Windows XP Pro SP3 with all priority patches -- with the IE8 high priority patch reverted.

Using Zone Alarms Internet Security Suite 8.0.298.035 for both anti-virus, anti-spyware and
firewall. They are always running.

Please note all of these were installed and operational when IE7 was originally working -- before I
applied one high priority patch (IE8) too many.

AFAIK, no Norton or McAfee product has been installed since the last rebuild of this machine.

I found a script that is supposed to list all system restore points and it only listed the ones for
July 2 and 3. It appears something wiped out all of my system restore points before the July 2 one
was created. (I also tried accessing them from System Restore and it also only listed the two
repair points.)

According to MS Updates the last update applied to the machine was The 2007 Microsoft Office Suite
Service Pack 2 (SP2) on June 14, 2009. It says IE8 was installed on June 14, 2009 -- before Office
2007 SP2 was applied. (Office 2007 SP2 is not removable so I doubt I could go back before IE8 was
installed as that would require rolling back the Office 2007 SP2 patch. I removed IE8 on June 20,
2009.


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP******.com> wrote:

>Please state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; Vista x64 SP2) when
>posting to this newsgroup.
>
>What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your
>subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)?
>What third-party firewall (if any)? Were any of these applications running
>in the background when you installed and/or uninstalled IE8?
>
>Has a Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on this machine
>(e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought it)?
>
>Just asking for now!! Do NOT use such a Restore Point yet!! => Do you have
>an available Restore Point which predates the install of IE8?