Why does Internet Explorer keep shutting down on me?

rox · Dec 9, 2006

Recently I got a windows upgrade and got the new version of Intenet Explorer that has tabs. I use my middle moue button to click on links and open the linked webpage in a new tab. Fairly frequently, especially when I have a lot of tabs going, when I click on a link to open a web page in a new tab the whole broser closes down on me. does anyone else have this problem/ does anyone know a fix/ Thanks

MrJimi · Dec 9, 2006

I've been on since this morning and no problems here at all. Now I did DL IE-7 and I had a world of problems with it and I removed in and I'm on IE-6 and happy
Jim

TCBoomer · Dec 9, 2006

IF it's the IE7 upgrade, that's most likely the cause. Bad news and many problems with it. I had a PC at work that was set for automatic updates and IE7 was downloaded...what a nightmare. Even after removing it, still had problems. Fixed everything buy using system restore and going back to IE6

rox · Dec 9, 2006

thanks guys, although i am diappointed that the solution is to go backwards. hopefully with some time on this message board others will come up with a solution other than "un in stall it' i do like the tabbed browsing. i used to always open thigs in a nw window. the tabs are nice. I msut confess that i am too lazy to download and try other browsers. i jsut stick with ie. i ahve so much other stuff to do, I jsut don't want the aggrivation of swithcing to a different browser. again thanks for replying

jk96 · Dec 9, 2006

You might download firefox. I use it for browsing. Not nearly as many problems IE. Also, it will automatically transfer your current setting from IE. Then you won't have to rollback your computer either.

JK

cp1969 · Dec 9, 2006

I like Firefox, too.

Mozilla - Home of the Firefox web browser and Thunderbird email client

eanjay · Dec 9, 2006

Ditto on the Firefox - best ever, on the PC and the Mac.

EanJay

WinstonIII · Dec 10, 2006

lots of useful info here
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Dargo · Dec 10, 2006

Wow, I'm the opposite; IE6 drove nuts with constant crashes. I've not had any with IE7. Firefox is not compatible with most every business site I have to frequent for work. And, no, I haven't the time nor desire to download 6 dozen add-ons to Firefox to get it to work. I liked it, but it was loaded with problems with compatibility with business sites. The one feature I really liked was the tabs. That was picked up by MS with IE7. Firefox on longer resides on my machine. I guess if I did no business on on secure sites with my machine I may have liked Firefox but, unfortunately, that's not the case for me

ronjhall · Dec 10, 2006

I must be one of the lucky ones. Switched over to IE-7 on three computers with no problems.
Still use Foxfire, but getting more used to IE-7 and like it better.

MadReferee · Dec 10, 2006

IE 7 on three machines also. No problems with any site, business or pleasure.

Bird · Dec 10, 2006

And I don't even know what they're talking about when they mention "tabs", but I just now downloaded IE 7 so I'll see if it's better or worse, or maybe I'll only see whether I'm better or worse.

ronjhall · Dec 10, 2006

Bird said:
And I don't even know what they're talking about when they mention "tabs", but I just now downloaded IE 7 so I'll see if it's better or worse, or maybe I'll only see whether I'm better or worse.

I like Tab's. It allows me to have more than one Internet site open without opening up another IE session.

Bird · Dec 10, 2006

What's the difference between "tabs" and having multiple windows open?

Besides the fact that the windows are at the bottom the page and the tabs at the top.

ronjhall · Dec 10, 2006

Bird said:
What's the difference between "tabs" and having multiple windows open? Besides the fact that the windows are at the bottom the page and the tabs at the top.

May be wrong. But I believe that having multiple windows open requires more memory.

thcri · Dec 10, 2006

I have both Firefox and IE-7 on my computer. I will switch back and forth but mostly use firefox. I like it's spell check firefox has. But I have had no problems with IE 7 what so ever.

murph

rox · Dec 11, 2006

Everybody,

Thanks for your inputs; it either crashes and people never fixed it ,they rolled it back to an earlier version, or it works fine.

I went to Manage Add ons and inactivated a couple of them. And that has not helped either. I am at the point where I am getting pretty good about knowing when it is going to shut down on me. Just before I click on a link I say to myself, "I bet this is going to close the browser' and I'm right most of the time. I ahve a pretty good computer 512 mg of ram and a 100gig hard drive, can't remembe the processor but it is a fast one. So I really don't think it is the hardware. There is something interfering, so cash size of something or other that is jsut closing me down regularly.

I'll keep checking back in case someone has had the same problem as me and has fixed it. I have high hopes that someone around TBN will know how to fix this.

Bird, i wish you well, I hope you fare better than I did. I like the tabbed browsing, it is a lot neater/cleaner than opening a new window. I always used to open jsut about everything in a new window.

Bird · Dec 11, 2006

Rox, with IE 6, it used to just shut down unexpectedly every once in awhile, but hasn't done it in quite awhile now. And so far, with IE 7, it hasn't happened, but who knows when it might start.

dbdartman · Dec 13, 2006

Been using Firefox for about 3 years now & never had any problems opening any sites I've visited. Due to some self-inflicted trouble (adding a 2nd hard drive) I upgraded to Firefox 2.0 & I couldn't be happier. Still has tabs, but I find the built-in spell check MOST helpful. I would highly recommend it for casual browsing (I keep IE6 as a back-up). Try it! I doubt you'll be disappointed. BTW, I just refused the EI7 "upgrade" a couple days ago.

cp1969 · Dec 13, 2006

Bird said:
Rox, with IE 6, it used to just shut down unexpectedly every once in awhile, but hasn't done it in quite awhile now. And so far, with IE 7, it hasn't happened, but who knows when it might start.

I had the opposite problem with IE...it would START UP on it's own. At that time I was on a dial-up so it didn't connect to the internet without an OK, but it obviously had been corrupted by spyware or something.

IE is the most hacked software out there, simply because most people use it. That alone is reason enough for me to avoid it. Plus, I have yet to encounter a site that Firefox won't open.