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Post by April on Oct 21, 2009 18:47:46 GMT
Does anyone know why internet explorer keeps crashing?
If im on the internet for an hour it could crash at least twice or three times..,,, it is really frustration.... any help appreciated .
I have all the up to date virus scans and its internet explorer 8 i have.
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eff80
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Post by eff80 on Oct 21, 2009 22:07:57 GMT
Explorer is shite. Full stop. Download mozilla firefox. It's a google product and its faster, more stable and way way more secure than explorer.
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Post by April on Oct 22, 2009 11:46:26 GMT
Why does it keep crashing though?
I did download mozilla firefox and the toolbars are different.... i prefer explorer....
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Post by joepublic on Oct 22, 2009 12:40:45 GMT
All I know is Internet Explorer shouldn't be crashing that often, I use ver 8 and it's fine. Maybe it's not as good as Firefox but it's good enough.
When you say "crash" do you mean hanging or totally bombing out and closing itself down. How is your PC on memory? does it run low on memory much of the time?
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Post by Queenie on Oct 22, 2009 13:40:38 GMT
My google toolbar disappeared, and it won't come back, I think Internet Explorer killed it. But I still prefer internet explorer.
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Post by April on Oct 22, 2009 17:29:59 GMT
when it crashes i get an error notice telling me that explorer is shutting down, then it automatically starts up again.
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Post by joepublic on Oct 22, 2009 18:08:55 GMT
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Post by kway on Oct 22, 2009 19:26:30 GMT
april' mine has been doing that for a while now, and i thought it was something i did wrong.
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Post by April on Oct 23, 2009 19:17:44 GMT
well its only heading one way now as its happening more frequently, so i have backed everything up on an external hard drive anyway, just in case and until i sort out the problem...
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Post by joepublic on Oct 25, 2009 12:00:09 GMT
when it crashes i get an error notice telling me that explorer is shutting down, then it automatically starts up again. What operating system have you? If XP then try adjusting down the "hardware acceleration" for the display, it's usually set to full. This is where to find it, on the desktop start with right click and properties.  |
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Post by April on Oct 25, 2009 15:02:55 GMT
joe, thanks for that info, however I have Vista. I checked the properties and it doesn't exist like the above... if i find it or get sorted i will let you know. tnks again for that.
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Post by kway on Nov 13, 2009 8:00:47 GMT
my windows defender keeps telling me to check for new definitions.but when i do it still keeps on sayin check etc.i downloaded microsoft security essentials, and it looks like it's doin the same job as the defender.can anyone please tell me if they have my new one and does it work perfect.
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eff80
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Post by eff80 on Nov 13, 2009 23:22:24 GMT
Kway. If you wantto protect your computer microsoft products are not the way to go. Hackers attack them more than any other and they are full of holes...hence all the updates. Spybot is a free download and catches/prevents way more than any microsoft/norton etc. product. www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html is the website. It's free and it works. |
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Post by kway on Nov 14, 2009 15:19:46 GMT
thanks eff80 trying that.
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Post by April on Nov 14, 2009 21:31:40 GMT
download AVG 8.5 and ad-aware they are both free - the more "protection" the better I say!!!!!!!
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