Internet Explorer

I could not find any lines with exe. as the suffix.

I would send some examples except I can't seem to copy lines from the that page.

Head over to the Control Panel, then "Folder Options" and open.

In the new window, click the "View" tab. Then find the entry for "Hidden files and folders" and underneath that, select "Show hidden files, folders and drives", (your system may only be "Show hidden files and folders").

Then find the entry for "Hide extensions for known file types" and de-select that.

Click Apply then OK.

Now try again to search for iexplore.exe .

Mark

Thanks for your response.

I did as you suggested and none of the extensions shown are exe

I then ran the search function with iexplore.exe and it brought up iexplore.exe.mui.

Because I am really a novice I did not attempt to open it or do anything with it so far.

That's strange. I have 6 exe's there, all from 6-4-2011 (extexport, iecleanup, iediagcmd, ieinstal, ielowutil, iexplore). Don't have the faintest idea what they do there.

See if you can copy them from any other PC that has IE9, if they aren't in the recycle bin.
And try finding out why they are gone. Malware? Somebody deleted them? Hard drive failing?

Kees

I just ran a search in IE for exe only and the following appeared:

Ext.Export.exe
ielowutil.exe
ieinstall.exe
iexplore.exe
iediagcmd.exe
iecleanup.exe
ielowutil.exe.mui
ieinstall.exe.mui
iexplore.exe.mui

Does this help you make an analysis of whatever problem I have?

Great. Now doubleclick it and tell what happens. That might help to analyse your problem.

If really nothing happens, try running it from the command prompt and see if there happens to be an error message then.
Running a program from the command prompt isn't exactly what people nowadays are used to (everybody did before Windows 3.1 appeared 20 years ago), so if you need instructions for that, please post again. I don't mind at all to explain, if it's necessary. It's great (really!) that you know how to search for exe's only (*.exe), but command prompt is somewhat more than that.

Kees

Thanks for your continuing efforts on my behalf.

I did double-click on several of the lines and in most instances I received a message block stating "Internet Explorer has stopped working. A problem has caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is found"

I have received this same message before and no solution was forthcoming.

The second response from clicking on one of the lines seemed to come from Yahoo and stated that the page you requested has not been found.

Regarding the command prompt is something I am not at all familiar with so your step by step instructions would be very helpful.

Because I usually don't use the computer over the week-end I probably won't let you know the results until next week one day.

It seems IE works sometimes but not others.

Try this. Open IE without add-ons. To do that, go to Start > All programs > Accessories > System Tools > "Internet Explorer (No Add-Ons)".

This will open IE in its default state that had disabled all add-ons. If your IE works in this state, then you know that it is an add-on that is causing all the problems and you can then re-open IE normally and try an elimination test to find the offending add-on(s).

Mark

Tried your suggestion and received the following response -"Internet Explorer is currently running without add-ons".

Although it was indicated to be running I could not find any way to actually utilize it. In other words there was no area to enter a web site.

Do you think it is possible that IE has been hi-jacked on my computer and it is being used by someone else at the same time I am using Firefox or Chrome? How could I check if this is possible?

I have done a full scan with both Avast and SuperAntiSpyware and nothing showed up.

Thanks again.

Can you describe this a bit more please?

With IE's (No-Addons) running, are you saying that there is no Address Bar where you can type in something like www.google.com?

If so, is this IE window full size covering the whole of the monitor screen? If that is the case, press F11 on the keyboard. Does that display the address bar? If it does then it should also display the top right hand buttons for Minimize, Reduce, and Close. Click the middle button.

If F11 does nothing, point the mouse cursor up to the top of the screen and see if you get the same effect.

Mark

I guess I was in error in that there is an address bar but it is only 4 or 5 inches in length compared the address bars I was familiar with which are almost 3/4 of the screen in length and very obvious.

After putting a web site into the small area I was able to get to the web site so it looks as if the add-on omission was a very good suggestion.

Do you have any ideas on how I can obtain a normal length address bar and get rid of the add-on that is causing the access to be so complicated.

Thanks very much for your continuing efforts.

When I click in the address area it turns blue and shows http://en.us.acer.yahoo.com.

After the 4-5 inch address area there is a tab headed with a Yahoo symbol and the word Yahoo, then an Acer tab (my computer is an Acer) and then just black space all the way to the right.

I tried positioning the cursor in various places on the right side of the address bar and nothing happened.

When I click on the X on the Yahoo tab the tab disappears together with IE. Clicking on the Acer tab X just causes that tab to disappear.

I uninstalled the Yahoo Tool Bar several weeks ago. I just checked the Programs and Features section from the Control Panel and the Yahoo Tool Bar is no longer there. There is an icon that says Yahoo Search Protection (516kb) and another which says Yahoo Software Update (692kb). I don't have anyway of knowing if these are contributing to the problem and whether removing them would pose any kind of problem because I really don't know what they are for.

As always, I appreciate your efforts.

I can't visualize this.

Can you open your browser then supply a PrintScreen shot of the full browser window? These forums don't allow images to be posted so we have to workaround that by uploading the image to some image hosting site, like ImageShack, Flickr, PhotoBucket, etc, then posting a link to that full sized image here.

But not FaceBook or any other social network sites. Not of us all are members.

Mark

I can fully understand why you can't visualize my description of how my access to IE looks on the screen.

If it helps I am using Firefox right now and at the top of the screen it shows File, Edit, View, History, Bookmarks, Tool and Help. The IE page does not have any of those menu options.

Unfortunately I do not know how to upload a screen shot to an image hosting site, nor do I know how to establish a link.

I am probably going to have to just work with it the way it is and deal with the inconvenience. At least I can use IE from time to time thanks to your advice.

All of your help on this matter has been greatly appreciated!

This is how to supply a screen print.

1] Open your Internet Explorer as you would usually. Maximise it so it fills the screen.

2] Press the "Print Screen/SysReq" button on the keyboard.

I don't know whether you are using a laptop or not and if so which make and model, but if you are, the Print Screen key may need an additional key to be pressed as well, like the Fn or CTRL key.

Doing that creates a copy in memory.

3] Minimise the browser window then go to Start > All Programs > Accessories, find "Paint" and click. This will open Microsoft's Paint application.

4] Press CTRL + v . Best way is to hold down the CTRL key then press the " v " key on the keyboard. Then release both keys. The screen copy should then appear inside the Paint window.

5] Go to File > Save as and click. If this is the new version of Paint you will see a small icon top left hand side, just to the left of the "Home - View" menu options. Mouse down to "Save as".

If you see options to select which format, select "JPEG Picture".

6] A new window will open. Navigate to Desktop. Then where it says "File name" type in a short file name. Where it says "Save as type" make sure JPEG is selected. Then click the Save button. When done you can close down Paint.

7] That file should now be on your Desktop.

Open the browser, (or maximise it again), and go to http://imageshack.us/

9] When ImageShack is fully loaded, click the Browse button, then use that to navigate to your Desktop and highlight the file you have just created. Click that file and if necessary click "Open".

10] Now click the "Upload" button on the web site. Your image should now upload to ImageShack.

11] When done the web page will change to give you a list of options. However all you need is to click on the image to enlarge it. Now, copy the web address that is in the address bar.

12] In a new browser window, (don't close down this ImageShack window just yet), return to this forum and click Reply to this post. Type a subject then in the main body of the reply window simply paste the link you have just copied.

13] Preview your post and in the preview click the link you have just provided to see if the link works and to see if the image is large enough for others to see properly. If all is fine, click Submit.

I hope that helps.

Mark

Thanks again!

It may take me awhile to try your recommendation but I will give it a shot and let you know how it works out.

Thanks very much.

I did put the cursor in the area you suggested and a double arrow appeared I then right clicked and was offered a number of options and I was able to make the IE page look more like the page I have with Firefox.

I hate to bother you with another question but I'm wondering if you know how I can rid the page of the "Yahoo-Sorry the page you requested was not found" result whenever I open IE?

Other than that I can say thanks again for helping me resolve the IE problem.

Not right click.

Place the mouse cursor where I said and it should change to a <-> cursor.

Now, LEFT CLICK and hold the left mouse button down.

Drag the mouse towards the right.

Let's sort that before thinking about the Yahoo page.

Good luck.

Mark

Sorry for the late response.I tried what you suggested and was unable to place the curser in that location with the result you indicated.I then took another screen shot of the IE page and uploaded it to Image Shack but I cannot seem to be able to create a link to that page. Any
suggestions on creating the link will be appreciated. I did try to
follow you earlier suggestions of Oct. 7 but I must be omitting a step
as I have had no success in establishing the link in blue as I did the
last time.

that you don't know some things about your programs. Why then don't your type those program names into a search engine and read about their functions and use and whether they are worth keeping? For instance, you say you uninstalled the Yahoo Tool Bar. Then from what I read at "this site", you might as well remove both the Yahoo Search Protection (516kb) and Yahoo Software Update (692kb) since they are only useful when the Yahoo Tool Bar is resident and used.

Will deleting Yahoo Search Protection and Yahoo Software Update have any effect on the use of the Yahoo search feature?

I use Google most of the time but I do use Yahoo from time to time as well as Ask.com.

Thanks for you comments.

Sorry for the late response.

I tried what you suggested and was unable to place the curser in that location with the result you indicated.

I then took another screen shot of the IE page and uploaded it to Image Shack but I cannot seem to be able to create a link to that page.

Any suggestions on creating the link will be appreciated. I did try to follow you earlier suggestions of Oct. 7 but I must be omitting a step as I have had no success in establishing the link in blue as I did the last time.