE7 seems to set its own (or programs do) tick boxes in the advance tab.
In IE7 Tools >Internet Options >Advance Tab
Click Restore advance settings defaults
Tick empty temp files when browser closes (this empties the cache, which if not empty, will stop you from going online).
Bullet disable phishing filter
Delete Browser History, cookies the whole lot regularly.
Close the browser to set the settings.
NOTE: 2008 will be the year of add on malware and spyware. I advise NOT to install active x when asked to on unknown websites. If you allow an active x install and it contains adware or such, no antivirus or anti-spyware will find it, because you have given permission to install it. The cleanup programs think that you want it installed. It will be very difficult to remove.
Phishing Filter
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When first released, phishing filter slowed IE7. Apparently, Microsoft has fixed this through the windows updates. If you like you could try to run it - bullet the enable. get firefox...its faster and actually works. my IE doesnt work either because IE sucks, download firefox! | 