IE9 Crashing

paulmac

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I have just built a pc using
Krypton Intel Core i7 960 3.20GHz @ 4.00GHz Overclocked Bundle
OcUK GeForce GTX 560 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Antec 850w psu and case
1 tb hard disk

Anyway I installed the OS but used a 32 bit Windows 7 ultimate instead of 64 bit Windows 7, It worked ok except for IE9 crashing as soon as you went into IE9. (this is before installing any other software) So I installed Chrome which worked fine.

I then did a full reinstall but using windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit. Again IE9 is crashing with the same (internet explorer is not responding), This is before any other software is installed. Chrome however works fine. BF3 is working as is BF2 etc etc.

Why is such a simple program like Internet Explorer crashing ?? Its not memory or graphics intensive, I have tried deleting cookies, temp files, resetting to defaults etc in internet explorer, both options of ie9(64 bit and 32 bit) I am bewildered.
 
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Windows 7 shouldnt come with IE9 ?

So after installing you did all the windows updates before testing if IE8 loads?

Really IE is an awful browser and shouldnt be used, but to be fair there are some really awful programs out there that still use it, so it would be a pain if some app tryed to load a site and then just crashed.
 
You need to ascertain whether this is the cause of an unstable overclock or a software problem.

My money is on software but better safe than sorry.. stress using whatever takes your fancy - Prime95 on 8 threads would be ideal.

As IE9 crashes on boot every time, over two seperate installs of a different OS, it would seem likely to me that there's a problem with the config on the machine. Have you changed registry settings to put programs on a different partition/drive by any chance? If so, have you copied all the default programs and files to the new location?

Let me know how this gets on, keen to hear the outcome.
 
Sorry I can't really help, but I had nothing but problems with IE9 on my laptop. Even after going back to IE8, it left it's mark. I'm just gald i didn't install it on my main machine.

Unless there is specific reason for IE9, i would revert back at see if it's all ok.

I'll move this Windows too... You may get some better input there.
 
One option that may be worth looking at in IE9 advancd options is Enabling Software page rendering (Hardware on by default).

Also Enabling hardware video and page rendering in crome might show any issues (software enabled by default).
 
There is nothing wrong with IE as a browser - there is obviously something up with that specific configuration. As above, turn off gpu acceleration to see if that makes a difference. Also, what plugins (if any) have you got running?
 
So after installing windows 7, the next thing you installed was IE9?

If this is the case, remove IE9 & update to Win7 Service Pack 1 then apply all other updates before installing IE9.
 
I've recently built my PC and upgrade to IE9 no problems whatsoever, and yes make sure you install all the windows update.
 
ShakenNstirred said:
you always get these post when anyone dare to say IE
some of us do like IE over FF and Chrome
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You may like it, but are you safe using it? General consensus from security professionals is never to use any version of IE to view websites on the internet, and only to use IE for viewing intranet websites.

I'm guessing that the OP is a home user that mainly uses his browser to view internet website pages. In this case he should not be using IE8/9/whatever as it's a major risk to the integrity and security of his system/data, not to mention that he could easily become one of the botnet/spam legion and a major pain in the a**e for all of the rest of us.
 
two00lbwaster said:
You may like it, but are you safe using it? General consensus from security professionals is never to use any version of IE to view websites on the internet, and only to use IE for viewing intranet websites.

I'm guessing that the OP is a home user that mainly uses his browser to view internet website pages. In this case he should not be using IE8/9/whatever as it's a major risk to the integrity and security of his system/data, not to mention that he could easily become one of the botnet/spam legion and a major pain in the a**e for all of the rest of us.
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take it you believe everything your told from these so called experts, its not a major risk at all
im a 100% only home user and have been using IE since v1 without any problems.
so much scare mongering on the net, 99.9% of those so called security holes wont effect anyone
if you read when these holes are found it says "could be a potential problem" and not WILL be a problem
 
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ShakenNstirred said:
take it you believe everything your told from these so called experts, its not a major risk at all
im a 100% only home user and have been using IE since v1 without any problems.
so much scare mongering on the net, 99.9% of those so called security holes wont effect anyone
if you read when these holes are found it says "could be a potential problem" and not WILL be a problem
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I keep up with the latest security threats, like buqu, and holes in the IE sandboxing expose the OS itself, rather than just the program process of alternative browsers.

You might want to ask yourself why some AV software has taken to sandboxing the iexplorer.exe process by default whilst you're using your favoured browser out there on the internet.

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/internet-explorer-9-haunted-by-critical-security-vulnerabilities/9590
 
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chances are that IE is the biggest entry point for any malware and/or viruii. If you prefer using IE then just be aware that your have a greater chance of being infected than if you chose a different browser. A simple way to stop a great deal of IE related problems is using Spybot Search and Destroy (or similar) which will stop the bad websites using your host file (called immunisation in Spybot).
I would however see if any other browsers take your fancy, Chrome and Firefox are probably the best 2 out there for 90% of people, and both have the Adblock extension which is a godsend
 
Gahhh, tears out hair, It started crashing again. Also seem to have the odd crash in Sage accounts. Crashes the first time then works. BF3 is doing the same crashes the first time then works after that. Something isnt quite right. Sql Express which is needed for sage act wont run the SQL Browser service. I am beginning to suspect hardware isue but it is strange that windows 7 isnt fully crashing just the individual applications. Anyone know of a good memory and motherboard test ?
 
ShakenNstirred said:
take it you believe everything your told from these so called experts, its not a major risk at all
im a 100% only home user and have been using IE since v1 without any problems.
so much scare mongering on the net, 99.9% of those so called security holes wont effect anyone
if you read when these holes are found it says "could be a potential problem" and not WILL be a problem
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It's not IE as such, but usually the activex and other entry points that are the problem. However, as IE is such a flaky product up to IE9, I would not recommend it to anyone, and you have been lucky or have a virus/malware you don't know about during your long time with what is regarded as a sub standard browser. You will no doubt be pleased to know that Safari on Windows is now the easiest to hack though...
 
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