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Windows Forum / Internet Explorer / General Topics / June 2008Re-install Internet Explorer 7 on Vista
I'm having trouble with Vista SP1, the latest IE 7 and the new Java 6 update 6 update. Can anyone help? IE 7 crashes *every* time I update to Java 6.6 and then validate the installation or access a Java-enabled Web site. This happens whether I use the "on-line" or "offline" Java installers. Each time it crashes, I get the "Data Execution Prevention" screen rearing its ugly head. I get no errors other than "Internet Explorer has stopped working". I'm then allowed to close it. I've followed MS's instructions on how to "reset" IE 7's settings, but while it did waste 5 minutes, it didn't help. Java 6.5 wasn't a problem, and Firefox 2.0.0.14 runs fine with Java 6.6 on the same machine. While IE 6 wasn't "officially" able to be uninstalled on Windows XP, I know MS had a way of tricking XP into thinking IE 6 wasn't there, so you could re-install it. Is there *anything* like that for IE 7 on Vista? I've had a few other problems with it (such as it crashing when I accept the ActiveX software for logmein.com), so if I could just start over with it, I'm sure I'd be better off. Any ideas? Thanks! Steve Hi, Try uninstalling all versions of Java and reinstalling the current version per this post: http://www.aumha.net/viewtopic.php?p=190298#p190298 Just a question- not a recommendation... Is UAC (User Account Control) enabled on your computer? Hope this helps, Don [MS MVP- IE] > I'm having trouble with Vista SP1, the latest IE 7 and the new Java 6 update > 6 update. Can anyone help? [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Steve Don, Thanks, but I've ripped out all previous versions of Java, and no, UAC is not active on the machine. Again, Firefox doesn't have a problem with any version of Java, so I don't think the problem is with Java. Steve > Hi, > Try uninstalling all versions of Java and reinstalling the current version [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > > > Steve Hi, Try runnning JavaRa- http://www.aumha.net/viewtopic.php?p=190298#p190298 Try installing Java with UAC enabled. Don [MS MVP- IE] > Don, > Thanks, but I've ripped out all previous versions of Java, and no, UAC is [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Steve > > Hi, > > Try uninstalling all versions of Java and reinstalling the current version [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Just a question- not a recommendation... Is UAC (User Account Control) > > enabled on your computer? > > > I'm having trouble with Vista SP1, the latest IE 7 and the new Java 6 > > update [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > > > > > Steve Thanks, Don! JavaRa didn't find much, but between that and enabling UAC, I was able to get Java 6 update 6 to work. JavaRa found two old files that it couldn't remove in the \system32 directory. (I use Revo Uninstaller to clean the machine before any Java updates, so there wasn't much left.) But, somehow between that and enabling UAC, it all works! Thanks again, but I'm still wondering if there's a way to re-install IE 7? I don't know if I'll still have my ActiveX problems after all this, but I still don't feel IE 7 is "fixed". Steve > Hi, > Try runnning JavaRa- http://www.aumha.net/viewtopic.php?p=190298#p190298 [quoted text clipped - 57 lines] > > > > > > > > Steve Hi, IE7 can't be reinstalled on Vista- SFC is the closest you can get to a reinstall. 936212- How to repair the operating system and how to restore the operating system configuration to an earlier point in time in Windows Vista: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936212/en-us Your ActiveX problem is probably not due to corrupted IE files or a bad installation of IE7. Another program may be contributing to the logmein problem- perhaps a security program attempting to block the ActiveX control. Are your Security> Internet zone settings at default levels? Have you checked with logmein support? Are there known issues with logmein and IE7/Vista? Don [MS MVP- IE] > Thanks, Don! > JavaRa didn't find much, but between that and enabling UAC, I was able to [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Steve > > Hi, > > Try runnning JavaRa- http://www.aumha.net/viewtopic.php?p=190298#p190298 > > > > Try installing Java with UAC enabled. > > > Don, > > > Thanks, but I've ripped out all previous versions of Java, and no, UAC is [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > > > > > Steve > > > > Hi, > > > > Try uninstalling all versions of Java and reinstalling the current [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > > > > > > > > > > Steve Well, this was a brand-new machine with a fresh Vista installation. It didn't even have SP1 on it yet, and logmein.com's ActiveX control wouldn't install without IE 7 crashing. IE 7 had all the default settings in place, since it was a new installation. Firefox had no problem with the logmein.com software, though it used Java to accomplish the remote control, since it doesn't support ActiveX. So, I'm using Firefox for logmein.com, and IE 7 for most other things. (Now that I've "reset" IE 7, I guess I can try the ActiveX control again, just for old times' sake....) I was hoping there would be some way to trick Vista and be able to re-install IE 7. Kind of makes you wonder what people are going to do if an IE 7 file or Registry entry becomes corrupt or deleted. Thanks again for all your help, Don. At least this problem is solved! Steve > Hi, > IE7 can't be reinstalled on Vista- SFC is the closest you can get to a [quoted text clipped - 102 lines] > > > > > > > > > > > > Steve Just to chime in here... IE 7 is not a separate program that you install on Windows Vista. So the typical 'just reinstall the program' advice does not apply. Internet Explorer is part of the operating system. So your question really is: "Kind of makes you wonder what people are going to do if an /operating system/ file or registry entry becomes corrupt or deleted." If this happens you usually have to reinstall the operating system (or restore a backup.) If you know specifically which file or registry entry is corrupted or missing, you may be able to extract the file (e.g. from your installation DVD) or re-create the registry entry. Operating system files do not generally get corrupted or go missing, because of the operating system's built-in protections and because most users have security software that would stop or at least flag that kind of activity. Malware can and will attack the operating system but it still has to overcome the user's security setup. --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est > Well, this was a brand-new machine with a fresh Vista installation. It didn't > even have SP1 on it yet, and logmein.com's ActiveX control wouldn't install [quoted text clipped - 117 lines] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Steve Hi, Many OEM computers come with one or more third-party security programs installed (McAfee, Norton, etc.) Did yours? I would try to rule out a third-party program as the cause of the ActiveX problem. 936214- How to troubleshoot compatibility problems that affect IE7 in Windows Vista: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936214 Don [MS MVP- IE] > Well, this was a brand-new machine with a fresh Vista installation. It didn't > even have SP1 on it yet, and logmein.com's ActiveX control wouldn't install [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Steve > > Hi, > > IE7 can't be reinstalled on Vista- SFC is the closest you can get to a [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > checked with logmein support? Are there known issues with logmein and > > IE7/Vista? > > > Thanks, Don! > > > JavaRa didn't find much, but between that and enabling UAC, I was able to [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > > > > > Steve > > > > Hi, > > > > Try runnning JavaRa- http://www.aumha.net/viewtopic.php?p=190298#p190298 > > > > > > > > Try installing Java with UAC enabled. > > > > > Don, > > > > > Thanks, but I've ripped out all previous versions of Java, and no, UAC [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > > > > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > Try uninstalling all versions of Java and reinstalling the current [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > > > > ActiveX > > > > > > > software for logmein.com), so if I could just start over with it, I'm > > > > sure I'd be better off. Any ideas? > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Steve |
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