[A. Morgan]

Hmmm, I switched to Ubuntu 9.04.

[BulletBobCo]

Could perhaps have some anti spyware running that accidentally added IE7 to its list?

[Dumpster Baby]

I would download it from here and re-install it.

http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9AE91EBE-3385-447C-8A30-081805B2F90B&displaylang=en

[databoss]

that’s a security feature -

[roamer_1]

Most likely cause is infection.

Which antivirus do you run?

Any additional anti-spyware, anti-trojanware, aftermarket firewall?

[DaveTesla]

The reason your Internet explorer is closing as you open it is because an add-on is causing an error when you open it.

Go to Control Panel, double click Internet Options, click the Programs Tab and then Manage add-ons on the bottom of the page, then disable any non Microsoft ActiveX controls.

Once you have done the above click on close, then OK then restart IE.

You can disable or enable plug in controls this way until you find the culprit that is causing IE to crash.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Do you get an error message? If you do, post as much of what you remember it said. This will give an indication where the problem is originating from.

[CyberRBTmail]

Try this to completely uninstall MSIE 8 (even if you think it is removed):
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957700

Reboot.

Then, do this to uninstall MSIE 7:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927177

Reboot.

Now, try this to install MSIE 7:
http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9AE91EBE-3385-447C-8A30-081805B2F90B&displaylang=en

Reboot.

Should work okay, but FireFox is less error-prone and faster.

[Raycpa]

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1419

[Big Giant Head]

Download “IE Tab” for firefox, then you can open a page withing firefox using the IE rendering engine. So says my wife, user of IE Tab.

[BuffaloJack]

I’m still using IE6. Every attempt to install IE7 or IE8 has resulted in the loss of the ability to use any of my HP document scanners and the subsequent task of putting everything back the way it was before IR7 or 8 came on the scene.

[calex59]

I use firefox with no issues at all. IE on the other hand sucks, or at least it used to and I have no desire to go back to it. Can’t help except to say maybe a virus.

[SERE_DOC]

Lucky you! go with Firefox.

[CalvaryJohn]

Firefox. It takes a little while to get used to, but you’ll never look back. Microsoft isn’t worth the time.(I use XP SP3; would use Linux but I’ll wait til next time).

[Quix]

Dear John,

I have several new FREEPmails [from Sum1] in my FREEPMAIL INBOX.

When I click on a new one—in the list or to open in a new window—a new window will open with merely the same list in it. I cannot get any of the unread emails to open. The opened old ones will open.

All that happens is a relisting of the emails in my inbox.

I tried to send you an email from the FREEPMAIL program but it just said an error was logged.

Any solution likely soon?