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IE7 problem when re-install

Discussion in 'Internet Explorer & Microsoft Edge' started by DugE, 2008/05/01.

  1. 2008/05/01
    DugE

    DugE Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    I re-installed Windows XP SP2 today. Installed all updates.

    When I close IE and reopen it my Links bar disappears. I right click on IE and tic the Links bar. It stays in place until I close IE. Open IE, no links bar. Also tic lock the toolbars but no good.

    What my problem be? Thanks.
     
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  2. 2008/05/02
    PeteC

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    Which version of IE?
     
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  4. 2008/05/02
    DugE

    DugE Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Uh, according to the thread title its IE7. :)

    Wake up Pete....LOL

    I had a similiar problem before and the solution was to goto msconfig, startup tab, and uncheck AutoTBar, installed by HP. Did not help this time.
     
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  5. 2008/05/02
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    My bad - was early (for me :)) and was preoccupied with hospital appointment - which panned out OK.

    You are on the right track .....

    Disable all IE7 add-ons (Tools > Manage Add-ons .... )

    If the problem is resolved re-enable each add-on in turn and test.

    If not try a roll back to IE 6 and re-install 7
     
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    DugE

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    Lots of add ons. I did the ones currently loaded in IE. Made no difference. All toolbars stay in place except the Links.

    You want me to do all the others; Ones used by IE, Ones that run without permission, and the downloaded active X controls. Want me to delete all these and try?

    Won't mess up anything will it? I've never messed around with these before. Looked like I could cause some real damage so I left it alone. :)

    Glad to hear your hospital appointment turned out ok. :) :) :)
     
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    Yes - don't delete - just disable then they can be re-enabled.
     
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    DugE

    DugE Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Well guess what? I tried disabling all, but on the side of caution I only disabled those that had (not verified) in front of the company name. Microsoft had a few but most were by Motive Communications.

    Anyway, after restarting IE, the toolbars stayed. Yay.

    Thanks Pete.
     
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    You're welcome :) - my best guess - Motive. You now need to re-enable one by one to find the culprit - start with MS. I always find it strange that some MS add-ons are 'not verified' - they wrote IE 7 and their add-ons :confused:
     
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    DugE

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    I re-enabled those from Microsoft. But the others....not verified = not trustworthy = don't know anything about em. Are they safe? What are they anyway?
     
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    BTW, the root of this problem:
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917964
     
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  12. 2008/05/03
    PeteC

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    Good find :)

    Interesting to note that SP3 does not include IE 7 or WMP 11 - go figure.
     
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  13. 2008/05/03
    broni

    broni Moderator Malware Analyst

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    I wasn't even aware of it until someone pointed it out for me.
     
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  14. 2008/05/03
    DugE

    DugE Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Definately a good find Broni. Although I did a format/reinstall instead of a repair installation and got this problem. Still not sure how.

    And Pete, IE 7 and WMP 11 were probably left out of SP 3 to keep the MB's under 1000.

    Just a guess. :)
     
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    I rather doubt that - the full SP3 CD download is 'only' 546 Mb unzipped - it includes all updates since SP1. I have no idea of the reasoning behind that rather, to my mind, bizarre decision by MS.
     
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