Help! MS Internet Explorer toasted!

Hello All,
I apologize for what may seem like excessive length of message: please be
patient.
My daughter came to me the other day with her Dell Inspiron 1531 (IIRC) laptop
complaining that is was taking forever to start up. I mean it was never fast but
it has really gone to extremes. Anyway one thing I noticed is that MS Internet
Explorer, when started, returns and error pinpointing Google Toolbar then shuts
down. What's the best way to repair or re-install MSIE? My understanding is that
MSIE is integral to Vista so this could be at the root of some other problems,
such as that the window that is supposed to open for "Default Applications"
immediately shuts. Also, updates sit there waiting on the tool bar in spite of
the fact that it is set to update automatically. When I click on the icon a
window opens and shuts immediately.
I did a boot time scan with Avast! which generated an list of obscurely named
files which it said were damaged and unreadable. They are all located folders
which I guess would normally be hidden. I am wondering if these have anything to
do with the registry and are therefore slowing things down as Vista struggles to
rebuild. Another clue in that direction is that Ad-Aware hangs when trying to do
the deep registry scan. If I skip that part of the scan it hangs during the file
scan one or another obscurely named file. I have not yet correlated one these
with the list generated by Avast!, maybe it will not be necessary if I can find
another way to address these problems.
Thank You in Advance for Any Suggestions,
-plh


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Where are we going and why am I in this HAND BASKET??

We don't know if your laptop is vista???? start/default program/set your
default programs/choose internet Explorer/and set this program as default
and push OK.You should be alright. Bye JP

"plh" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hello All,
> I apologize for what may seem like excessive length of message: please be
> patient.
> My daughter came to me the other day with her Dell Inspiron 1531 (IIRC)
> laptop
> complaining that is was taking forever to start up. I mean it was never
> fast but
> it has really gone to extremes. Anyway one thing I noticed is that MS
> Internet
> Explorer, when started, returns and error pinpointing Google Toolbar then
> shuts
> down. What's the best way to repair or re-install MSIE? My understanding
> is that
> MSIE is integral to Vista so this could be at the root of some other
> problems,
> such as that the window that is supposed to open for "Default
> Applications"
> immediately shuts. Also, updates sit there waiting on the tool bar in
> spite of
> the fact that it is set to update automatically. When I click on the icon
> a
> window opens and shuts immediately.
> I did a boot time scan with Avast! which generated an list of obscurely
> named
> files which it said were damaged and unreadable. They are all located
> folders
> which I guess would normally be hidden. I am wondering if these have
> anything to
> do with the registry and are therefore slowing things down as Vista
> struggles to
> rebuild. Another clue in that direction is that Ad-Aware hangs when trying
> to do
> the deep registry scan. If I skip that part of the scan it hangs during
> the file
> scan one or another obscurely named file. I have not yet correlated one
> these
> with the list generated by Avast!, maybe it will not be necessary if I can
> find
> another way to address these problems.
> Thank You in Advance for Any Suggestions,
> -plh
>
>
> --
> Where are we going and why am I in this HAND BASKET??

plh;663762 Wrote:
> Hello All,
> I apologize for what may seem like excessive length of message: please
> be
> patient.
> My daughter came to me the other day with her Dell Inspiron 1531 (IIRC)
> laptop
> complaining that is was taking forever to start up. I mean it was never
> fast but
> it has really gone to extremes. Anyway one thing I noticed is that MS
> Internet
> Explorer, when started, returns and error pinpointing Google Toolbar
> then shuts
> down. What's the best way to repair or re-install MSIE? My
> understanding is that
> MSIE is integral to Vista so this could be at the root of some other
> problems,
> such as that the window that is supposed to open for "Default
> Applications"
> immediately shuts. Also, updates sit there waiting on the tool bar in
> spite of
> the fact that it is set to update automatically. When I click on the
> icon a
> window opens and shuts immediately.
> I did a boot time scan with Avast! which generated an list of obscurely
> named
> files which it said were damaged and unreadable. They are all located
> folders
> which I guess would normally be hidden. I am wondering if these have
> anything to
> do with the registry and are therefore slowing things down as Vista
> struggles to
> rebuild. Another clue in that direction is that Ad-Aware hangs when
> trying to do
> the deep registry scan. If I skip that part of the scan it hangs during
> the file
> scan one or another obscurely named file. I have not yet correlated one
> these
> with the list generated by Avast!, maybe it will not be necessary if I
> can find
> another way to address these problems.
> Thank You in Advance for Any Suggestions,
> -plh
>
>
> --
> Where are we going and why am I in this HAND BASKET??

Hi PLH,

It sounds like the Google Toolbar add-on for IE7 is your problem. If
you are able to, I would see if you can just disable the Google Toolbar
in Step Three of this tutorial to see if that helps. If not, the go
ahead and follow the tutorial step by step to reset IE7 and find all bad
add-ons.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/11...rer-reset.html


Ad-Aware is a separate issue. You may have better luck finding a
solution for that program by posting your problems in their support
forums.

'Lavasoft Support Forums (Powered by Invision Power Board)'
(http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/)

Hope this helps,
Shawn


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*There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask
them.*
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wow that sounds frustrating.
do a system restore to an erler date and if that does not work then
try a work around by downloading Firefox and install it to a disk for
installation in the laptop
then download and scan with AVG and ADDAWARE FREE from lavasoft
if that didn.t fix the problem then a system restoration from the
recovery drive is in order wiping out all your data on the drive
download and burn or purchase a pclinux disk just in case your system
becomes un bootibal so you can still get online using the laptop using
the live cd
good luck

ps
an older explorer can be installed fixing the problem if it is run in
super user compatibility mode for windows xp
adaware mus be run in super user mode

a system recovery from the backup partition is the best bet simply due
to the grogginess of the os

if this is your child's pc then i mite sujest installing the pclinux os
beside windows and booting to that instead.
or moving back to xp like so many others have


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williamrobinsonb

"williamrobinsonb" <> wrote in
message news:...
>
> wow that sounds frustrating.
> do a system restore to an erler date and if that does not work then
> try a work around by downloading Firefox and install it to a disk for
> installation in the laptop
> then download and scan with AVG and ADDAWARE FREE from lavasoft
> if that didn.t fix the problem then a system restoration from the
> recovery drive is in order wiping out all your data on the drive
> download and burn or purchase a pclinux disk just in case your system
> becomes un bootibal so you can still get online using the laptop using
> the live cd
> good luck
>
> ps
> an older explorer can be installed fixing the problem if it is run in
> super user compatibility mode for windows xp
> adaware mus be run in super user mode
>
> a system recovery from the backup partition is the best bet simply due
> to the grogginess of the os
>
> if this is your child's pc then i mite sujest installing the pclinux os
> beside windows and booting to that instead.
> or moving back to xp like so many others have
>
>
> --
> williamrobinsonb

William, the poster is running Windows Vista, IE7 is the only release that
will run on Vista. On XP, one can uninstall IE7, which reinstalles IE6.

I know that you would rather boost pclinus instead of giving valid
assistance to the poster.

"plh" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hello All,
> I apologize for what may seem like excessive length of message: please be
> patient.
> My daughter came to me the other day with her Dell Inspiron 1531 (IIRC)
> laptop
> complaining that is was taking forever to start up. I mean it was never
> fast but
> it has really gone to extremes. Anyway one thing I noticed is that MS
> Internet
> Explorer, when started, returns and error pinpointing Google Toolbar then
> shuts
> down. What's the best way to repair or re-install MSIE? My understanding
> is that
> MSIE is integral to Vista so this could be at the root of some other
> problems,
> such as that the window that is supposed to open for "Default
> Applications"
> immediately shuts. Also, updates sit there waiting on the tool bar in
> spite of
> the fact that it is set to update automatically. When I click on the icon
> a
> window opens and shuts immediately.
> I did a boot time scan with Avast! which generated an list of obscurely
> named
> files which it said were damaged and unreadable. They are all located
> folders
> which I guess would normally be hidden. I am wondering if these have
> anything to
> do with the registry and are therefore slowing things down as Vista
> struggles to
> rebuild. Another clue in that direction is that Ad-Aware hangs when trying
> to do
> the deep registry scan. If I skip that part of the scan it hangs during
> the file
> scan one or another obscurely named file. I have not yet correlated one
> these
> with the list generated by Avast!, maybe it will not be necessary if I can
> find
> another way to address these problems.
> Thank You in Advance for Any Suggestions,
> -plh
>
>
> --
> Where are we going and why am I in this HAND BASKET??

PLH,

Uninstall the Google tool bar (Control Panel> Programs and Features). If
that solves the problem, download and install a new version of the Google
tool bar (if you feel it is necessary).

every body is posting good ideas.

all I have to say is NEVER EVER use registry scanners\fixers.
they do more harm than good
"plh" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hello All,
> I apologize for what may seem like excessive length of message: please be
> patient.
> My daughter came to me the other day with her Dell Inspiron 1531 (IIRC)
> laptop
> complaining that is was taking forever to start up. I mean it was never
> fast but
> it has really gone to extremes. Anyway one thing I noticed is that MS
> Internet
> Explorer, when started, returns and error pinpointing Google Toolbar then
> shuts
> down. What's the best way to repair or re-install MSIE? My understanding
> is that
> MSIE is integral to Vista so this could be at the root of some other
> problems,
> such as that the window that is supposed to open for "Default
> Applications"
> immediately shuts. Also, updates sit there waiting on the tool bar in
> spite of
> the fact that it is set to update automatically. When I click on the icon
> a
> window opens and shuts immediately.
> I did a boot time scan with Avast! which generated an list of obscurely
> named
> files which it said were damaged and unreadable. They are all located
> folders
> which I guess would normally be hidden. I am wondering if these have
> anything to
> do with the registry and are therefore slowing things down as Vista
> struggles to
> rebuild. Another clue in that direction is that Ad-Aware hangs when trying
> to do
> the deep registry scan. If I skip that part of the scan it hangs during
> the file
> scan one or another obscurely named file. I have not yet correlated one
> these
> with the list generated by Avast!, maybe it will not be necessary if I can
> find
> another way to address these problems.
> Thank You in Advance for Any Suggestions,
> -plh
>
>
> --
> Where are we going and why am I in this HAND BASKET??

Um, he says it is...
LesleyO

"JP Levasseur" <> wrote in message
news:785FF5DD-5B03-453D-892F-...
> We don't know if your laptop is vista???? start/default program/set your
> default programs/choose internet Explorer/and set this program as default
> and push OK.You should be alright. Bye JP
>
> "plh" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Hello All,
>> I apologize for what may seem like excessive length of message: please be
>> patient.
>> My daughter came to me the other day with her Dell Inspiron 1531 (IIRC)
>> laptop
>> complaining that is was taking forever to start up. I mean it was never
>> fast but
>> it has really gone to extremes. Anyway one thing I noticed is that MS
>> Internet
>> Explorer, when started, returns and error pinpointing Google Toolbar then
>> shuts
>> down. What's the best way to repair or re-install MSIE? My understanding
>> is that
>> MSIE is integral to Vista so this could be at the root of some other
>> problems,
>> such as that the window that is supposed to open for "Default
>> Applications"
>> immediately shuts. Also, updates sit there waiting on the tool bar in
>> spite of
>> the fact that it is set to update automatically. When I click on the icon
>> a
>> window opens and shuts immediately.
>> I did a boot time scan with Avast! which generated an list of obscurely
>> named
>> files which it said were damaged and unreadable. They are all located
>> folders
>> which I guess would normally be hidden. I am wondering if these have
>> anything to
>> do with the registry and are therefore slowing things down as Vista
>> struggles to
>> rebuild. Another clue in that direction is that Ad-Aware hangs when
>> trying to do
>> the deep registry scan. If I skip that part of the scan it hangs during
>> the file
>> scan one or another obscurely named file. I have not yet correlated one
>> these
>> with the list generated by Avast!, maybe it will not be necessary if I
>> can find
>> another way to address these problems.
>> Thank You in Advance for Any Suggestions,
>> -plh
>>
>>
>> --
>> Where are we going and why am I in this HAND BASKET??
>