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rovingcowboy



Joined: Jan 26, 2003
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PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2009 3:39 pm    Post subject: IE 8 does ..... what makes this happen?
okay now with that subject you expect a error or some type of trouble.

will its not doing any of those but it is causing some thing else and i don't know why it does it.

here is the situation.

i start ie 8 and as i am using it now. i can bring up the task manager
and find 2 to 3 iexplorer.exe's listed in the task manager's process tab.

i right click on one of them and close it trying to close the extra ie's and it closes all the ie's?

what for and why does ie 8 need to have multiple copys of the iexplorer.exe running ? or is it something my av or aspy programs can't find? Confused
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zlim



Joined: Mar 11, 2005
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PostPosted: Sat May 30, 2009 1:34 pm    Post subject:
It needs it because of the new tabbed browsing. If one tab is bad, it will not crash the entire browser. At least that is what I was lead to believe.
I don't have IE 7 nor IE 8 installed.
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PhotoCarp



Joined: Sep 06, 2007
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Location: New Jersey
PostPosted: Sun May 31, 2009 6:59 am    Post subject: Re: IE 8 does ..... what makes this happen? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
rovingcowboy wrote:
i start ie 8 and as i am using it now. i can bring up the task manager and find 2 to 3 iexplorer.exe's listed in the task manager's process tab.
i right click on one of them and close it trying to close the extra ie's and it closes all the ie's?


"Now that's just crazy talk." I mean, I believe you but what a bizarre thing for MS to do.

Upon further inspection I found that when I first open IE8 there are 2 instances in TaskMan. I opened up my 4 favorite sites in separate tabs and there are 4 instances. They were using up way more memory than Firefox with the same 4 tabs and several plug-ins (FF shows as 1 instance in TaskMan). If I set those 4 tabs as my IE8 home page then close and re-open it there are only 2 instances. However it is still using more system resources than FF. YMMV

I'll admit that this version of IE is a big improvement but not enough to warrant me switching from FF. Let your conscience be your guide.
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PhotoCarp



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Location: New Jersey
PostPosted: Sun May 31, 2009 10:01 am    Post subject: [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Oh and if that wasn't enough. I have XP Pro SP3 with IE8 installed. I do not have a shortcut to IE8 on my desktop. But I found this:
1) Open up Windows Explorer and click on Desktop
2) There's a System Folder named "Internet Explorer" along with My Documents, My Computer and My Network Places. Of the four, My Computer is the only icon on my desktop.
3) Delete the System Folder named "Internet Explorer".
4) I get a Confirm Delete window that says "Are you sure you want to delete the Internet Explorer icon form your desktop? To restore it later, go to Display in Control Panel." I click Yes and Internet Explorer is gone from the Desktop folder.
5) Press the F5 key.
6) Voila! It's back!
7) Go to Display in Control Panel. Click the Desktop tab, Click the Customize Desktop button. In the Desktop icons Internet Explorer is not in there. Only My Documents, My Computer and My Network Places.

Not looking for a solution but that sure is odd.
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drwho07



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Location: Central FL, USA
PostPosted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 12:14 pm    Post subject: [Login to view extended thread Info.]
I.E. is ODD!
That's why, (well, one reason anyway) I stopped using it years ago, when FF was still in diapers. Now that FF has grown up a bit and is totally house broken, I will use nothing else. Wink Very Happy

With the I.E.Tab add-on in Firefox, I still don't need I.E. (any version)

It just keeps life a lot simpler to NOT use I.E. at all.

Doc Cool
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rovingcowboy



Joined: Jan 26, 2003
Posts: 1515
PostPosted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 10:47 am    Post subject: [Login to view extended thread Info.]
trouble fixed.

i unplugged the damaged dell and now use this lenovo.

Cool
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