Repost:
>> ...Were any of these
>> applications running in the background when you installed IE8?
If you disable the McAfee firewall and enable the Windows Firewall, does the
behavior persist?
After uninstalling any earlier McAfee and Norton applications, did you also
download/run the appropriate removal tools before installing another
anti-virus application or security suite?
Are you aware of the deleterious effects Spybot's Immunizations can have on
IE8 [1]?
IN RE Advanced SystemCare & PC Health Optimizer: If you think your Registry
needs to be "cleaned" or "repaired," read
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=28099 and draw your own conclusions.
The above notwithstanding:
1. Does the behavior persist if you attempt to access allmusic.com in
Compatibility Mode?
2. 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
3. Does the behavior persist if you Reset IE Advanced settings (RIES)?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737 <= Read before using!
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[1] See this possibly-related discussion & KB article:
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...9478566ac1ee9b
Internet Explorer 8 takes longer than expected to start:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969938
--
~PA Bear
abe00 wrote:
> McAfee Security Center (all updates in place)
>
> Security Tools include:
>
> Advanced SystemCare
> Spybot
> PC Health Optimizer
>
> Depending on the quality of the release McAfee and Symantec have been
> loaded
> - but never together, and all risidual uninstall files are deleted.
>
> I'm sitting behind an encrpyted router
>
> All security tests - pings, ports etc. pass.
>
> Plenty of restore points.
>
> Again, this is the only site so far that I have tested and cannot get to
> it.
> The site (Allmusic.com) can be accessed by other systems in the house.
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>> 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.
>>
>> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your
>> subscription current? 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?
>> (Just asking for now)
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>>
>>
>> abe00 wrote:
>>> First I get this:
>>>
>>> "Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close" "Sorry
>>> for
>>> the inconvenience." "If you are in the middle.....info will be lost"
>>>
>>> "More Info...click here."
>>> NEXT after clicking
>>>
>>> AppName:iexplore.exe AppVer:8.0.6001.18702 ModName: urlmon.dll
>>> ModVer: 8.0.6001.18702 Offset: 0003e819
>> <SNIP>
Linear Mode
