Re: Internet explorer 8

[crosspost to IE General]

To keep track of things, it helps immensely if you quote all of the previous
message(s) in your replies to the newsgroup. Thank you.

Repost:
> [Was "defender pro anti virus etc." (?)] running in the background when
> you
> installed [and/or uninstalled and/or reinstalled] IE8?
>
> 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)?
--
~PA Bear

N.D.H. wrote:
> I was using explorer seven and it was working. The problems started after
> I
> installed 8. I tried a restore point and it didn't work.
>
> I have windows xp, and I use defender pro anti virus etc.
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PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
> Please state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; Vista SP2) when
> posting to this newsgroup.
>
> 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?
>
> 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)?
>
> Do you have an available Restore Point which predates the install of IE8?
>
> N.D.H. wrote:
>> I installed explorer 8 and it didn't work. I uninstalled it, and the
>> explorer 7 didn't work. I reinstalled 8 and it still wont work?