Uninstalling IE8 automatically restores your previous IE version (e.g.,
IE7).

As you've discovered that your security settings were causing the problem,
one assumes you'd have seen the same behavior in IE7.


SirMatthew wrote:
> 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.