Need IE8 Help - First Character Must Be Typed Twice [Vanity]

10/27/10 | Self

[Company Man]

What appears to be happening is that although there is a blinking cursor in the appropriate field, Windows’ focus is elsewhere. Try clicking in the field a second time before you type.

[Revolting cat!]

It’s a security feature and artificial intelligence. The program detects that you’re not a great typist and helps you out by making sure that this is actually the character you wanted. There was much discussion about it at Microsoft,insiders report.

[Lmo56]

After much thought - I think I’m gonna switch to another browser. Will keep IE8 as a backup ...

[Lmo56]

SOLVED !!!

Before I posted here at FR, I had come across an old Microsoft Forum where the MS Engineer recommended temporarily disabling IE Add-Ons to see if the problem cleared. I tried it, but it didn’t work.

Yesterday I left my own post at the MS Forum and just got a response from an MS Engineer suggesting that I try to disable each Add-On one at a time to see if I could nail the sucker ...

Lo and Behold, [and unbelievably], it worked on the first one!

It was Adobe Shockwave Flash Object. I disabled it, shut down IE8, then re-started IE8. No problem at the web site like before.

I then shut down the computer and re-booted. I opened up IE8 again, went to the web site – no problem!

I then enabled the Add-On, shut down IE8, then re-started IE8. Went to the web site – no problem!

I then shut down the computer and re-booted. I opened up IE8 again, went to the web site – no problem!

Thanks for the suggestions in this post !!! Much obliged !!!

And file this away in case it happens to you !!!

[Lmo56]

OOPS !!! Meant to send this to all you guys AND NOT myself in Post #24 ...

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SOLVED !!!

Before I posted here at FR, I had come across an old Microsoft Forum where the MS Engineer recommended temporarily disabling IE Add-Ons to see if the problem cleared. I tried it, but it didn’t work.

Yesterday I left my own post at the MS Forum and just got a response from an MS Engineer suggesting that I try to disable each Add-On one at a time to see if I could nail the sucker ...

Lo and Behold, [and unbelievably], it worked on the first one!

It was Adobe Shockwave Flash Object. I disabled it, shut down IE8, then re-started IE8. No problem at the web site like before.

I then shut down the computer and re-booted. I opened up IE8 again, went to the web site – no problem!

I then enabled the Add-On, shut down IE8, then re-started IE8. Went to the web site – no problem!

I then shut down the computer and re-booted. I opened up IE8 again, went to the web site – no problem!

Thanks for the suggestions in this post !!! Much obliged !!!

And file this away in case it happens to you !!!