'Page not displayed' in IE11

@Evan - coincidentally I had the same idea in bed last night re. Clean Boot Security software is Vipre Internet Security 2015 - I've been using that since the days it was Sunbelt without issue. Malwarebytes run weekly - if I remember

Update:

Initiated a clean boot as described here for 8.1. That was not plain sailing as the PC would not restart - just sat at the Restarting screen with the dots rotating and I was forced to make a hard shutdown.

On booting up again it was in clean boot mode and pages on the web site in question opened immediately although Windows flagged that IE had stopped working when it clearly had not.

Re-enabled the start up items in 2's and 3's with a cold boot in between. The web site continued to open pages without issue and the IE had stopped working message appeared each time.

With all start up items enabled there was no issue with the web site opening pages, but when reverting back to a normal boot the old problem returned, but the IE stopped working message was gone.

@TonyT

More than likely, but probably not in the network connection as FF displays the site as it should? Windows updates - easy to blame these, but sometimes with good reason. Uninstalled the latest update to IE (KB3003057) - made no difference so re-installed along with the massive optional update KB3000850 - again no difference.

Registry cleaners are not good for our health as we well know, but Jv16 PowerTools does make a restorable backup unlike CCleaner and the Registry is backed up daily using ERUNT on a schedule. Still not keen on that approach.

Unless there are any further suggestions I'll thank you for your input and accept that IE cannot be used for FredMiranda.com.

 

This now definitely indicates that IE itself is the cause of the problem, meaning that some startup item has a hook into IE. I would disable: Smart Screen, Protected Mode; then I would have a look at Manage Add-ons and disable all loaded add-ons and see if the problem goes away. If all good, then enable them one at a time and test again. I would also get rid of any Accelerators that are not needed: Bing, Bing, Bing...and any others. Then I would isolate the startup item that is interfering with IE.

 

Turning off Protected Mode followed by turning off Smart Filter had no effect.

I had already tried IE in No Add-ons mode without success, but repeated the exercise again this time by disabling the add-ons in Manage Add-ons with no success.

This is like searching for a needle in a haystack and I get the feeling that the cause will continue to elude me and am resigned to using Firefox for that particular web site which I visit daily - no big deal.

Thanks for your continued support Tony, but I think we are at the end of the road here.

 

As one final thought have you looked through Autoruns to see if there are any suspicious items that you don't recognize?

 

I have now - nothing that I do not recognize as legit.

 

If is works with disabled startup items but get the IE error message then that means one of those startup items has a hook into IE for some reason. Isolate that startup item, then we can next figure out a solution to preventing that IE error message. How about posting these Autoruns lists:

Internet Explorer
Logon
Scheduled Tasks
Winlogon

 

From post #21 ....

Autoruns lists attached for IE, Logon & Scheduled all at default setting of Hide Windows Entries.

Winlogon has no third party entries - Windows entries in zipfile

 

There's just too many startup programs and other things loading that could be causing the problem. The most efficient way to isolate the cause is to do a clean boot again, then renable items one by one until the problem returns.

It's also possible a 3rd party program installed a dll (trusted) and it overwrote and existing Windows dll. That's not supposed to happen anymore, but who knows. Or an IE file is corrupted. A shot-in-the-dark would be going to Programs (add-remove) > Turn Windows features on or off > uncheck Internet Explorer. After the reboot, reverse it. When Windows makes the changes it may reload the IE program files and dlls it needs.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318378

 

As I recall, the last post I made:

Go to Uninstall or change a program > Turn Windows features on or off > uncheck Internet Explorer. Will prompt to reboot. After reboot, reverse the procedure. Reboot & test IE.

This because it's possible an IE component is corrupted slightly, or IE got "altered" by some 3rd party program.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318378

 

'Removed' IE 11 and rebooted. Reversed the procedure and tried the web site - no issues! BUT decided to double check and closed down IE. On opening IE again the issue with the web site returned,

Repeated the procedure - this time the web site issue was apparent immediately. All very strange.

Thinking back when I made the clean boot before I only opened IE and the web site once so I will repeat the exercise and see what happens when IE is opened twice.

 

Made another clean boot - this time around the web site issue appeared immediately. Seemed little point in going through the procedure of re-enabling start up items.

 

Just for giggles, delete the IE temp internet files and repeat the remove IE procedure.

 

No giggles

IE is set to empty Temp files on exit. but remembering that it is not that efficient deleted temp files + Index.dat files using CCleaner - issue remains.

Have set Firefox as default browser - this issue appears to have beaten us all. Thanks for all the input.

 

Understood.
(I am getting out of breath!)

 

One last thing before I throw in the towel, have you updated your Nvidia display driver to the latest version?

Having an older display driver can cause an issue with IE so I'd thought I'd double check.

 

This box was built only 3 weeks ago and the Nvidia driver for the GT740 was downloaded directly from Nvidia - the CD which came with the card was not used. Driver is dated 29/10/2014.

I will check, but most updates seem to be aimed directly at gamers.