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Brian - 28 Jun 2008 16:00 GMT

I have installed internet explorer 7 and sp3. when I open internet explorer
it never loads the progress bar just gets half way to full. I have emptied
caches, opened withhout add ons, but it still does not work. The problem
seems to have started after my ip adress was changed through my wireless
router(belkin). I am able to use my aol browser with no problems. I have
windows xp home, compaq presario laptop, intel celeron. Any advice on how to
get internet explorer working again would be greatly appreciated. thank you

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PA Bear [MS MVP] - 28 Jun 2008 17:10 GMT

Which was installed first, IE7 or WinXP SP3?

=> Does this behavior persist if you start IE7 in No Add-ons mode? To start
IE7 in No Add-ons mode:

1. Right-click on the blue IE desktop icon and select Start without Add-ons;
or

2. Start > (All) Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Internet Explorer
(No add-ons).

Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer’s (No Add-ons) Mode:
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx

=> Does the problem persist if you Reset IE7 Advanced settings (RIES)?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737 <= Read before using!

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> I have installed internet explorer 7 and sp3. when I open internet
> explorer
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> get internet explorer working again would be greatly appreciated. thank
> you

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Brian - 28 Jun 2008 21:07 GMT

I installed IE7 first. The problem persists, in no add-on mode, and after I
reset IE7. Could this be a proxy issue? IP Issue? As I had mentioned in my
post IE has worked in the past until my IP adress was changed, I uninstalled
IE7 and then reinstalled it. Then I installed SP3 and the problem still
persists.

> Which was installed first, IE7 or WinXP SP3?
>
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> > get internet explorer working again would be greatly appreciated. thank
> > you

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PA Bear [MS MVP] - 28 Jun 2008 22:13 GMT

Changing your IP address should not cause IE not to load. Does IE load if
you reset your home page to Blank (via Control Panel | Internet Options)?
If you reboot into Safe Mode (with or without networking)?

Did the behavior persist after you'd reinstalled IE7 but before you'd
installed WinXP SP3?

What anti-virus application or security suite is installed? What
anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)? What third-party firewall
(if any)? Were any of these applications running in the background when you
(re)installed IE7? ...when you installed SP3?

What third-party toolbars are installed (e.g., Google; Yahoo; Windows Live;
Skype; Roboform)?

Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | make sure Show Updates is check |
scroll down and tell me what was the last security update for IE ["Security
Update for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB999999)"] installed and when was
it installed?

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> I installed IE7 first. The problem persists, in no add-on mode, and after
> I
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>>> get internet explorer working again would be greatly appreciated. thank
>>> you

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