Limit for concurrent windows/tabs?

After some IE windows or tabs IE will not connect to internet sites in new
Windows or tabs, it says only "Connecting" and "Wating for http.....".
Existing windows and tabs can still be used. If I close all IE windows and
restart IE then everything works normal until I reach the limit for
concurrent tabs/windows. The limit seems to change from time to time, but it
is not very many windows or tabs.

I have tried to reset IE, but with no change to the problem. Since it worked
alright before I believe it is someting I have done.

I experienced this first on IE7 and that was one of the reasons to upgrade
to IE8, but the problem is exactly the same. I am running 64 bits Vista
Premium.

Any help much appreciated!

[Your paragraph #2 ("it worked alright before") is contradicted by paragraph
#3 ("I experienced this first on IE7"), Gunder.]

Gunder wrote:
> After some IE windows or tabs IE will not connect to internet sites in new
> Windows or tabs, it says only "Connecting" and "Wating for http.....".
> Existing windows and tabs can still be used. If I close all IE windows and
> restart IE then everything works normal until I reach the limit for
> concurrent tabs/windows. The limit seems to change from time to time, but
> it
> is not very many windows or tabs.
>
> I have tried to reset IE, but with no change to the problem. Since it
> worked
> alright before I believe it is someting I have done.
>
> I experienced this first on IE7 and that was one of the reasons to upgrade
> to IE8, but the problem is exactly the same. I am running 64 bits Vista
> Premium.
>
> Any help much appreciated!

Why is that a contradiction?

In the beginning everything worked all right (on IE7), then the problem
started. After a while I decided to try IE8 but the problem remains the same.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> [Your paragraph #2 ("it worked alright before") is contradicted by paragraph
> #3 ("I experienced this first on IE7"), Gunder.]
>
> Gunder wrote:
> > After some IE windows or tabs IE will not connect to internet sites in new
> > Windows or tabs, it says only "Connecting" and "Wating for http.....".
> > Existing windows and tabs can still be used. If I close all IE windows and
> > restart IE then everything works normal until I reach the limit for
> > concurrent tabs/windows. The limit seems to change from time to time, but
> > it
> > is not very many windows or tabs.
> >
> > I have tried to reset IE, but with no change to the problem. Since it
> > worked
> > alright before I believe it is someting I have done.
> >
> > I experienced this first on IE7 and that was one of the reasons to upgrade
> > to IE8, but the problem is exactly the same. I am running 64 bits Vista
> > Premium.
> >
> > Any help much appreciated!
>
>

I would uninstall IE8 for the time being and then concentrate on the issue.

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!]

4a. 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)?
Were any of these applications running in the background when you installed
IE8?

4b. 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)?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


Gunder wrote:
> Why is that a contradiction?
>
> In the beginning everything worked all right (on IE7), then the problem
> started. After a while I decided to try IE8 but the problem remains the
> same.
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>
>> [Your paragraph #2 ("it worked alright before") is contradicted by
>> paragraph #3 ("I experienced this first on IE7"), Gunder.]
>>
>> Gunder wrote:
>>> After some IE windows or tabs IE will not connect to internet sites in
>>> new
>>> Windows or tabs, it says only "Connecting" and "Wating for http.....".
>>> Existing windows and tabs can still be used. If I close all IE windows
>>> and
>>> restart IE then everything works normal until I reach the limit for
>>> concurrent tabs/windows. The limit seems to change from time to time,
>>> but
>>> it
>>> is not very many windows or tabs.
>>>
>>> I have tried to reset IE, but with no change to the problem. Since it
>>> worked
>>> alright before I believe it is someting I have done.
>>>
>>> I experienced this first on IE7 and that was one of the reasons to
>>> upgrade
>>> to IE8, but the problem is exactly the same. I am running 64 bits Vista
>>> Premium.
>>>
>>> Any help much appreciated!