1. Open Spybot and de-Immunize.
See this related discussion:
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general/browse_frm/thread/3ef37656ce18f036/579478566ac1ee9b
Also see:
Internet Explorer 8 takes longer than expected to start:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969938
2. Does the behavior persist if you start IE in No Add-ons mode? To start
IE in No Add-ons mode:
=> Right-click on the blue IE desktop icon and select Start without
Add-ons; or
=> Start | (All) Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Internet
Explorer (No add-ons).
Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer’s (No Add-ons) Mode:
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx
3. Does the behavior persist if you Reset IE Advanced settings (RIES)?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737 <= Read before using!
4. Does the behavior persist if you boot into Safe Mode with Networking?
[Careful! Only remain in Safe Mode just long enough to test!]
5a. What anti-virus application or security suite is installed, is your
subscription current, and is it supported in IE8? What anti-spyware
applications (other than Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)?
Were any of these applications running in the background when you installed
IE8?
5b. Has a Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on this machine
(e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought it)?
6. What third-party toolbars are installed (e.g., Google)?
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~PA Bear
Post by IE8 Message Closing ProgramsWinXP SP3 Media Version. Did not have problem with previously installed IE
version. Did not have the problem when I initially installed IE8. Just
started having this problem the last couple of days. Noticed that someone
with IE7 had a similar problem and the possible cause was add-ons. Do not
have the problem when opening IE8 with no add-ons. Recently downloaded and
ran spybot search and destroy. So I went in and disabled the spybot add-on
and that didn't fix the problem. Have a lot of add-ons and if an add-on is
causing the problem and suggestion of which add ons to disable first?
thanks PA Bear ....
Post by PA Bear [MS MVP]Please state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; Vista SP2) when
posting to this newsgroup.
Did you encounter this behavior in your previously installed IE version?
Do you encounter it after uninstalling IE8?
Post by IE8 Message Closing ProgramsTo help protect your computer, Windows has closed this program
Name: Internet Explorer
Publisher: Microsoft Corporations
Error Signature
EventType : BEX P1 : iexplore.exe P2 : 8.0.6001.18702 P3 : 49b3ad2e
P4 : unknown P5 : 0.0.0.0 P6 : 00000000 P7 : 03b72cd8
P8 : c0000005 P9 : 00000008
C:\DOCUME~1\JOSEPH~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER286c.dir00\iexplore.exe.mdmp
C:\DOCUME~1\JOSEPH~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER286c.dir00\appcompat.txt
How do I correct this? Thanks ...