Use the Manage Add-ons tool to determine which add-on is causing the
problem:
1- Control Panel > Internet Options > Programs tab > 'Manage add-ons'
button > 'Manage Add-ons' window.
2- In the Show box, select 'Add-ons that have been used by Internet
Explorer' to display all add-ons that are installed on the computer. For
each item in this list, select the add-on, and then click Disable under
Settings. When you have disabled all the items in this list, click OK.
3- Start Internet Explorer 7. Go to Tools > point to Manage Add-ons >
click Enable or Disable Add-ons. Now enable a single add-on, then exit
and restart Internet Explorer 7 to see if it works properly. Repeat
until you determine which add-on causes the problem to occur.
Once you've located the troublemaking add-on(s) ask the vendor's
technical support for help.
---
Leonard Grey
Errare Humanum Est
Security Tips for Everyone, from PC Magazine
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2334856,00.asp
Barry wrote:
> HI Leonard
> Thank you for your response.
> Running IE without add on seems to work okay,
> It does seem to be possibly, one of the tools bars that have been added,
> with Windows Live Tools disabled, it seemed to work for a time, but
> could it be something else?
>
> I ran SPYbot etc but nothing found.
>
> Regards
> Barry
>
> Leonard Grey wrote:
>> Run Internet Explorer 7 in 'No Add-Ons' mode:
>>
>> If you have Vista: Start > type Internet Explorer in the Start Search
>> box > click Internet Explorer (No Add-Ons)
>>
>> Alternatively, you can create a shortcut on your desktop with the
>> following target path:
>>
>> "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -extoff
>>
>> If no problems occur in 'No Add-Ons' mode, the problem is caused by
>> one of the add-ons that load together with Internet Explorer 7.
>>
>> Problems with Internet Explorer can also be caused by by malicious
>> software ('malware') that has been installed on your computer.
>>
>> ---
>> Leonard Grey
>> Errare Humanum Est
>>
>> Security Tips for Everyone, from PC Magazine
>> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2334856,00.asp
>>
>> Barry wrote:
>>> Hi All
>>> I have a laptop running Vista and IE 7 s0metimes when I click on a
>>> link with some websites, IE7 completely freezes and the page goes
>>> light grey (like vista does when you try to change something and a
>>> security windows comes up)and it says not responding on the blue top
>>> bar.
>>>
>>> I know the links I am using and they do work on another PC (I wrote
>>> the website!).
>>>
>>> I cannot see anywhere to remove/repair IE7.
>>>
>>> Can anyone help please?
>>> Barry
>>>
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