Recently, one of IETips.net users have reported that her IE8 is crashing on startup and the issue persists even after reverting to IE7. She was much annoyed with the behavior of IE.

The solution that was recommended by me helped in resolving the same. Here is what I’ve recommended:

1. Uninstall IE8 from Add/Remove programs (This will take out the other updates related to IE8 too)

2. Uninstall any third party tool bars.

3. Download IE8 from MS website and install it.

However, to isolate the root cause, first I recommend to run IE in No Add-on Mode. This will help you to identify if the issue is with IE or any of the add-on that you have installed. Once you were able to start IE without any issues in No Add-on mode, it means an add-on which you have installed/enabled is causing the issue. You should perform a trail and error check to identify the add-on which is causing the issue and take out that add-on.

Also, this issue causes due to some free AntiVirus programs that are installed. Disable it, if one is installed on your PC.

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Windows 7 allows you to disable/uninstall Internet Explorer. Follow the steps outlined below:

1. Goto Control Panel and find out the “All Control Panel Options”
2. Click “Programs and Features”
3. Click “Turn Windows Features On or Off” in the left pane.
4. Find out Internet Explorer 8 listed in the program list.
5. uncheck the option.

Click OK and rebook the system.

Once the system is restarted, you will not see any instances of IE8.

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Issue - After upgrading to Internet Explorer 8, you may experience the “Internet Explorer is currently running with add-ons disabled. Click here to manage” message as shown in the below screen shot:

Cause - This issue happens because of one of the following:

• Upgrading to Internet Explorer 8 from Internet Explorer 7 when some of the tool bars are enabled.
• IE is running under a normal user account which doesn’t have administrative rights.

Resolution - To resolve this issue, perform the steps mentioned below:

Step # 1:

1. Open Internet Explorer
2. Click Tools, Internet Options
3. Click Advanced tab, and then click Reset.
4. Follow the on-screen directions.
5. Close and re-open Internet Explorer.

Step # 2:

1. Click Start, Right-click the IE icon
2. Click “Properties”
3. Click Shortcut tab
4. Click “Advanced” button
5. Check the box that says “Run as administrator”
6. Click OK.

Step # 3:

1. Click Start
2. Right-click Internet Explorer icon
3. Click Properties
4. Ensure that -extoff switch is not added. Incase, if you find the -extoff, simply select and remove
5. Click OK.

Step # 4:

Goto Add or Remove programs and uninstall any Toolbars installed such as Developer Toolbar, Yahoo! or google toolbar.

Restart the Internet Explorer and you may browse with Add-ons enabled.

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