I didn't try reinstalling. I was trying to avoid that. From what I am told,
it affected IE7 as well. I finally figured it out by changing my security
settings (temporarily) to allow it to run. Thanks for the suggestion!

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> If you uninstall IE8 & reboot, does the behavior persist in your previous IE
> version?
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>
>
> SirMatthew wrote:
> > I have a major issue with Facebook's photo uploader and IE8. When I click
> > to upload photos, I get the prompt to install the Active X control but
> > before I can click on install, I get an error message like "The
> > instruction
> > at "Ox..........." referenced memory at "........" The memory could not be
> > written and then the boot. Any ideas?
> >
> > The only answers other FB users give me is to use Firefox, to which I say,
> > WRONG! That's not even an answer! I want to know WHY it doesn't work. I
> > tried both compatibility mode and regular, no change. Using XP SP3, IE8,
> > all updated.
>
>