What is wrong with IE7 under Vista?

I've been trying to follow all the discussions on slow IE7. All the MVP
rsponses seem to follow the belief the IE7 is great and it must be an add-on,
or porxy, or internet that is the problem.

I have been working for myself for over 20 years maintaining PCs and servers
for both companies and home users so I am resonably familiar with PCs.

I have a client with Vista Home Premium. IE7 is a disaster. About 2
minutes to open the home page (google.com.au). About another 5 minutes to
finish(?) loading. About 3 minutes to close once I click the big red X.

Now - no add-ons, no proxy, flushed DNS, RIES, all available updates. All
during this, task manager shows at least 50% CPU (Dual core AMD +4200).
Even closing the window has that 50% CPU. I am assuming the page has
finished loading when CPU gets below 10% CPU. I haven't waited long enough
to get 0% CPU.

Opera is virtually instantaeous.
I have uninstalled firewalls, antivirus, antispyware - no difference.

I would think that if any other application was causing it, its program
would be using the CPU cycles, not iexplore.exe. But iexplore.exe is using
it all.

Thank goodness for Opera. At least the client doesn't think I'm a complete
dummy. I showed him this discussion group. He isn't impressed with IE7
either.

I would like to uninstall IE7 and re-install. But, good old Microsoft
doesn't want me to do that. There doesn't seem to be any way to uninstall.
Not only that, but the MS download site specifically has XP in the IE7
download file name. So it may not work with Vista.

What are the options to fix this, if any?
Or do I just get him to use Opera, and he'll just have to wait all night for
Updates to process?

Come on Microsoft. Show me how to get rid of this crappy program and
install IE6 on Vista. I'm assuming that Vista is OK (?) and IE7 is the
cuplrit. What if I'm wrong? Perhaps all these new PCs being sold with Vista
are going to jam this discussion group until SP1 appears.
--
Doug

Frank
Tue Apr 03 06:52:09 CDT 2007

"Doug" <Doug@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:71061D13-D9DF-4F21-8A9F-1636101572E6@microsoft.com...
> I've been trying to follow all the discussions on slow IE7. All the MVP
> rsponses seem to follow the belief the IE7 is great and it must be an
> add-on,
> or porxy, or internet that is the problem.
>
> I have been working for myself for over 20 years maintaining PCs and
> servers
> for both companies and home users so I am resonably familiar with PCs.
>
> I have a client with Vista Home Premium. IE7 is a disaster. About 2
> minutes to open the home page (google.com.au). About another 5 minutes to
> finish(?) loading. About 3 minutes to close once I click the big red X.
>
> Now - no add-ons, no proxy, flushed DNS, RIES, all available updates. All
> during this, task manager shows at least 50% CPU (Dual core AMD +4200).
> Even closing the window has that 50% CPU. I am assuming the page has
> finished loading when CPU gets below 10% CPU. I haven't waited long
> enough
> to get 0% CPU.
>
> Opera is virtually instantaeous.
> I have uninstalled firewalls, antivirus, antispyware - no difference.
>
> I would think that if any other application was causing it, its program
> would be using the CPU cycles, not iexplore.exe. But iexplore.exe is
> using
> it all.
>
> Thank goodness for Opera. At least the client doesn't think I'm a
> complete
> dummy. I showed him this discussion group. He isn't impressed with IE7
> either.
>
> I would like to uninstall IE7 and re-install. But, good old Microsoft
> doesn't want me to do that. There doesn't seem to be any way to
> uninstall.
> Not only that, but the MS download site specifically has XP in the IE7
> download file name. So it may not work with Vista.
>
> What are the options to fix this, if any?
> Or do I just get him to use Opera, and he'll just have to wait all night
> for
> Updates to process?
>
> Come on Microsoft. Show me how to get rid of this crappy program and
> install IE6 on Vista. I'm assuming that Vista is OK (?) and IE7 is the
> cuplrit. What if I'm wrong? Perhaps all these new PCs being sold with
> Vista
> are going to jam this discussion group until SP1 appears.
> --
> Doug

Do a thorough check for malware, following all of the steps at one of these
Web pages.
Help with malware:
All MS-MVP Sites.
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm

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

So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
For quite a few people it's by installing Messenger Plus, whose ads for
malware don't identify the malware as such and try to convince you that you
owe it to the author. See also:
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971
Don't ever do a "default" install of anything. Always choose Custom and see
what else is being carried along. Don't install any extras you're not sure
of.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com
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Stevie
Fri Apr 06 22:06:34 CDT 2007

I am running Vista Business and IE is indeed a pig.
Hangs all the time no matter how I seem to tweak it.
Also, seems that it bombs very frequently when I must go to a site that requires downloading something. Just out of curiosity, are you running Trend Micro PC-Cillin Internet Security 2007 for Vista?
Message is :
Description:
A problem caused this program to stop interacting with Windows.

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: AppHangB1
Application Name: iexplore.exe
Application Version: 7.0.6000.16386
Application Timestamp: 4549b133
Hang Signature: 3b6d
Hang Type: 521
OS Version: 6.0.6000.2.0.0.256.6
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Hang Signature 1: 28ab438bcb7a2202416ccb636faa5c90
Additional Hang Signature 2: dc71
Additional Hang Signature 3: fe7f6b5ecd4265918a4d5405453f7af4
Additional Hang Signature 4: 7933
Additional Hang Signature 5: c07298538be71049ab836be5bae7c03d
Additional Hang Signature 6: f900
Additional Hang Signature 7: 907fcf70694a9e796a827b5eedc6ad26


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http://www.eggheadcafe.com

Frank
Sat Apr 07 05:00:45 CDT 2007

"Stevie" wrote in message news:20074623633mstevulak@sageinternet.com...
>I am running Vista Business and IE is indeed a pig.
> Hangs all the time no matter how I seem to tweak it.
> Also, seems that it bombs very frequently when I must go to a site that
> requires downloading something. Just out of curiosity, are you running
> Trend Micro PC-Cillin Internet Security 2007 for Vista?
> Message is :
> Description:
> A problem caused this program to stop interacting with Windows.
>
> Problem signature:
> Problem Event Name: AppHangB1
> Application Name: iexplore.exe
> Application Version: 7.0.6000.16386
> Application Timestamp: 4549b133
> Hang Signature: 3b6d
> Hang Type: 521
> OS Version: 6.0.6000.2.0.0.256.6
> Locale ID: 1033
> Additional Hang Signature 1: 28ab438bcb7a2202416ccb636faa5c90
> Additional Hang Signature 2: dc71
> Additional Hang Signature 3: fe7f6b5ecd4265918a4d5405453f7af4
> Additional Hang Signature 4: 7933
> Additional Hang Signature 5: c07298538be71049ab836be5bae7c03d
> Additional Hang Signature 6: f900
> Additional Hang Signature 7: 907fcf70694a9e796a827b5eedc6ad26
>
>
> EggHeadCafe.com - .NET Developer Portal of Choice
> http://www.eggheadcafe.com

What if you right click the IE icon on the desktop and choose Start Without
Add-ons?
Or go to Start | All Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Internet
Explorer (No Add-ons).

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Answer in newsgroup. Don't expect an answer to email.

Doug
Mon Apr 16 01:34:00 CDT 2007

Stevie

Not Trend Micro, but CA - another Internet security suite.

Frank

I've run thorough malware software at last. Only found 5 tracking cookies.
Even if it is Malware, why does IE show at least 50% cpu. Surely the
malware would be using cpu cycles. If you leave it long enough, say 8
minutes after Google thinks it is loaded, the cpu drops down to a constant
1%, never 0%. Then, even though nothing has been entered into Google to
search, if I click the big red X, to close IE, a continual 50% for about 3
minutes to close. Opera and Firefox are instantaneous.

I NEED a way to uninstall IE7 and re-install, without doing a complete
system recovery.

It is unfortunate that, because IE has most of the market, it uses a lot of
MS only stuff that makes it non-standard. Most websites are forced to use
MS's non-standard stuff so that they can be processed by the most users.
That leaves the more-standard browsers, like Opera, out in the cold.
A good marketing ploy by MS. Unfortunately MS's browser, especially under
Vista is pretty woeful.

How do I uninstall and reinstall IE7?

Doug
--
Doug


"Stevie" wrote:

> I am running Vista Business and IE is indeed a pig.
> Hangs all the time no matter how I seem to tweak it.
> Also, seems that it bombs very frequently when I must go to a site that requires downloadin something. Just out of curiosity, are you running Trend Micro PC-Cillin Internet Security 2007 for Vista?
> Message is :
> Description:
> A problem caused this program to stop interacting with Windows.
>
> Problem signature:
> Problem Event Name: AppHangB1
> Application Name: iexplore.exe
> Application Version: 7.0.6000.16386
> Application Timestamp: 4549b133
> Hang Signature: 3b6d
> Hang Type: 521
> OS Version: 6.0.6000.2.0.0.256.6
> Locale ID: 1033
> Additional Hang Signature 1: 28ab438bcb7a2202416ccb636faa5c90
> Additional Hang Signature 2: dc71
> Additional Hang Signature 3: fe7f6b5ecd4265918a4d5405453f7af4
> Additional Hang Signature 4: 7933
> Additional Hang Signature 5: c07298538be71049ab836be5bae7c03d
> Additional Hang Signature 6: f900
> Additional Hang Signature 7: 907fcf70694a9e796a827b5eedc6ad26
>
>
> EggHeadCafe.com - .NET Developer Portal of Choice
> http://www.eggheadcafe.com
>

Frank
Mon Apr 16 05:44:04 CDT 2007

"Doug" <Doug@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0E9BB92C-4FF7-4CA4-B624-3150545D4EE4@microsoft.com...
> Stevie
>
> Not Trend Micro, but CA - another Internet security suite.
>
> Frank
>
> I've run thorough malware software at last. Only found 5 tracking
> cookies.
> Even if it is Malware, why does IE show at least 50% cpu. Surely the
> malware would be using cpu cycles. If you leave it long enough, say 8
> minutes after Google thinks it is loaded, the cpu drops down to a constant
> 1%, never 0%. Then, even though nothing has been entered into Google to
> search, if I click the big red X, to close IE, a continual 50% for about 3
> minutes to close. Opera and Firefox are instantaneous.
>
> I NEED a way to uninstall IE7 and re-install, without doing a complete
> system recovery.
>
> It is unfortunate that, because IE has most of the market, it uses a lot
> of
> MS only stuff that makes it non-standard. Most websites are forced to use
> MS's non-standard stuff so that they can be processed by the most users.
> That leaves the more-standard browsers, like Opera, out in the cold.
> A good marketing ploy by MS. Unfortunately MS's browser, especially under
> Vista is pretty woeful.
>
> How do I uninstall and reinstall IE7?


Only by reinstalling Vista.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Answer in newsgroup. Don't expect an answer to email.