IE7 Problem with Laptop on Wireless

Hello,

I originally posted this in the Networking forum but I haven't had any replies and I'm wondering if that's because this question belongs over here?!

I have been dealing with this problem for weeks. I have a Sony Vaio laptop running Windows XP SP3. It's connected to the internet via a wireless Netgear pc card that connects to my desktop pc which is connected thru dsl. I'm very new at this type of connection so please go easy on me!

So, after updating to SP2 and then SP3, I updated the Netgear drivers per their support site. I was originally running IE5 and was able to connect to the internet fine... no problems! I also use Firefox with no problems. However, after updating to IE7, I cannot connect at all with IE7. I can't even get into any of the options. It seems to freeze up but when I open the task manager, it says it's running... not Not Responding or anything. It just never loads anything, not even a page that says Could Not Open Page. BUT, Firefox still connects fine.

I am almost 100% sure that this is not a malware issue as the laptop was recovered only days ago. I have fiddled around with the Windows Firewall with no results. I need IE7 to run messenger and email. I just don't understand why Firefox works but not IE7.

I created a restore point before I updated IE7, and much to my dismay... the laptop is not saving my restore points for some reason. I do not know why and it really concerns me. So I cannot restore IE5. I also tried updating it to IE8 Beta and still no luck with that. So I uninstalled IE8 Beta back to IE7.

If anyone can help me I would so much appreciate it! I am at my wits end with this laptop. Any ideas on connecting with IE7? Any ideas on why my restore points aren't being saved?

I am not extremely pc savvy but I understand a lot and follow directions well! Thank you so much in advance for any help or clues!!

Sarah

 

Have you tried uninstalling SP3 and/or IE7?? They should be listed in Add/Remove Programs... then re-install IE7 (if needed) and make sure it's working, then re-install SP3 (if needed). Personally, I haven't installed SP3 on my home PC as I see no real need to do so, and I see lots of the issues people here at MG seem to be having with it.....

 

Hi,

I have tried to uninstall IE7 in the add/remove programs section. But there is no little button that says change/remove when I highlight IE7. I don't know why.

I will try uninstalling SP3.

Thank you!

Sarah

 

If installing IE7 before SP3, you can't uninstall IE7, as I understood, Shame you have to uninstall SP3, you could also try rolling back the driver for the wireless card to the previous version. I use a Netgear wireless router for our PC's, and also one of their wireless PCI cards on a desktop, no problems I couldn't work out with a quick search, as of yet...

 

Thank you Bugballou!

I uninstalled SP3 and then was able to uninstall IE7. This has fixed the connectivity problem with IE. I can now connect using both IE and Firefox. I am disappointed though that I can't use IE7. And the webpages seem to be loading a bit slow now. On both Firefox and IE.

But I am going to run CCleaner and see if that helps. If it doesn't, I may be back. Do you know where is the appropriate forum for problems with IE updates and slow loading pages and such?

Thank you again for the reply!

Sarah :wave

 

Thank you Bugballou!

I uninstalled SP3 and then was able to uninstall IE7. This has fixed the connectivity problem with IE. I can now connect using both IE and Firefox. I am disappointed though that I can't use IE7. And the webpages seem to be loading a bit slow now. On both Firefox and IE.

But I am going to run CCleaner and see if that helps. If it doesn't, I may be back. Do you know where is the appropriate forum for problems with IE updates and slow loading pages and such?

Thank you again for the reply!

Sarah :wave