Please state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; Vista x64 SP2) when
posting to this newsgroup.

1. Does the behavior persist if you start IE in No Add-ons mode? To start
IE in No Add-ons mode:

=> Right-click on the blue IE desktop icon and select Start without
Add-ons; or

=> Start | (All) Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Internet
Explorer (No add-ons).

Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer’s (No Add-ons) Mode:
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx

2. Does the behavior persist if you Reset IE Advanced settings (RIES)?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737 <= Read before using!

3. Does the behavior persist if you boot into Safe Mode with Networking?
[Careful! Only remain in Safe Mode just long enough to test!]

4. What anti-virus application or security suite is installed, is your
subscription current, and is it supported in IE8? What anti-spyware
applications (other than Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)?

5. Has a Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on this machine
(e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought it)?

6. Is your computer fully-patched at Windows Update?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002



GettingByOk wrote:
> Hi,
> Sometimes when I try to save a web page as .mht IE7 just hangs. the Cancel
> button does nothing. When I kill the session in Task Manager it say
> "Unable
> to Terminate because it's waiting for a response from you."
>
> It certainly isn't waiting, not visibly anyway, there is never any
> dialogue
> box.
> When I select "End Anyway" it kills the window. It also kills any window
> that spawned the hanging window. Sometimes it closes all my IE windows.
> What's going on? is there a fix for this problem?