Closing Tab in IE7 Makes It Restart

Okay Billicious that sounds like a solution to me. Could you tell me how you solved your compatibility issue? I suppose Vista has some kind of utility to help with that but I'm still learning. I went from Windows 98 to Vista, skipped all those versions in between so there's much I don't know.

Thanks
Linda

I tried that; it had no effect. All my center mouse button does is scroll the page. Am I missing something or maybe the center button on your mouse does more than mine?

I agree MS should address this problem. I have contacted MS a couple times but it is a tedious process with mostly unsatisfactory results. They have a forum site but it is set up poorly and I hate using it. I like CNET much better. MS should be more interested in problems with their new software. They should be looking for people who are using Vista and/or IE7 and ask for their feedback.

Thanks for the help Bill. If I'm doing something wrong please let me know.
Linda

Linda, I have a very simple Dell corded optical mouse; nothing fancy and about as simple as you can get these days. The scroll wheel does actual depress for a click. Are you sure yours doesn't? If it doesn't, I don't think you have another option to try to close the tabs. Keep on Microsoft. Bill

That worked for me when Netscape went buggy. If the problem persists you might want to try Firefox. I like it better than IE7 and it's free. Firefox can automatically migrate your settings from IE7. If you prefer IE7 it's at least a workaround until MS fixes the problem.

I have a Dell corded optical mouse too. When I click on the scroll wheel it doesn't close the window there's just a picture of two arrows, one up one down and when I move it the page scrolls. If I click again the arrows go away. I guess I'll just stay on Microsoft as you suggest. Thanks for your help.
Linda

My Vista came with the computer. I bought it in February. Are you still running the Beta version of Vista? I have several problems with Vista. One was the driver error message but that has been corrected thanks to postings here at the forum. Another is I can't open a photo CD to view or copy the pictures. I get an error message that tells me to install the address book and the latest version of Internet Explorer. Don't know what either of those have to do with viewing a CD. Microsoft told me to contact Dell since the OS came with the computer. And, I have this IE7 can't close without restarting thing. Earlier today I tried to spell check an email and Windows told me "that language is no longer supported in spell check." English is no longer supported? Hmmm. I was able to fix that. Seems like your version is the exception to the rule as far as glitches and bugs are concerned. I agree with you about the learning curve though. It is a big change especially for me because I was running Windows 98.

Thanks for your comments.
Linda

I am not experiencing any of the problems reported in previous posts.
Someone mentioned Yahoo. Yahoo toolbar, mail and search run fine on my Ulimate x64 retail version, but Yahoo Messenger, according to Yahoo, is not yet compatible and does cause browser errors and Yahoo Messenger always re-opens it's window when you attempt to close it. Yahoo claims the new version of Yahoo Messenger that will be released soon will solve these Yahoo/Vista problems. They didn't say when. Meanwhile I have removed Yahoo Messenger from my machine.

Thanks for the info. It's not a Yahoo problem since there's nothing from Yahoo installed, however, there are many other items that it could be since there are seveal add ons installed.

I have already disabled the tab feature, reverting back to the classic version of explorer. I don't miss the tabs at all. It was a neat little tool but unnecessary to my internet usage.

I will keep your instructions though in case I decide I need the tabs again. I appreciate your help and I'm sure those instructions will be used by many people using this forum, particularly as more people get Vista.

Thanks,
Linda

Hi,

Thanks for the advise. It worked for me.

Cheers

Gary.

I have Vista Home Premium on an HP Pavilion notebook with the same issue. I couldn't find a solution so I tried a clean reboot to start fresh with my original factory settings. IE still restarts when I try to close a tab.

I imagine it is a bug that Microsoft needs to fix and I agree they are very hard to reach with these types of comments/complaints.

Does anyone have any other suggestions?

Disable all addins.

Even I faced the same problem(IE7 restarts when closed) on my HP pavilion notebook with vista SP1 installed. I had uninstalled yahoo and AOL tool bar and reset the internet settings to factory settings.(control panel->Internet options->Security->Restore all zones to default level,control panel->Internet options->advanced->Reset).This had solved my problem.

there is deffinatly a problemwith ie7 conflicting. i have had a problem both on vista and xp. when ever i open or close a tab, a pop up comes up saying inetrnet explorer needs to close. by removing google tool bar and yahoo messanger the problem goes away. i am sick to death with microsoft distributing software that is not compatable with other programs. my advice is to remove ie7 and install internet explorer 6.

Thanks option 2 worked for me I had the same problem running IE 7 on Vista Home Premium going to Internet Options, Cliking the Advanced TAB, scrolling down to Phishing Filter and turning it OFF. Resolved my IE 7 restart after closing problem. Thanks for the tip.

I noticed that my problem with IE7 restarting would occur every time I had Word 2003 opened at the time that I closed a tab or browser window, but when Word was closed it would only happen on rare occasions. I know this probably defies most of the posted solutions, but now that I've installed Office 07 it hasn't happened at all!

I'll take note of all of these suggestions in case it starts happening again, but for now I'm not going to mess with a good thing.

FYI, I don't have Google or Yahoo Toolbar and it was still happening.