Well, now that's a real good thought, but it still leaves me having to
save/attempt2bookmark/print pages.... again, causing frustration and
backtracking my time which I'd rather not do.
I will keep it in mind if IE gets cranky on me when I'm less involved and
can afford the loss.
It is a great work-around idea; thank you!
-z
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"Sandy" wrote:
Quote:
> I have encountered the same problems. At least for now I have found the
> simplest solution to be to "log off" and then immediately log back on. That
> seems to clear the buffers or whatever and it only takes a few seconds.
>
>
> "Robert Aldwinckle" <robald@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:%23$s4UXsKIHA.3916@xxxxxx Quote:
> > (cross-post added to Vista Perf & Maint)
> > "zookeeperX" <zookeeperX@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:412CC63D-0D6A-4079-BA7F-930D0D328B22@xxxxxx Quote:
> >> IE7 NASTY ISSUES with Vista Home Premium
> >>
> >> Okay, as many, once I'm online for one thing... one leads to two and then
> >> five --- ending up with quite a few tabs or a few windows open.
> > Quote:
> >> At a certain point.... BAM!!!....all sorts of issues start occuring
> >> computer-wide
> >> only after originating from problems with ie7.
> >
> >
> > Start looking periodically at any statistics for your iexplore.exe
> > task(s).
> > E.g. use Task Manager's Processes tab (with all statistics in effect)
> > or use Process Explorer (similarly modified). Your symptoms can be
> > caused by resource shortages. One specific example is if GDI Objects
> > gets over 9,000 the symptoms you list would start occurring. You can
> > find
> > further discussion involving this detail by searching for that string (in
> > quotes)
> > using the web interface to newsgroups that you are using.
> >
> > E.g. press Alt-7, type "GDI Objects" and then press Enter:
> >
> > http://www.microsoft.com/communities...xp=&sloc=en-us
> >
> > and after this post this thread will be added to those results. ; )
> >
> > BTW although most of the references to GDI Objects in those threads
> > were initiated by me and several of their OP were specifically referring
> > to their symptoms while using Vista, I don't use Vista. Therefore I have
> > added a cross-post to a Vista newsgroup to try to make sure that you can
> > get Vista-specific responses.
> >
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > Robert Aldwinckle
> > ---
> >
> > Quote:
> >>
> >> At this "certain point", the following happens:
> >> #1: I can no longer right click within ie7. And once it starts there, I
> >> can
> >> no longer right click anywhere anywhere (desktop, etc).
> >>
> >> #2: I'll click on a new tab and it just won't happen. It tries to, I can
> >> see a quick shadow of the attempt (sometimes) but it just won't happen.
> >> Even
> >> if I choose new tab from the file menu - nope, ain't gonna happen. New
> >> window
> >> attempt also doesn't happen.
> >>
> >> #3: Not always initially, but the ie7 menu bar disappears. Oh, it shows
> >> it's still clicked on to show but nothing shows. And, at times, the menu
> >> bar
> >> still shows but won't let me click on it. Again, this only happens after
> >> new
> >> tab/right click stops working.
> >>
> >> #4: Maybe a non-issue? But many times just clicking a link takes 2 or
> >> more
> >> clicks to "make it happen" // to "speed up the connection" -- otherwise
> >> it
> >> sits in la la land again just thinking away (attempting to connect). I've
> >> a
> >> fast connection, so I know it's not on my end and usually (after the 2+
> >> clicks) not to be on the hosting end either. My old computer never cried
> >> at
> >> me like this either.
> >>
> >> Closing ie and then reopening it doesn't help either.... it's still stuck
> >> in
> >> la la land. As is the rest of my computer. Many times, once the right
> >> click
> >> goes in ie, I can't access task manager --- so I'm stuck with a hard
> >> shutdown. And I hate hard shutdowns, as does the computer too.
> >>
> >> I've begun to "delicately" surf, careful to bkmrk pgs or open just a very
> >> few tabs/windows - but it seems as though maybe it's the amount of time I
> >> spend in ie7 perhaps, because I'll start to experience the same issues at
> >> some point or another still. I've seen only a few posts (no official MS
> >> support posts however) regarding the same problem(s) and have yet to see
> >> any
> >> answer or applicable answer to my situation.
> >>
> >> I'm on a 3 day old new laptop running Vista Home Premium. No new software
> >> installed by me (only factory Dell). No malicious anything onboard
> >> (scanned,
> >> etc). I initially rec'd a defective laptop first from Dell and it too
> >> experienced the same problems until I reformatted the drive and did a
> >> basic
> >> dwnload and install of ie7 just to get thru until the replacement laptop
> >> arrived. All flew along smoothly in that instance. And now, sadly, here I
> >> am
> >> with new laptop #2 and have the same ie7 issues that I originally had.
> >> I've
> >> kept the computer clean and am at my wits end as to what's up.
> >>
> >> One last thought, I know technology advances but you'd think it would in
> >> a
> >> good way...... in Win98, IE5 (i think, comp died don't remember) - I
> >> could
> >> open windows until the cows came home.... never an issue, and allowed me
> >> to
> >> happily surf/research away. So, there must be something up eh?
> >>
> >> Can anyone help? Suggest anything? I'd be mighty thankful to someone out
> >> there who has the answer(s).
> >> Basic Comp Specs:
> >> 2.0 gHz Intel processor, 4GB RAM (more than enough uumphh one would
> >> think)
> >>
> >> PS: I'm 15+ years computer-intelligent, so I hope it ain't just me. I do
> >> know that I'm not alone as I mentioned the few prior posts I've seen. I
> >> would
> >> be curious as to if it's a DELL thing (something they install) but no
> >> prior
> >> post mentioned if they were on a DELL computer.
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance for any help/thoughts/replies....
> >> - zookeeperX
> >
> > >
>