Internet Explorer 8 Problems
Once the king of the hill, Internet Explorer 8 did little to stop the downward spiral of the shares of the software giant Microsoft. Here's a look at some of the most common problems and possible solutions for Internet Explorer 8 users.
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Internet Explorer 8 was released on March 19, 2009 as the successor of the popular Internet Explorer 7, when newer versions of IE are now (published March 2011 and the latest IE9 IE10 for Windows 8 in October 2012) on the market and can charge on the download official website, the eighth version of the browser is still widely used throughout the world. However, it has many reported bugs, and more recently, Microsoft even admitted to some serious security problems with the browser, which made it very vulnerable to attacks by Internet hackers. The company quickly released a fix for this problem, but not before some serious damage was done to the reputation of the once behemoth of the software world.
The most common confronted with the problems of IE8 users frequent freezing / hanging of the browser or web pages are not loading properly. Here is how to go about fixing these problems -
In most cases, the problem is not with the browser, but could be caused by a faulty plugin. The easiest way to avoid this problem is to forgo the installation of plug-ins for your browser, especially from unreliable sources. To check whether this is indeed the problem, follow this path in IE8 -
Settings »Internet Options» Programs »Manage Add-Ons
Here you should see a list of all add-ons that are installed for the browser capable of. You could choose whether to disable the plugins from an unknown source, or you can choose to disable all plugins; You could then make them. By one and try to see the program, which actually caused the plugins the problem You can also without add-ons by going to the "Start" menu, clicking on "Run", typing '-extoff' and then hit the Enter key. If the browser works perfectly now, it means that there is a corrupted add-on installed on your computer.
Viruses are another major cause for this problem. It is strongly advised to have a good anti-virus software installed on your computer in order to protect your device from virus attacks. Also, never blind to install any plugins, or click on any pop-ups that come with the use of the browser.
Try resetting all settings. This can be done by this path -
Settings »Internet Options» Advanced »reset
This tends to solve most of the problems with the browser.
Please check your Internet connection. If a website seems to not open up, it could just be a problem with this particular website. Open another website. If the other side does not seem either to be loaded, it could be a problem with your Internet connection. You could make certain of it, by trying to load the page in another browser.
Enable automatic Windows updates for your computer. There are constant updates from Microsoft that solves most of the performance problems with the operating system, which includes the stock browser, IE. You can also choose to check for updates for your Internet Explorer, visit the company's website.
Finally, you could choose to install the latest version of IE. IE10 and IE9 is available for free download from Microsoft's official website.
There are many web browsers available for free on the Internet. You can of course also a browser seems to use the most convenient for you, and keep in touch.
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