"Postilion" wrote:

> On May 14, 12:55 pm, ChrisRobt <ChrisR...@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
> > Last week I "upgraded" IE7 and since then have been unable to access the
> > internet through IE7; after a couple hours on the phone with technical
> > support for my DSL provider and computer, we discovered the culprit was IE7.
> > I got a copy of Firefox from my husband and am now running that as my
> > browser. Is there any way to get IE7 running again, or should I just abandon
> > it and use Firefox?
> >
> > Christine
> > ChrisR...********.com
>
> Hi,
> IE7 can be pretty weird. Upgrades frequently go wrong. Especailly if
> it took a very long time to complete. That can mean some files were
> corrupted in the process. You can go to add/remove programs and
> uninstall the upgrade and that will usually fix it. If the install
> actually completed successfully without corruption. You need to go in
> and reconfigure the home page, setup trusted sites etc. IE 7 has
> enhanced security features and will block many things unless you
> explicitly say you want to go here or there. Go to tools, options and
> check out the security tab. Good luck.

It did take a long time to complete; I went to bed and when I got up, it was
still "loading" so I turned it off and back on again. It did that again each
time I turned my computer off for a couple days and then no longer worked.
I'll try uninstalling if I can find the upgrade.

Christine
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