Apr 7, 2008

Bring Internet Explorer 7 back on track

Microsoft has offered an IE7 troubleshooting guide, but to save our time just follow these:

-1st check for Windows updates,
-2nd scan your computer for viruses,
-3rd reset the browser to its default settings by clicking Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > Reset (a last resort,if you don't mind losing your customizations)
-4rth disable your add-ons and toolbars, and enable them one at a time to find the one causing the problem.

Before you follow option 3 or 4, try what Microsoft describes as options 5, 6, and 7: Delete your temporary Internet files, browser history, and cookies.That is quite simple, but will reload the site slowly which you have already visited and mostly, the likeliest source of the problem. Choose Tools > Internet Options > General, click Delete under Browsing History, and select Delete files under Temporary Internet Files, History, and Cookies.Click Yes at each warning and then Close and click OK.

If the problem still arise then go to open IE7 with no add-ons or toolbars enabled,click Start > Run (in XP), or press the Windows key (in Vista),type iexplore.exe -extoff,and hit Enter. If the problem is solved then close internet explorer and reopen it normally.Disable all your add-ons: Click Tools > Manage Add-ons > Enable or Disable Add-ons, select the add-ons one at a time, and then click Disable for each, but keep one enabled. If internet explorer works fine,enable another one and test yuor browser again. Enable the addons one by one until the problem is resolved. When it does, you've found the solution for it.

In the event that none of these steps cures what ails IE7, it's time to break out the big guns: Boot into Safe Mode with Networking, log into a different user account, or go the clean boot route. Microsoft offers step by step guides for these and other IE7 advancedtroubleshooting techniques.

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