Main Forum > General Computer Support

Internet Explorer 8 bombs at startup.

(1/3) > >>

Jehanne:
IE7 does the same thing after I downgraded.  I'm getting an "Internet Explorer has stopped working" message with a "Faulting application iexplore.exe, version 7.0.6002.18005, time stamp 0x49e01e78, faulting module Secur32.dll, version 6.0.6002.18541, time stamp 0x4ec3e394, exception code 0xc0000005, fault offset 0x000021dc, process id 0x194c, application start time 0x01cfa1649936ef0a." in the Application log!  Running Vista SP2.

No big deal, as Firefox continues to work great!!

Shane:
Did you have this problem after you ran my Windows Repair or before? If you did use my Windows Repair which version did you use?

Also does it work if you turn the UAC off?

Shane

Jehanne:
It's an interesting problem.  It did fail after using the Tweaking program, but I used another program after that, also, both in an update to correct a Windows update error which Mircosoft's "Fix It" program failed to resolve, as it itself recognized and reported.

Will continue to investigate and will update this thread again.  Opera 12 is also being affected but not Firefox.

Thanks!

Boggin:
You may want to use the restore point to revert what WR may have done, but have you tried resetting IE to defaults as this problem is usually caused by add-ons.

To confirm, run IE without add-ons - go Start - All Programs - Accessories - System Tools - Internet Explorer (No Add-ons) and click on the home page icon to browse.

The reason Opera is being affected is because other browsers use aspects of IE and if that's buggy, then it can affect other browsers.

When down/upgrading IE because of problems then it's best to reset it to defaults first so you don't take its problems with you.

Jehanne:
I should have mentioned this, also, but IE will not run in "safe" mode, either.  Likewise, running Inetcpl.cpl results in a "Windows host process (Rundll32) has stopped working." with a "Faulting application rundll32.exe, version 6.0.6000.16386, time stamp 0x4549b0e1, faulting module Secur32.dll, version 6.0.6002.18541, time stamp 0x4ec3e394, exception code 0xc0000005, fault offset 0x000021dc, process id 0x2d88, application start time 0x01cfa27ec7b59960." in the Event log.  I have also done a full virus scan using Malwarebytes and the box is clean.

I could also reinstall Vista but it's more fun and educational to try to figure-out what's going on!

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page