Thanks, Don, but an MS chat from Madras solved the problem by suggesting that
I delete my OmniPage 15 program. When I did, voila: IE launched. I
communicated via MSN Premium, which did not allow her access to my machine.
So it was a good guess or the first on her list of errant programs. So now, I
guess I have to go to ScanSoft for a Vista update for OmniPage. I still can't
get rid of the Norton AntiVirus error message, so I guess I'll just delete
the program and re-dlownload the update that refuses to take hold. Thanks
again. --Roger Kuhn

"Don Varnau" wrote:

> Hi,
> The troublesome program may not show up as an add-on. Disable other
> security, privacy, ad-blocking programs to see if one of them is causing the
> problem. Any program that interacts with Internet Explorer could be causing
> this. The connection with IE may not be obvious, such as Google Desktop.
>
> A firewall will probably not be causing this problem, but turn on the
> Windows Firewall from Control Panel> Windows Firewall before disabling a
> third-party firewall or security suite.
>
> You might try this test *very* briefly (no more than 15-20 seconds) because
> you'll be running with security programs shutdown...
> Startup in Safe Mode with Networking.
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=315222 If the problem goes
> away, a program that didn't load in Safe Mode is causing it. You will still
> have to disable programs until the troublesome program is found.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Don
> [MS MVP- IE]
>
> "KUHN" <KUHN@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4031628B-00C5-41DC-A720-1F9AFA486DB7@microsoft.com...
> > I have just updated from XP to Vista, but IE7 won't launch. Instead I get
> the
> > above error message with the advice that "Windows will close the program
> and
> > notify you if a solution is available." I followed (unsuccessfully) the
> > suggestions in a subsequent troubleshooting feedback: (1) click Internet
> > Explorer (No Add-ons); (2) Reset IE settings to default. Any furhter
> > suggestions? --Roger
>
>