internet explorer driving me mad

starlite_2

yes..doneitbut it'snot working..

arh

our pc is malfunctioning in random ways at the moment though..maybe it's just another one of its ploys to make me throw it out of the window..!?

T4i

starlite wrote:

our pc is malfunctioning in random ways at the moment though

Explain?

Did things just start to go wrong on there own? Do you recall installing any new drivers or software just before these problems?

Is the hardware overheating? PSU ok? RAM ok?

Edit**

Just re-read your 1st post, goto uninstall progs, tick the show updates box. Uninstall the Windows update from yesterday. See if your p.c goes back to how it was. You can always re-install the update if its not that.

starlite_2

no...nothing is working to sort it out..it's so so annoying...

didn'ti nstall anything new...notoverheatd....got no ideas now!?

there are a few customisable options in i.e's tools - advanced page but not sure what any of them mean..plus i havent altered them so that can't be the prob.
and whycan't i make firefox the default!?
ekk

starlite_2

no more ideas? i've uninstalled..reinstalled..ran spbot/adaware etc..still same prob
want to call a tech bod friend but havnt called him in ages so dont want him thinking im just caling for this..lol

electron_3

I dont think this will have any bearing but maybe worth a shot.

Its just to check the XP file system http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html

Scroll down to How to use scannow sfc...

Dave_T_UK

My PC has started doing the same/similar thing as yours. If I click on a link from a post in here for example, I cannot click the back button to come back to the forum, I have to Clse it and that just drops me back to my desktop. I have also tried the suggestions posted on here but nothing seems to cure it.
I am also in the mind that this has been caused by an update, so hopefully MS will get round to doing a fix for it. It's already been suggested to me to download another broswer eg Firefox, but I don't really want to go down that road.
RE-INSTALLING I.E. I went to Microsoft site, you have to edit the registry before you can do this as you will get the message that "This is already installed etc etc"
Dave T

COVKID

Have a look at Windows security updates today , post No.8 on this forum. Could this be the problem as it happened after you updated

starlite_2

thanks..i've tried downloading new updates and still same problem..argh!

electron_3

starlite wrote:

thanks..i've tried downloading new updates and still same problem..argh!

Did you try sfc /scannow ?

starlite_2

hi..yes tried but failed as we don't have the xp disk.
i've unistalled and reinstalled again but still no luck..