Resolved IE 8 problems: frequently crashing

Dell Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E7500 Computer
Inspirion 545s 00
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
6GB Memory
750GB Hard Drive

In the past couple of days, my IE8 has been crashing big time. I have many .gif files that I look at using IE rather than the gallery because with IE, I can see the animations, where I cannot using the gallery.

The dialog box that said IE cannot open and will find a solution pops up about every 3rd image I open. Granted the image does open and I can view it perfectly; however, I have to X out of this box a heck of a lot of times.

The only changes I made on pc is getting the new AVAST Free and Windows updates -- however, not SP1.

Any ideas how to stop this crazy happening? The log of errors just keeps getting longer and longer.

Windsorlady

 

Are you up to date with Java and Flash Player?

Go to the link below and then when the little box pops up, click RUN NOW and let it do it's thing.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970962

 

Mr. Bill -- help please

Mr. Bill -- the link you gave me is for AVG -- I use AVAST? Is that still something I should do ? ?

Thanks,

Windsorlady

 

The link that I provided is for Microsoft, not AVG. I have used it before. I use MSE. Don't think that the AV would matter.

 

I got my answer

I went to another forum and found the answer. All it took was resetting IE. I'll know next time.

Windsorlady

 

Sometimes this is caused by a faulty Add-on in IE. What you did was actually default IE just like it was when it was first installed. It removes any Add-ons that you had plus a couple of other things.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/...t-Explorer-add-ons-frequently-asked-questions

 

Thanks to all

Thanks for your help on this. I learned some things from you.

Windsorlady