"JCW" <JCW@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2CC30435-CFE7-4F90-ADA2-8D1A2482F9E1@microsoft.com...
> Robert -- Thanks for all your efforts! They will undoubtedly help others
> besides me and Todd. For what it's worth, I had two furhter thoughts:
>

> 1) It can't hurt to send Micorsoft an automated problem report every time
> this happens.


As long as you don't get frustrated doing it. ; )


> 2) Do you know if upgrading to IE8 -- still under XP -- will help?


Not for this symptom.


> (I think this may require updating XP to SP3, which Lenovo is still advising against.


I don't know of such a requirement. In fact, IIRC, I had a heck of a time
trying to avoid IE8 in order to get AU to offer XPsp3 first. I wanted it
that way so I could uninstall IE8 without having to uninstall XPsp3 first.


> In any case, I don't trust IE8 yet -- since it's so new -- but a solution to
> this problem might make the risk worthwhile...


IE8 works fine for me, with useful new features too.


Good luck

Robert
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