Multiple instances of IE spawning!!!

Can anyone tell me what causes multiple instances of IE7 to load? It seems
to happen when I load a link into a new tab. Is there a fix?

Leonard
Wed Mar 26 13:45:55 PDT 2008

Remove the malware from your computer.

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Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

DocuMaker wrote:
> Can anyone tell me what causes multiple instances of IE7 to load? It
> seems to happen when I load a link into a new tab. Is there a fix?
>

PA
Wed Mar 26 13:41:19 PDT 2008

Windows version? What anti-virus application or security suite is
installed? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)? What
third-party firewall (if any)?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

DocuMaker wrote:
> Can anyone tell me what causes multiple instances of IE7 to load? It seems
> to happen when I load a link into a new tab. Is there a fix?

Don
Wed Mar 26 13:47:51 PDT 2008

Hi,
Check for an incompatible browser add-on.
See: http://www.enhanceie.com/ie/troubleshoot.asp
for troubleshooting information.
More at:
IEBlog Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer?s (No Add-ons) Mode:
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

"DocuMaker" <documaker@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Can anyone tell me what causes multiple instances of IE7 to load? It seems
> to happen when I load a link into a new tab. Is there a fix?
>

DocuMaker
Wed Mar 26 14:22:15 PDT 2008

Shucks, I'm sorry. I should have known better!!

I use Vista Home Edition. Brand new computer (notebook if that helps).
There's Norton on here and no other 3rd party firewalls or antispyware stuff
installed.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Windows version? What anti-virus application or security suite is
> installed? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)? What
> third-party firewall (if any)?
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>
> DocuMaker wrote:
>> Can anyone tell me what causes multiple instances of IE7 to load? It
>> seems
>> to happen when I load a link into a new tab. Is there a fix?
>

DocuMaker
Wed Mar 26 14:26:16 PDT 2008

I don't have any on here. (That I know of... Norton hasn't detected any and
it's a problem that came with a brand new computer.)

"Leonard Grey" <Leonard@Grey.invalid> wrote in message
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> Remove the malware from your computer.
>
> ---
> Leonard Grey
> Errare humanum est
>
> DocuMaker wrote:
>> Can anyone tell me what causes multiple instances of IE7 to load? It
>> seems to happen when I load a link into a new tab. Is there a fix?
>>

DocuMaker
Wed Mar 26 14:26:40 PDT 2008

Thanks. Will check these out!

"Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> Check for an incompatible browser add-on.
> See: http://www.enhanceie.com/ie/troubleshoot.asp
> for troubleshooting information.
> More at:
> IEBlog Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer?s (No Add-ons) Mode:
> http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx
>
> Hope this helps,
> Don
> [MS MVP- IE]
>
> "DocuMaker" <documaker@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:OSwG0%233jIHA.3740@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Can anyone tell me what causes multiple instances of IE7 to load? It
>> seems
>> to happen when I load a link into a new tab. Is there a fix?
>>
>

Robert
Wed Mar 26 17:06:11 PDT 2008

"DocuMaker" <documaker@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Can anyone tell me what causes multiple instances of IE7 to load? It seems
> to happen when I load a link into a new tab. Is there a fix?


Assuming by "multiple instances" you mean more than one iexplore.exe task,
(e.g. not just multiple windows for one task) it depends on how you are launching them.
I get new tasks whenever I launch from the Start menu (in XPsp2) for example.


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Gary
Wed Mar 26 18:11:01 PDT 2008

Clicking a linkI am having perhaps a similar problem.

It seems perhap that it has to do with a multiple home page support
"feature"? I open IE and get one instance with my homepage displayed. If I
type microsoft.com in the address box, I get a new instance (new window). If
I type google.com in the address box of the 2nd instance, I get the desired
behavior, a new tab in that process displaying google.com. If I go back to
the original instance with the home page displayed and type google.com in
the address box, I get a another Google.com tab in the 2nd instance (3 tabs
open there now). Clicking a link on my homepage will open in a new tab in
that instance. Clicking any entry in "Favorites" opens in a new tab in the
other (2nd) instance. So it looks like no new tabs will open in the
instance that is displaying my home page except links from the home page.
Is that a feature or a bug?

Running Vista Ultimate w/"Norton Protection Center".
"DocuMaker" wrote:

> Can anyone tell me what causes multiple instances of IE7 to load? It seems
> to happen when I load a link into a new tab. Is there a fix?
>
>

PA
Wed Mar 26 18:37:50 PDT 2008

See Don's reply. Otherwise...

Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315

Run a /thorough/ check for hijackware, including posting your hijackthis log
to an appropriate forum.

Checking for/Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Introduction
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/tshoot.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine2.blogspot.com/
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

When all else fails, HijackThis v2.0.2
(http://aumha.org/downloads/hijackthis.exe) is the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware with
assistance from an expert. **Post your log to
http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7,
http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30, or other appropriate forums for review
by an expert in such matters, not here.**

If the procedures look too complex - and there is no shame in admitting this
isn't your cup of tea - take the machine to a local, reputable and
independent (i.e., not BigBoxStoreUSA) computer repair shop.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/


DocuMaker wrote:
> Shucks, I'm sorry. I should have known better!!
>
> I use Vista Home Edition. Brand new computer (notebook if that helps).
> There's Norton on here and no other 3rd party firewalls or antispyware
> stuff
> installed.
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OPbChK4jIHA.5724@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Windows version? What anti-virus application or security suite is
>> installed? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)? What
>> third-party firewall (if any)?
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>>
>> DocuMaker wrote:
>>> Can anyone tell me what causes multiple instances of IE7 to load? It
>>> seems
>>> to happen when I load a link into a new tab. Is there a fix?

Robert
Thu Mar 27 10:08:46 PDT 2008

"Gary Darby" <Gary Darby@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Clicking a link


Where? How many instances of iexplore.exe do you have in Task Manager Processes tab then?


> I am having perhaps a similar problem.
>
> It seems perhap that it has to do with a multiple home page support
> "feature"?

> I open IE


How?


> and get one instance with my homepage displayed.


Is it a window in an existing task or a new task?



> If I type microsoft.com in the address box, I get a new instance (new window).


Tell us what happens before you press Enter.
E.g., do you have AutoComplete for Web addresses enabled?
Is Use inline AutoComplete enabled?
Then you should see things changing as you type
and your microsoft.com may mean something specific or not.
E.g. you might have a Favorite called that which you are selecting that way.
But in fact, the Favorite would be named: microsoft.com.URL and unless
you had specifically requested to be able to see that .URL extension
it would just appear as microsoft.com in your Address bar.
In the same manner it could also be microsoft.com.LNK
and you wouldn't see that extension either. Then in that case
the shortcut could be given different properties and perhaps
thus result in a new window opening. Etc.


> If
> I type google.com in the address box of the 2nd instance, I get the desired
> behavior, a new tab in that process displaying google.com.


So, no special treatment for google.com by AutoComplete...


> If I go back to
> the original instance with the home page displayed and type google.com in
> the address box, I get a another Google.com tab in the 2nd instance (3 tabs
> open there now).


That could happen easily by pressing Alt-Enter instead of just Enter.


> Clicking a link on my homepage will open in a new tab in
> that instance.


There are some quirky tab options that I haven't analysed,
especially when multiple home pages are in effect.


> Clicking any entry in "Favorites" opens in a new tab in the other (2nd) instance.


Ambiguous. Favorites menu in that IE, Favorites Center in that IE or Favorites somewhere else?


> So it looks like no new tabs will open in the
> instance that is displaying my home page except links from the home page.


You haven't described the simplest case yet: Ctrl-t in the window that you don't seem
to be open new tabs in.


> Is that a feature or a bug?


Not enough information. You could use ProcMon to help you understand better what you are seeing.


>
> Running Vista Ultimate w/"Norton Protection Center".


FWIW I don't know anything about that but I wouldn't be surprised if you
could get some quirky behaviour as a result of having it installed.

FWIW I have no trouble opening more that one instance of iexplore.exe
by using the (XPsp2) Start menu in any fashion. When I want to be sure
that I am going to get a new task I use the Run.. dialog (e.g. press Win-R)
and enter:

iexplore.exe -new


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
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> "DocuMaker" wrote:
>
>> Can anyone tell me what causes multiple instances of IE7 to load? It seems
>> to happen when I load a link into a new tab. Is there a fix?
>>
>>