IE7 Installed - Wants to Install Again

I have IE7 installed. It's been installed since first public issue. Now about
once a week I am directed to the MS IE 7 home page, and asked to download &
install IE7. I have version 7.0.5730.11. WinXP Pro SP2 all updates etc. When
I go to the MS Update site to scan my computer, all is fine. No updates
needed. What is causing the conflict with IE 7 to keep redirecting me to the
IE 7 download page? I just click off the page, but it's somewhat wierd, huh!?

Please clarify: You're being directed to
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.mspx? Does this happen when you
open an IE7 window or...?

IE Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > Browsing > Always check for updates
to Internet Explorer: Is this option checked? Does this behavior stop if
you uncheck it?

What toolbars (e.g., Google, Yahoo, MSN, AOL) do you have installed?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)


bungiman wrote:
> I have IE7 installed. It's been installed since first public issue. Now
> about once a week I am directed to the MS IE 7 home page, and asked to
> download & install IE7. I have version 7.0.5730.11. WinXP Pro SP2 all
> updates etc. When I go to the MS Update site to scan my computer, all is
> fine. No updates needed. What is causing the conflict with IE 7 to keep
> redirecting me to the IE 7 download page? I just click off the page, but
> it's somewhat wierd, huh!?

sI will uncheck "check for updates" in ie. I won't know if it work for awhile.
Answer to toolbars: I have McAfee Site Advisor installed only. No google,
yahoo, etc. There is an icon for printing/creating pdf's from the web page
I'm viewing, it was installed from my Acrobat Pro 8 program I use, but that's
it. I have all (NEW) upgraded McAfee anti-virus-firewall, Ad-ware pro version
w/ad-watch running which I just recently scanned, and no infections,
The update check may be the answer. I'll post in a couple weeks if it seems
to work.
Thanks for the advice, I should have looked there, just didn't think of it.


"PA Bear" wrote:

> Please clarify: You're being directed to
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.mspx? Does this happen when you
> open an IE7 window or...?
>
> IE Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > Browsing > Always check for updates
> to Internet Explorer: Is this option checked? Does this behavior stop if
> you uncheck it?
>
> What toolbars (e.g., Google, Yahoo, MSN, AOL) do you have installed?
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
>
>
> bungiman wrote:
> > I have IE7 installed. It's been installed since first public issue. Now
> > about once a week I am directed to the MS IE 7 home page, and asked to
> > download & install IE7. I have version 7.0.5730.11. WinXP Pro SP2 all
> > updates etc. When I go to the MS Update site to scan my computer, all is
> > fine. No updates needed. What is causing the conflict with IE 7 to keep
> > redirecting me to the IE 7 download page? I just click off the page, but
> > it's somewhat wierd, huh!?
>
>

It's been 5 days, and so far I have not been redirected to the IE7 page. So
far so good. I will post again next week either way to close out this post,
and hopefully it helps others who are experiencing this also. Thanks to PA
Bear.
bungiman : )