Internet Explorer 8 Crashes

You recommend Firefox, but the latest version crashes constantly, more than IE8

I have been having a lot of these problems recently with my laptop (Vista) but not the desktop (XP). I noticed problems with IE and Firefox, and also with Outlook and anything that communicated with the Internet. I came to realize it began about the time of the upgrade to IE8.
I remember reading something about part of IE being used by other software for web communication. Is this true? If so, it may be that IE8 is behind it all.
Problems include waiting for web server till time out, Firefox will not unload, software will not turn off computer (have to use switch), and other similar problems.

I have had very few problems with IE8 and I've been using it since the beta. Its a lot more stable than the latest firefox. But I suppose if people leave the default options on any program set then they deserve what they get.

I also can't find "Enable Protected Mode", and wouldn't mind a suggestion or two.
And I also have problems opening gmail, but I don't use other google doohickeys (good technical term) often, so I can't say about them. Anyway, when I try to open gmail, I always get that silly "Do you want to view only the webpage content that was delivered securely?" After I answer that, and it doesn't matter if I click "Yes" or "No", the following page reads, "This is taking longer than usual. Try reloading the page." Clicking on "Try reloading the page" finally takes me to gmail. Any suggestions?
I have XP, and live in the US.
Thanks

I have been having problems with IE8. It fails very often and when it does it is difficult to recover. Everything appears to be "locked up" I cannot get task manager to run and often have to restart my computer. Sometimes I am forced to turn off my computer manually. I tried eliminating all of the add-ons but one (I consider that one necessary). I finally reinstalled IE8, but the first time I used it, it failed. I am very disappointed with Microsoft and IE8.

I gave up and installed Firefox and, so far it is working fine.

I've generally found Google Chrome to be very good and as Bob does, using IE8 as demanded by some sites to work properly. The Google plug-in for IE8 seems to have improved things in some respects.

Would the Firefox issue be related to memory leaks (see this thread http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/fix-for-firefox-memory-leak-on-windows/)

Big thanks Bob by clarifying this to those who know less and I am one of them. Though, I haven't experienced any crash with my IE 8 and wish not. Necessary precautions need to be taken from now on.

I was frustrated that I could not get Citrix to work 100% of the time with IE8 (about 2% of the time it worked, but not well). Once I disabled the Protected Mode, all was well again. Thanks for bringing up the subject.

I installed IE8 as soon as it came out, and have had no problems. protected mode and privacy report are always on. ( I am running Vista Home Premium on laptop )I have the firewall, anti-virus, and spyware running, and also others that I don't run in real time, but periodically run to keep the bad guys of the system. Have tried Firefox, and Opera but found they were not as sound as IE. I find in general as long as you look after the machine as stated above, then unless you are unlucky, you should only get a few hiccups along the way.

Here's a National Weather Service site that gives me a DEP error and shuts me down every single time I try to execute it. Just go to this link, look at the upper lefthand sidebar, and click on Base Reflectivity Loop. It shut IE8 down every time I try to run the loop, and changing my DEP settings makes no difference.

So, I'm afraid your DEP suggestion did me no good.

http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=mpx&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=no

Bob, In the "advanced" tab under Internet options,in the security section, is "Enable memory protection to help mitigate online attacks" the same item as "Enable Protected Mode?" Is so, please confirm, so I can check the thing off. Thanks

A couple of things. First I read that there's a "hole" in Firefox that allows several issues. Second, I like Firefox, but it's so slow loading when compared with IE8, that I refuse to use it. firefox was faster opening that IE7, but IE 8 opens much faster

I think IE 8 it's useless, for me even though it has great speed, but it crashes alot, which is annoying, and well Firefox it's really good, chrome its really good but sometimes it tends to slow down for some reasons, but I hope microsoft does something about IE 8.

I have used IE 8,its depends where you donloads and how strong your antivirus programs with u pc ram..IE8 will make it so slow,corrupted and its phissing filter are too slow to ensure the connection..better use old version or use mozzila for faster connection and use opera for standard or faster connection..IE8 is good for safety but corrupt for data loading..anyway ask our bro BOB RANKIN..i believed him..
Internet Explorer 8 Crashes (Ask Bob Rankin)

I've found that I only tend to have problems with IE8 when I have installed Adobe FlashPlayer. I have found many problems in the past, and present with Adobe products, they are poorly developed and tend to have memory leaks and the company cares not for fixing product defects. Try installing IE on a clean system and then do not install Adobe any Adobe/Macrodmedia product, I think you will see a difference.

update your advise with the following correction:

enable smart screen filter is under the advanced tab not the security tab !!!

Thanks - un-enabling Protected Mode seems to have fixed the sporadic-but-frequent crashes I was experiencing in IE8, usually when trying to launch web pages by clicking hyperlinks.

Naturally, no MS site or troubleshooter offered a lick of help.

I have to use IE at work, but it's Firefox ONLY at home.

Thanks again ...

Windows 7 And IE 8:

IE 8 Freezes when I copy text from a web page on first execution after PC powered up. This started happening about 4 weeks ago.

Close IE8 with task manager and reopen and everything is fine.

I'll try the suggestion here see if that helps.

I have had tremendous problems with IE 8 running slowly, locking up, sometimes virtually locking up the whole machine. I have lost count of the number of times a web page appears, only to lock so it cannot be scrolled, often while waiting for ads to appear on the page. These locking / crashing / slow running issues have been the case on two different installations of XP.

I've never gone down the Firefox route, but I would recommend using the latest version of Opera. It runs slickly and without many bugs. There is also the benefit of using the latest versions of the browser on older operating systems, like Windows 2000 (which IE and Firefox no longer support with their latest releases).

Hi Bob,

the version of IE I use is 8, but unfortunately in tools->internet options -> advanced tab, "Enable memory protection to help mitigate online attacks" doesn't exist in the list.
I don't know why this issue occurs on some computers (which IE 8 is installed on)