3 installs later can t get ie vista work

I just can't get Internet Explorer to work in Vista. After each install, everything works pretty much OK, except for IE. I run it, a blank window comes up, and it just freezes. Very difficult to close too, and can't run anything else until it does close down! I'm reaching the stage that I'll have to reformat and reinstall XP all over again. I really want to try Vista, but I've now spent 2 days trying to get this to work. Can anyone shed anylight on this? Thanks Iain

imacken explained :

I just can't get Internet Explorer to work in Vista. After each install, everything works pretty much OK, except for IE. I run it, a blank window comes up, and it just freezes. Very difficult to close too, and can't run anything else until it does close down! I'm reaching the stage that I'll have to reformat and reinstall XP all over again. I really want to try Vista, but I've now spent 2 days trying to get this to work. Can anyone shed anylight on this? Thanks Iain

Have you tried a different browser? I'm using firefix with no problems. Trying a different browser would at least determine whether or not your problem is IE itself.

Yes I've tried Firefox, and it works fine! Still would rather IE worked though.
"Top" wrote:

imacken explained : I just can't get Internet Explorer to work in Vista. After each install, everything works pretty much OK, except for IE. I run it, a blank window comes up, and it just freezes. Very difficult to close too, and can't run anything else until it does close down! I'm reaching the stage that I'll have to reformat and reinstall XP all over again. I really want to try Vista, but I've now spent 2 days trying to get this to work. Can anyone shed anylight on this? Thanks Iain
Have you tried a different browser? I'm using firefix with no problems. Trying a different browser would at least determine whether or not your problem is IE itself.

Do you have Java 1.5 plug-in installed? This is causing some people problems. If so, uninstall it and then use the Java 6 Beta instead.
-- Ted Stevens taught me everything I know about putting internets in tubes...
"imacken" wrote in message

Yes I've tried Firefox, and it works fine! Still would rather IE worked though.
"Top" wrote:
imacken explained : I just can't get Internet Explorer to work in Vista. After each install, everything works pretty much OK, except for IE. I run it, a blank window comes up, and it just freezes. Very difficult to close too, and can't run anything else until it does close down! I'm reaching the stage that I'll have to reformat and reinstall XP all over again. I really want to try Vista, but I've now spent 2 days trying to get this to work. Can anyone shed anylight on this? Thanks Iain
Have you tried a different browser? I'm using firefix with no problems. Trying a different browser would at least determine whether or not your problem is IE itself.

Mark Thanks for that. I downloaded Java 6 Beta but haven't installed it yet because I think I know what theproblem is. It's UAC. If I switch it off, then everything is fine with ie, if I switch it back on then I just get a blank window and it freezes! I'll test out this theory today, see if it holds out, and post later.
"Mark D. VandenBerg" wrote:

Do you have Java 1.5 plug-in installed? This is causing some people problems. If so, uninstall it and then use the Java 6 Beta instead.
-- Ted Stevens taught me everything I know about putting internets in tubes...
"imacken" wrote in message Yes I've tried Firefox, and it works fine! Still would rather IE worked though.
"Top" wrote:
imacken explained : I just can't get Internet Explorer to work in Vista. After each install, everything works pretty much OK, except for IE. I run it, a blank window comes up, and it just freezes. Very difficult to close too, and can't run anything else until it does close down! I'm reaching the stage that I'll have to reformat and reinstall XP all over again. I really want to try Vista, but I've now spent 2 days trying to get this to work. Can anyone shed anylight on this? Thanks Iain
Have you tried a different browser? I'm using firefix with no problems. Trying a different browser would at least determine whether or not your problem is IE itself.

Yep, definitely UAC. If I turn it off, everything is OK, but whenever I turn it back on, IE just freezes with an empty window and nothing at all after that.
"imacken" wrote:

Mark Thanks for that. I downloaded Java 6 Beta but haven't installed it yet because I think I know what theproblem is. It's UAC. If I switch it off, then everything is fine with ie, if I switch it back on then I just get a blank window and it freezes! I'll test out this theory today, see if it holds out, and post later.
"Mark D. VandenBerg" wrote:
Do you have Java 1.5 plug-in installed? This is causing some people problems. If so, uninstall it and then use the Java 6 Beta instead.
-- Ted Stevens taught me everything I know about putting internets in tubes...
"imacken" wrote in message Yes I've tried Firefox, and it works fine! Still would rather IE worked though.
"Top" wrote:
imacken explained : I just can't get Internet Explorer to work in Vista. After each install, everything works pretty much OK, except for IE. I run it, a blank window comes up, and it just freezes. Very difficult to close too, and can't run anything else until it does close down! I'm reaching the stage that I'll have to reformat and reinstall XP all over again. I really want to try Vista, but I've now spent 2 days trying to get this to work. Can anyone shed anylight on this? Thanks Iain
Have you tried a different browser? I'm using firefix with no problems. Trying a different browser would at least determine whether or not your problem is IE itself.

Dear imacken:
I think i am experiencing the same problem of IE freezing in Vista Beta 2. I plead ignorance of UAC. I tried starting IE and it still is blank I would appreciate assistance in how to locate and disable UAC. Thank you.
Stewart H. Spanier
"imacken" wrote:

Yep, definitely UAC. If I turn it off, everything is OK, but whenever I turn it back on, IE just freezes with an empty window and nothing at all after that.
"imacken" wrote:
Mark Thanks for that. I downloaded Java 6 Beta but haven't installed it yet because I think I know what theproblem is. It's UAC. If I switch it off, then everything is fine with ie, if I switch it back on then I just get a blank window and it freezes! I'll test out this theory today, see if it holds out, and post later.
"Mark D. VandenBerg" wrote:
Do you have Java 1.5 plug-in installed? This is causing some people problems. If so, uninstall it and then use the Java 6 Beta instead.
-- Ted Stevens taught me everything I know about putting internets in tubes...
"imacken" wrote in message Yes I've tried Firefox, and it works fine! Still would rather IE worked though.
"Top" wrote:
imacken explained : I just can't get Internet Explorer to work in Vista. After each install, everything works pretty much OK, except for IE. I run it, a blank window comes up, and it just freezes. Very difficult to close too, and can't run anything else until it does close down! I'm reaching the stage that I'll have to reformat and reinstall XP all over again. I really want to try Vista, but I've now spent 2 days trying to get this to work. Can anyone shed anylight on this? Thanks Iain
Have you tried a different browser? I'm using firefix with no problems. Trying a different browser would at least determine whether or not your problem is IE itself.

Access your user account in the control panel by your favourite method. Mine is, click Start and type "user." One of the options is "Change security settings." Click on that. (Probably have to agree to some warning to open it) Uncheck the checkbox for UAC. Click "Okay." Reboot. Ignore the red warning shield in your system tray.
-- Ted Stevens taught me everything I know about putting internets in tubes...
"Stewart H. Spanier" wrote in message

Dear imacken:
I think i am experiencing the same problem of IE freezing in Vista Beta 2. I plead ignorance of UAC. I tried starting IE and it still is blank I would appreciate assistance in how to locate and disable UAC. Thank you.
Stewart H. Spanier
"imacken" wrote:
Yep, definitely UAC. If I turn it off, everything is OK, but whenever I turn it back on, IE just freezes with an empty window and nothing at all after that.
"imacken" wrote:
Mark Thanks for that. I downloaded Java 6 Beta but haven't installed it yet because I think I know what theproblem is. It's UAC. If I switch it off, then everything is fine with ie, if I switch it back on then I just get a blank window and it freezes! I'll test out this theory today, see if it holds out, and post later.
"Mark D. VandenBerg" wrote:
Do you have Java 1.5 plug-in installed? This is causing some people problems. If so, uninstall it and then use the Java 6 Beta instead.
-- Ted Stevens taught me everything I know about putting internets in tubes...
"imacken" wrote in message Yes I've tried Firefox, and it works fine! Still would rather IE worked though.
"Top" wrote:
imacken explained : I just can't get Internet Explorer to work in Vista. After each install, everything works pretty much OK, except for IE. I run it, a blank window comes up, and it just freezes. Very difficult to close too, and can't run anything else until it does close down! I'm reaching the stage that I'll have to reformat and reinstall XP all over again. I really want to try Vista, but I've now spent 2 days trying to get this to work. Can anyone shed anylight on this? Thanks Iain
Have you tried a different browser? I'm using firefix with no problems. Trying a different browser would at least determine whether or not your problem is IE itself.

Thank you for your help. After I wrote my posting it dawned on me what UAC stood for. So I felt stupid. I think my problem was correct by downloading the new Java Runtime environment as I have not disabled User Account Control (UAC). Thank you again.
"Mark D. VandenBerg" wrote:

Access your user account in the control panel by your favourite method. Mine is, click Start and type "user." One of the options is "Change security settings." Click on that. (Probably have to agree to some warning to open it) Uncheck the checkbox for UAC. Click "Okay." Reboot. Ignore the red warning shield in your system tray.
-- Ted Stevens taught me everything I know about putting internets in tubes...
"Stewart H. Spanier" wrote in message Dear imacken:
I think i am experiencing the same problem of IE freezing in Vista Beta 2. I plead ignorance of UAC. I tried starting IE and it still is blank I would appreciate assistance in how to locate and disable UAC. Thank you.
Stewart H. Spanier
"imacken" wrote:
Yep, definitely UAC. If I turn it off, everything is OK, but whenever I turn it back on, IE just freezes with an empty window and nothing at all after that.
"imacken" wrote:
Mark Thanks for that. I downloaded Java 6 Beta but haven't installed it yet because I think I know what theproblem is. It's UAC. If I switch it off, then everything is fine with ie, if I switch it back on then I just get a blank window and it freezes! I'll test out this theory today, see if it holds out, and post later.
"Mark D. VandenBerg" wrote:
Do you have Java 1.5 plug-in installed? This is causing some people problems. If so, uninstall it and then use the Java 6 Beta instead.
-- Ted Stevens taught me everything I know about putting internets in tubes...
"imacken" wrote in message Yes I've tried Firefox, and it works fine! Still would rather IE worked though.
"Top" wrote:
imacken explained : I just can't get Internet Explorer to work in Vista. After each install, everything works pretty much OK, except for IE. I run it, a blank window comes up, and it just freezes. Very difficult to close too, and can't run anything else until it does close down! I'm reaching the stage that I'll have to reformat and reinstall XP all over again. I really want to try Vista, but I've now spent 2 days trying to get this to work. Can anyone shed anylight on this? Thanks Iain
Have you tried a different browser? I'm using firefix with no problems. Trying a different browser would at least determine whether or not your problem is IE itself.