Vista - explorer restarting itself

Seems IE7 likes to restart itself.

Dunno what I did, but IE7 restarts itself automatically when I close it out with the X. Not sure why. There don't appear to be any other issues other than this annoyance, but when I want IE7 close, I don't want it to reopen automatically.

Any ideas out there ? I've tried resetting IE7 to default values, but this hasn't helped.

Best,
Dan
Sudbury, Canada

Daniel--

Try running SFC (SystemFile Checker) Run SFC (System File Checker) from an
elevated command prompt. It replaces files that are damaged with intact
ones and scans several thousand files.

Start>right click cmd>run as admin>type at the prompt sfc /scannow.

CH

"Daniel Côté" <d.cote04@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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Seems IE7 likes to restart itself.

Dunno what I did, but IE7 restarts itself automatically when I close it out
with the X. Not sure why. There don't appear to be any other issues other
than this annoyance, but when I want IE7 close, I don't want it to reopen
automatically.

Any ideas out there ? I've tried resetting IE7 to default values, but this
hasn't helped.

Best,
Dan
Sudbury, Canada

Great. Will try your suggestion. Thanks!

Dan
Sudbury, Canada

Any idea how I can open up that command prompt and be an admin? I am admin
but it tells me that I need to open up a command console as an admin to run
SFC.

Ugh... any ideas ?

Dan
Sudbury, Canada

Sure. As I said, Start>right click cmd>left click run as admin and you will
be runing the cmd prompt as admin (in XP you don't have to do this because
UAC isn't in play), and then type in "sfc /scannow" lose quotes space
between the sfc and the forward slash.

CH

"Daniel Côté" <d.cote04@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> Any idea how I can open up that command prompt and be an admin? I am
> admin but it tells me that I need to open up a command console as an admin
> to run SFC.
>
> Ugh... any ideas ?
>
> Dan
> Sudbury, Canada

Ok. Missing a piece of it here (maybe it's my frozen Canadian brain again).

Still cannot run SFC as admin. Still getting that "must run console session
as admin..." message etc. .. yet I'm full admin in rights on the machine.

Dan

Daniel--

Make sure that you find the cmd on the start menu. You may have to right
click the start button>properties to elect to show the cmd on it. I'm not
on a Vista box at the moment.

Then when you have the cmd on the Start menu>rt. click>click run as
admin>then type in sfc/scannow.

Also I know a shortcut for getting things to run as admin:

http://www.windows-now.com/blogs/kmk...-elevated.aspx

CH



"Daniel Côté" <d.cote04@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> Ok. Missing a piece of it here (maybe it's my frozen Canadian brain
> again).
>
> Still cannot run SFC as admin. Still getting that "must run console
> session as admin..." message etc. .. yet I'm full admin in rights on the
> machine.
>
> Dan

Perfect. Pressing CTRL and SHIFT while starting the CMD prompt did the trick
to put me in as an admin. I guess it's a feature of some kind

Thanks again!
Dan

SFC /scannow showed no integrity violations of files on my Vista Ultimate
system.

not sure why I-Explorer restarts itself -- it's not a consistent thing, so
I'm trying to determine if there's a pattern.

Thanks again for the initial info.

Best,
Dan
Sudbury, Canada

I don't know. You could use these options. You could rereg the .dlls from
this XP MSKB I often use as an ancillary move to fix IE. One of them won't
rereg in Vista; the other's will. Or you could use Startup Repair (which
can fix major Vista components' problems even when you are not in a No boot
situation:

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;902932

You run the startup repair tool this way:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925810/en-us

How To Run Startup Repair In Vista Ultimate (Multiple Screenshots)
http://www.windowsvista.windowsreins...rtup/index.htm

Note The computer must be configured to start from a CD or from a DVD. For
information about how to configure the computer to start from a CD or from a
DVD, see the information that came with the computer.
2. Restart the computer. To do this, click Start, click the arrow next to
the Lock button, and then click Restart.

This usually means that you enter bios setup by whatever key or keys
(sometimes there is more than one key that will do it for your model--go to
pc manufacturer site) and configure CD to be first in the boot order.

See for ref:
Access/Enter Motherboard BIOS
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm

Note If you cannot restart the computer by using this method, use the power
button to turn off the computer. Then, turn the computer back on.
3. Set your language preference, and then click Next.

Note In most cases, the startup repair process starts automatically, and you
do not have the option to select it in the System Recovery Options menu.
4. Click Repair your computer.
5. In the System Recovery Options dialog box, click the operating system
that you want to repair, and then click Next.
6. In the System Recovery Options menu, click Startup Repair to start the
repair process.
7. When the repair process is complete, click Finish.

Additional References for Startup Repair With Screenshots:

How to Use Startup Repair:

***Accessing Windows RE (Repair Environment):***

1) Insert Media into PC (the DVD you burned)

2) ***You will see on the Vista logo setup screen after lang. options in the
lower left corner, a link called "System Recovery Options."***

Screenshot: System Recovery Options (Lower Left Link)
http://blogs.itecn.net/photos/liuhui...4/500x375.aspx

Screenshot: (Click first option "Startup Repair"
http://www.leedesmond.com/images/img...SysRecOpt2.bmp

How To Run Startup Repair In Vista Ultimate (Multiple Screenshots)
http://www.windowsvista.windowsreins...rtup/index.htm

3) Select your OS for repair.

4) Its been my experience that you can see some causes of the crash from
theWin RE feature:

You'll have a choice there of using:

1) Startup Repair
2) System Restore
3) Complete PC Restore

You could also:

Try to F8 to the Windows Adv Options Menu>try 3 safe modes there (I don't
use WGA) and Last Known Good>then I go to Win RE in Vista. That gives you a
choice of Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking,and Safe Mode with Command
Prompt.

These methods are outlined in

A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP/and Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315222/

You will need this reference:

How to start the System Restore tool at a command prompt in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304449/en-us

The command to use for system restore at the safe mode cmd prompt is:

%systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe

The reason for doing this is one of these choices may work, when the other
doesn't. My experience is that people do not fully try F8 when they think
or have said they have. It is that they can almost always reach Windows
Advanced Options though.


Good luck,

CH




"Daniel Côté" <d.cote04@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> SFC /scannow showed no integrity violations of files on my Vista Ultimate
> system.
>
> not sure why I-Explorer restarts itself -- it's not a consistent thing, so
> I'm trying to determine if there's a pattern.
>
> Thanks again for the initial info.
>
> Best,
> Dan
> Sudbury, Canada