IE 8 on my XP machine works fine right after installing. But VERY soon.
Refuses to connect to the web. IE8 goes through it's networking help. I
choose the correct wireless network. After a day or after a reboots or
whatever.....IE8 refuses to connect AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This stops Firefox
and Chrome from also connecting. I have to AGAIN, worthless trash browser,
go through the network connection wizard in IE8 to again connect. time goes
by and guess what. Worthless piece of trash stops the web again. Again IE 8
can't connect to the web. AGAIN Firefox can't connect to the web....again
chrome can't connect to the web. WHY because worthless IE 8 out of the blue
decided so. What do I have to do....I have to again go through IE 8's
network connection wizard....trash.

IE 7 of course DOES NOT have this problem.

I am going to uninstall this IE 8 and never install another microsoft
product. until 2015.

If IE and FF and Chrome cannot connect, something's VERY wrong with your
computer and installing IE8 did not cause it.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002

american.angry wrote:
> IE 8 on my XP machine works fine right after installing. But VERY soon.
> Refuses to connect to the web. IE8 goes through it's networking help. I
> choose the correct wireless network. After a day or after a reboots or
> whatever.....IE8 refuses to connect AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This stops
> Firefox
> and Chrome from also connecting. I have to AGAIN, worthless trash
> browser,
> go through the network connection wizard in IE8 to again connect. time
> goes
> by and guess what. Worthless piece of trash stops the web again. Again
> IE
> 8 can't connect to the web. AGAIN Firefox can't connect to the
> web....again
> chrome can't connect to the web. WHY because worthless IE 8 out of the
> blue
> decided so. What do I have to do....I have to again go through IE 8's
> network connection wizard....trash.
>
> IE 7 of course DOES NOT have this problem.
>
> I am going to uninstall this IE 8 and never install another microsoft
> product. until 2015.

Normally I would agree with you, but this problem doesn't happen with IE 7.
IE7 just uses the given Internet windows uses(wireless card on a desktop).
IE 8 on the other hand has it's own network connection wizard that some how
interrupts where IE 7 doesn't have that problem. Not only that, this problem
is on all 5 computers in this lab I believe. Now I will have to say, these
computers have some sort of special company anti-privacy software on them.
It could be that those company programs are blocking the web short term, but
why would IE 8's wizard reset the web???

Again IE 7 doesn't have this problem. Not at ALL!



"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> If IE and FF and Chrome cannot connect, something's VERY wrong with your
> computer and installing IE8 did not cause it.
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>
> american.angry wrote:
> > IE 8 on my XP machine works fine right after installing. But VERY soon.
> > Refuses to connect to the web. IE8 goes through it's networking help. I
> > choose the correct wireless network. After a day or after a reboots or
> > whatever.....IE8 refuses to connect AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This stops
> > Firefox
> > and Chrome from also connecting. I have to AGAIN, worthless trash
> > browser,
> > go through the network connection wizard in IE8 to again connect. time
> > goes
> > by and guess what. Worthless piece of trash stops the web again. Again
> > IE
> > 8 can't connect to the web. AGAIN Firefox can't connect to the
> > web....again
> > chrome can't connect to the web. WHY because worthless IE 8 out of the
> > blue
> > decided so. What do I have to do....I have to again go through IE 8's
> > network connection wizard....trash.
> >
> > IE 7 of course DOES NOT have this problem.
> >
> > I am going to uninstall this IE 8 and never install another microsoft
> > product. until 2015.
>
>

Something else...I thought of. I installed IE 8 a few weeks ago. Had this
problem. Uninstalled, had NO PROBLEM....yesterday installed again...problem
came back.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> If IE and FF and Chrome cannot connect, something's VERY wrong with your
> computer and installing IE8 did not cause it.
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>
> american.angry wrote:
> > IE 8 on my XP machine works fine right after installing. But VERY soon.
> > Refuses to connect to the web. IE8 goes through it's networking help. I
> > choose the correct wireless network. After a day or after a reboots or
> > whatever.....IE8 refuses to connect AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This stops
> > Firefox
> > and Chrome from also connecting. I have to AGAIN, worthless trash
> > browser,
> > go through the network connection wizard in IE8 to again connect. time
> > goes
> > by and guess what. Worthless piece of trash stops the web again. Again
> > IE
> > 8 can't connect to the web. AGAIN Firefox can't connect to the
> > web....again
> > chrome can't connect to the web. WHY because worthless IE 8 out of the
> > blue
> > decided so. What do I have to do....I have to again go through IE 8's
> > network connection wizard....trash.
> >
> > IE 7 of course DOES NOT have this problem.
> >
> > I am going to uninstall this IE 8 and never install another microsoft
> > product. until 2015.
>
>

Don't blame Internet Explorer...it's not "IE 8's network connection
wizard"...IE, like Firefox and Chrome, is a web browser, not a network
management utility. My network works just fine with IE 8.

To solve your problem, you need to examine your network configuration
settings. You may also want to check your firewall rules. A good place
to start is the resources available from the manufacturer of your
network equipment.

If you're using Windows Wireless Zero Configuration to manage your
network, as do I, there are Microsoft newsgroups that cover networking.
---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

american.angry wrote:
> IE 8 on my XP machine works fine right after installing. But VERY soon.
> Refuses to connect to the web. IE8 goes through it's networking help. I
> choose the correct wireless network. After a day or after a reboots or
> whatever.....IE8 refuses to connect AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This stops Firefox
> and Chrome from also connecting. I have to AGAIN, worthless trash browser,
> go through the network connection wizard in IE8 to again connect. time goes
> by and guess what. Worthless piece of trash stops the web again. Again IE 8
> can't connect to the web. AGAIN Firefox can't connect to the web....again
> chrome can't connect to the web. WHY because worthless IE 8 out of the blue
> decided so. What do I have to do....I have to again go through IE 8's
> network connection wizard....trash.
>
> IE 7 of course DOES NOT have this problem.
>
> I am going to uninstall this IE 8 and never install another microsoft
> product. until 2015.

Again, installing IE8 could not possibly have caused other browsers to fail.
The environment in which you installed it could have.

1. If you don't own the computer in question, you should NOT be upgrading
IE, period.

2. The various security measures put in place by your employer may well be
related to the problems you encountered after installing IE8. These include
any GPOs and Admin Templates.

3. For best results, you should disable (a) the anti-virus application, (b)
all real-time "system protections" (e.g., those afforded by any third-party
application, (c) any third-party firewall and then (d) enable the Windows
Firewall prior to installing AND uninstalling an IE upgrade.

No-charge support for Internet Explorer 8 installation, set-up and usage
(only) is available via the phone based on your locale through 31 December
2009. *Customers must be running Windows XP or Windows Vista in a non-domain
environment*.
=> US & CA Residents: 1-866-234-6020
=> Other locales: https://support.microsoft.com/oas/de...px?&prid=13043
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


american.angry wrote:
> Something else...I thought of. I installed IE 8 a few weeks ago. Had this
> problem. Uninstalled, had NO PROBLEM....yesterday installed
> again...problem
> came back.
<paste>
> Normally I would agree with you, but this problem doesn't happen with IE
> 7.
> IE7 just uses the given Internet windows uses(wireless card on a desktop).
> IE 8 on the other hand has it's own network connection wizard that some
> how
> interrupts where IE 7 doesn't have that problem. Not only that, this
> problem is on all 5 computers in this lab I believe. Now I will have to
> say, these computers have some sort of special company anti-privacy
> software on them. It could be that those company programs are blocking the
> web short term, but why would IE 8's wizard reset the web???
</paste>
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>> If IE and FF and Chrome cannot connect, something's VERY wrong with your
>> computer and installing IE8 did not cause it.
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>>
>> american.angry wrote:
>>> IE 8 on my XP machine works fine right after installing. But VERY soon.
>>> Refuses to connect to the web. IE8 goes through it's networking help.
>>> I
>>> choose the correct wireless network. After a day or after a reboots or
>>> whatever.....IE8 refuses to connect AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This stops
>>> Firefox
>>> and Chrome from also connecting. I have to AGAIN, worthless trash
>>> browser,
>>> go through the network connection wizard in IE8 to again connect. time
>>> goes
>>> by and guess what. Worthless piece of trash stops the web again. Again
>>> IE
>>> 8 can't connect to the web. AGAIN Firefox can't connect to the
>>> web....again
>>> chrome can't connect to the web. WHY because worthless IE 8 out of the
>>> blue
>>> decided so. What do I have to do....I have to again go through IE 8's
>>> network connection wizard....trash.
>>>
>>> IE 7 of course DOES NOT have this problem.
>>>
>>> I am going to uninstall this IE 8 and never install another microsoft
>>> product. until 2015.