Whats wrong with my internet explorer? Having trouble getting it to work.?

Question

After i download Internet Explorer 7 it says I have to restart my computer for it to work..i restart my computer and when it gets to the desktop it is nowhere to be found..i click on start then all programs and it isnt there..anyone know whats going wrong? Thanks.

Answer 1

That's pretty strange, but check to see if it's installed go to your run box and enter "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE"

If it runs then IE is installed and you can create shortcut for your desktop using the file menu in IE.. File>Send>Shortcut to desktop.

Answer 2

This is what you should do. Go to Control Panel, click Add/Remove Programs, look for the Internet Explorer 7, and uninstall it. Then download Internet Explorer 6 at http://www.download.com
Then go to http://www.mozilla.com and download Mozilla Firefox instead. I assure you, you will encounter more problems with IE7. I think IE7 is best to use on a Windows Vista computer.

Answer 3

as good as mcafee is, it doesn't detect all viruses, and is not tuned well to trojans and spyware. I suggest getting AVG free edition (anti-virus), AdAware (get the original, not the new pretenders) and Spybot Search and Destroy. Scan wilth all of these, and then see how explorer reacts. Even better, get Netscape, Firefox, or ANY other browser other than explorer. Explorer is the target of almost every hacker out there making viruses and trojans. It's quite likely you have a poorly written trojan (or trojan written to exploit a different version of Internut Exploder) and is causing your issues. One thing you can do is delete EXPLORER.EXE. The OS will automatically replace it with a copy from it's archives as part of the OS's self protection (if running XP). Try that only if running the AVG and adaware and spyboy don't help.

Answer 4

This is happening because MS upgraded again. Go to start menu - control panel- add and remove programs - then click on Set Program Access and defaults. ( On left hand side)Then click on Custom (put the little dot in the circle) and then -Use my current web browser. or on internet explorer if the current web browser doesn't work.
good luck.