[Mostly RESOLVED] IE8 opens, then closes immediately
Results 1 to 8 of 8

Thread: [Mostly RESOLVED] IE8 opens, then closes immediately

  1. #1
    Join Date
    Feb 2000
    Location
    Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA
    Posts
    18,063

    Resolved [Mostly RESOLVED] IE8 opens, then closes immediately

    I have a system with XP Pro and IE8 which was working properly, but for some reason IE8 decided to stop functioning. IE8 now opens then closes immediately. Most of the info I have seen on this seems to indicate that it is caused by missing or unregistered components (.ocx or .dll files). Note that this happens with the home page set to about:blank. The strange part is that if I boot into Safe Mode with networking, IE8 works OK. No recent updates have been made to any software on this system, other than the antimalware software. I have already tried uninstalling and re-installing IE8 with no success. Any additional ideas on how to fix this issue would be appreciated.

    Thanks.

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Apr 2000
    Location
    Sheboygan, WI
    Posts
    53,392
    That keep repeating for me, so, thus it drove to switched to FF.

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Jul 1998
    Location
    Toronto
    Posts
    25,426
    Have you tried disabling BHO's?

    VirtualDr email notices are not working.
    Check back regularly for responses.

    _____________________
    cat lovers click here

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Feb 2000
    Location
    Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA
    Posts
    18,063
    fink -

    There are no BHOs or Add-Ons in this copy of IE8.

  5. #5
    Join Date
    Jul 1998
    Location
    Toronto
    Posts
    25,426
    What about temp disabling your a/v?

    Sysrestore?

    VirtualDr email notices are not working.
    Check back regularly for responses.

    _____________________
    cat lovers click here

  6. #6
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Location
    Arkham Asylum, Cell 13
    Posts
    11,686

  7. #7
    Join Date
    Feb 2000
    Location
    Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA
    Posts
    18,063
    Disabling the AV, resetting the settings, and the fixit did nothing. However, after several days of not having time to try other things, I resumed work on the problem computer, and it appeared the reinstall finally worked. IE8 is once again working as it should be, at least for now. I don't know how long it will last, but it is currently functional again. Thanks for the assistance.

  8. #8
    Join Date
    Feb 2000
    Location
    Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA
    Posts
    18,063
    Update:

    IE8 is working as it was before this issue, but it still will not display webmail for 2 of my e-mail accounts in Rich Web Format, only in Classic format. I am not sure what causes the webmail display issue. It may be a javascript issue or some other problem. IE8 did display the e-mail in Rich Web Mail format previously on this system, and these e-mail systems have not had any upgrades that would have affected IE8. IE8 on other computers works just fine for displaying these pages, and IE9 on some computers has periodically been affected by this display issue as well.

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •