IE8 "locked by system"

I have not been able to close IE8 for weeks. Whenever I try I am told it
cannot close and is locked by system. It won't even let me shut down my
computer because I can't close IE8.

Please post the complete, exact text of the message(s) you are seeing.

What version of Windows do you have (including the service pack)?
---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

Bella wrote:
> I have not been able to close IE8 for weeks. Whenever I try I am told it
> cannot close and is locked by system. It won't even let me shut down my
> computer because I can't close IE8.

Pull the plug.

Bella wrote:
> I have not been able to close IE8 for weeks. Whenever I try I am told it
> cannot close and is locked by system. It won't even let me shut down my
> computer because I can't close IE8.