Saturday I let windows do it's auto update here at work, and apparently it installed IE6 SP1 (I think SP1 is the latest). I have Windows 2000 Pro, and now when I open IE I just get an error, and it wants to know if I want to send a report, which I keep doing figuring if it happens enough maybe they'll do something...

So, for now I'm limited to surfing via Outlook, which freezes for about 10-20 seconds when I try open anything that requires a sepearate window, then gives me the same error trying to open IE does...

Is there anyway to downgrade IE? or am I stuck until Microsoft comes up with a fix?

 

anything in the event log to tell us more?

 

http://www.firefox.com

I have been using it for years and it's much faster/more reliable. PLease do yourself a favor and get it. I only use IE to visit sites where the programmers are too stupid to make the site IE/Netscape compatible. PLease, for the love of God, get Firefox.

 

Wait, RJS says IE is 'da bomb!!!

 

Well, to even download anything right now. I would have to download the install file on another computer... I might end up trying it though. One of the guys here has it on his laptop, and seems to like it...

I'll take a look...

As for the event log, can you tell me how to find it in IE?

thanks...

 

so was my last bowel movement....

 

Are you telepathetic? You can moves bowls with your mind?

 

....forgot how to spell....

 

Start -> Run
Type: sfc /scannow
Click OK
Follow the prompts
Reboot when System File Checker completes

Honestly. Give it a try. It could be a number or problems. Probably a bad library. This should fix it.

 

I'll see what I can find... However, I'm now running Firefox... gonna give it a try too...

 

Same here and no complaints.
closer9, you might want to disable that auto update option also.

 

No schitt....that stupid "feature" has gotten me into hot water one too many times....

 

EDIT: very funny. Someone took out the stupid programmer statement I wasnt offended.

ha ha. Thats me alright.

Its not a matter of being stupid though. FF doesnt support some of the tag attributes that IE does.

I try to be good when writing cross browser apps. Most people dont because 95% of most people that visit our site are in IE.

FF has more overhead as it caches alot more. It even caches JS. Not something I would want a browser to do.

They are both good browsers. I like IE because its integrated into the Filesystem.