IE8 on Windows 7 can create new Windows or new Tabs

Okay, I have been running Windows 7 since December and last week I noticed I

had problems opening a new window or new tab in IE8. I have tried EVERYTHING.

I registered dll's, reset the browser, deactivated/uninstalled IE8, shut off

protected mode, messed with security zones you name it. I have been scouring

the web for an answer. I enabled script debugging and saw that the site(s)

were trying to do a window.open and the error that came back was no such

interface supported.

What can I do to fix this? It is inhibiting me from logging onto websites

that I use at work that need to open a new window. Right now I had to use

Chrome to even log this newgroup message! I would love to have a sure fire

method or at least the ability to do a solid reinstall on Windows 7 of ie8

which currently does not seem available. I see folks switching over to all

sorts of other browsers because of this. Is Microsoft uncaring about losing

the browser war? I am surprised this problem hasn't been put to rest!

If you've already tried "EVERYTHING" what more do you expect from us?

Especially when all you can say about your situation is "I had problems

opening a new window or new tab," leaving us to guess what problems

you're having.

Perhaps a good place for you to start would be to try to remember what

you did to your computer "last week" that might be causing your problem.

---

Leonard Grey

Errare humanum est

Peter S. wrote:

> Okay, I have been running Windows 7 since December and last week I noticed I

> had problems opening a new window or new tab in IE8. I have tried EVERYTHING.

> I registered dll's, reset the browser, deactivated/uninstalled IE8, shut off

> protected mode, messed with security zones you name it. I have been scouring

> the web for an answer. I enabled script debugging and saw that the site(s)

> were trying to do a window.open and the error that came back was no such

> interface supported.

>

> What can I do to fix this? It is inhibiting me from logging onto websites

> that I use at work that need to open a new window. Right now I had to use

> Chrome to even log this newgroup message! I would love to have a sure fire

> method or at least the ability to do a solid reinstall on Windows 7 of ie8

> which currently does not seem available. I see folks switching over to all

> sorts of other browsers because of this. Is Microsoft uncaring about losing

> the browser war? I am surprised this problem hasn't been put to rest!

Hi,

If you've reset IE settings to default, then JavaScript should be able to

open a new window or tab.

If the IE pop-up blocker is turned off, a browser add-on or third-party

program must be causing the problem.

Add-ons...

For troubleshooting information see:

IEBlog Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer’s (No Add-ons) Mode:

http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx

Hint: A number of third-party toolbars have a pop-up blocker (Google, Yahoo,

Earthlink, among others)

Third-party programs...

929135- How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows

Vista or in Windows 7: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/929135

Hope this helps,

Don

"Peter S." <PeterS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:DBA66FF0-9986-4A26-B035-4FC68C9D6AA3@microsoft.com...

> Okay, I have been running Windows 7 since December and last week I noticed

I

> had problems opening a new window or new tab in IE8. I have tried

EVERYTHING.

> I registered dll's, reset the browser, deactivated/uninstalled IE8, shut

off

> protected mode, messed with security zones you name it. I have been

scouring

> the web for an answer. I enabled script debugging and saw that the site(s)

> were trying to do a window.open and the error that came back was no such

> interface supported.

>

> What can I do to fix this? It is inhibiting me from logging onto websites

> that I use at work that need to open a new window. Right now I had to use

> Chrome to even log this newgroup message! I would love to have a sure fire

> method or at least the ability to do a solid reinstall on Windows 7 of ie8

> which currently does not seem available. I see folks switching over to all

> sorts of other browsers because of this. Is Microsoft uncaring about

losing

> the browser war? I am surprised this problem hasn't been put to rest!

Is it a Windows 7 64-bit computer?

Peter S. wrote:

> Okay, I have been running Windows 7 since December and last week I noticed

> I

> had problems opening a new window or new tab in IE8. I have tried

> EVERYTHING. I registered dll's, reset the browser, deactivated/uninstalled

> IE8, shut off protected mode, messed with security zones you name it. I

> have been scouring the web for an answer. I enabled script debugging and

> saw that the site(s) were trying to do a window.open and the error that

> came back was no such interface supported.

>

> What can I do to fix this? It is inhibiting me from logging onto websites

> that I use at work that need to open a new window. Right now I had to use

> Chrome to even log this newgroup message! I would love to have a sure fire

> method or at least the ability to do a solid reinstall on Windows 7 of ie8

> which currently does not seem available. I see folks switching over to all

> sorts of other browsers because of this. Is Microsoft uncaring about

> losing

> the browser war? I am surprised this problem hasn't been put to rest!

Thanks for the response, no it is a 32 bit installation of Windows 7

professional. I have no clue what I installed recently that would cause a

problem. I did de-install and re-install SQL Server 2008 professional

recently but I can't believe that would be related. BTW, I also tried IE with

no add-ons and that didn't work.

I did find one KB that suggested I register Shdocvw.dll (among other dll's)

and that failed with entry-point dllregisterserver not found.

BTW, trying "everything" means I looked at a bunch of newgroups throughtout

the web. I feel posting in the Microsoft communities is a cut above that

first tier of research.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> Is it a Windows 7 64-bit computer?

>

> Peter S. wrote:

> > Okay, I have been running Windows 7 since December and last week I noticed

> > I

> > had problems opening a new window or new tab in IE8. I have tried

> > EVERYTHING. I registered dll's, reset the browser, deactivated/uninstalled

> > IE8, shut off protected mode, messed with security zones you name it. I

> > have been scouring the web for an answer. I enabled script debugging and

> > saw that the site(s) were trying to do a window.open and the error that

> > came back was no such interface supported.

> >

> > What can I do to fix this? It is inhibiting me from logging onto websites

> > that I use at work that need to open a new window. Right now I had to use

> > Chrome to even log this newgroup message! I would love to have a sure fire

> > method or at least the ability to do a solid reinstall on Windows 7 of ie8

> > which currently does not seem available. I see folks switching over to all

> > sorts of other browsers because of this. Is Microsoft uncaring about

> > losing

> > the browser war? I am surprised this problem hasn't been put to rest!

>

> .

>

Thanks for the reply, I tried running with no add-ons and that didn't seem to

help. I got pop up blocker turned off as well. I did notice that if a right

click on a link and try to open new window, nothing happens. If I right click

on that same link and open new tab. A new tab opens and it just sits there

connecting. The new tab doesn't have the link information of the link I

clicked on but rather the contents of the last tab

"Don Varnau" wrote:

> Hi,

> If you've reset IE settings to default, then JavaScript should be able to

> open a new window or tab.

>

> If the IE pop-up blocker is turned off, a browser add-on or third-party

> program must be causing the problem.

>

> Add-ons...

> For troubleshooting information see:

> IEBlog Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer’s (No Add-ons) Mode:

> http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx

> Hint: A number of third-party toolbars have a pop-up blocker (Google, Yahoo,

> Earthlink, among others)

>

> Third-party programs...

> 929135- How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows

> Vista or in Windows 7: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/929135

>

> Hope this helps,

> Don

>

>

> "Peter S." <PeterS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:DBA66FF0-9986-4A26-B035-4FC68C9D6AA3@microsoft.com...

> > Okay, I have been running Windows 7 since December and last week I noticed

> I

> > had problems opening a new window or new tab in IE8. I have tried

> EVERYTHING.

> > I registered dll's, reset the browser, deactivated/uninstalled IE8, shut

> off

> > protected mode, messed with security zones you name it. I have been

> scouring

> > the web for an answer. I enabled script debugging and saw that the site(s)

> > were trying to do a window.open and the error that came back was no such

> > interface supported.

> >

> > What can I do to fix this? It is inhibiting me from logging onto websites

> > that I use at work that need to open a new window. Right now I had to use

> > Chrome to even log this newgroup message! I would love to have a sure fire

> > method or at least the ability to do a solid reinstall on Windows 7 of ie8

> > which currently does not seem available. I see folks switching over to all

> > sorts of other browsers because of this. Is Microsoft uncaring about

> losing

> > the browser war? I am surprised this problem hasn't been put to rest!

>

> .

>

More information, I did a clean boot and that did not fix it. I also tried

running IE with no-add-ons. Any other suggestions would be greatly

appreciated and I would gladly try.

P.S. When I right click on a link to open a tab I see it says "connecting"

and it just stays there trying to connect and the link information in the

toolbar does NOT reflect the new link. Like I mentioned, I have to run Chrome

to post this reply. It's a huge pain because I need IE for Outlook browser

mail and web based applications like Eclipse and AthenaNet that their main

staple is to spawn a new window after successfully logging in....

"Don Varnau" wrote:

> Hi,

> If you've reset IE settings to default, then JavaScript should be able to

> open a new window or tab.

>

> If the IE pop-up blocker is turned off, a browser add-on or third-party

> program must be causing the problem.

>

> Add-ons...

> For troubleshooting information see:

> IEBlog Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer’s (No Add-ons) Mode:

> http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx

> Hint: A number of third-party toolbars have a pop-up blocker (Google, Yahoo,

> Earthlink, among others)

>

> Third-party programs...

> 929135- How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows

> Vista or in Windows 7: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/929135

>

> Hope this helps,

> Don

>

>

> "Peter S." <PeterS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:DBA66FF0-9986-4A26-B035-4FC68C9D6AA3@microsoft.com...

> > Okay, I have been running Windows 7 since December and last week I noticed

> I

> > had problems opening a new window or new tab in IE8. I have tried

> EVERYTHING.

> > I registered dll's, reset the browser, deactivated/uninstalled IE8, shut

> off

> > protected mode, messed with security zones you name it. I have been

> scouring

> > the web for an answer. I enabled script debugging and saw that the site(s)

> > were trying to do a window.open and the error that came back was no such

> > interface supported.

> >

> > What can I do to fix this? It is inhibiting me from logging onto websites

> > that I use at work that need to open a new window. Right now I had to use

> > Chrome to even log this newgroup message! I would love to have a sure fire

> > method or at least the ability to do a solid reinstall on Windows 7 of ie8

> > which currently does not seem available. I see folks switching over to all

> > sorts of other browsers because of this. Is Microsoft uncaring about

> losing

> > the browser war? I am surprised this problem hasn't been put to rest!

>

> .

>

What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your

subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)?

What third-party firewall (if any)?

Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on the

computer (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought

it)?

Peter S. wrote:

> Thanks for the response, no it is a 32 bit installation of Windows 7

> professional. I have no clue what I installed recently that would cause a

> problem. I did de-install and re-install SQL Server 2008 professional

> recently but I can't believe that would be related. BTW, I also tried IE

> with no add-ons and that didn't work.

>

> I did find one KB that suggested I register Shdocvw.dll (among other

> dll's)

> and that failed with entry-point dllregisterserver not found.

>

> BTW, trying "everything" means I looked at a bunch of newgroups

> throughtout

> the web. I feel posting in the Microsoft communities is a cut above that

> first tier of research.

>

> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

>> Is it a Windows 7 64-bit computer?

>>

>> Peter S. wrote:

>>> Okay, I have been running Windows 7 since December and last week I

>>> noticed

>>> I had problems opening a new window or new tab in IE8. I have tried

>>> EVERYTHING. I registered dll's, reset the browser,

>>> deactivated/uninstalled

>>> IE8, shut off protected mode, messed with security zones you name it. I

>>> have been scouring the web for an answer. I enabled script debugging and

>>> saw that the site(s) were trying to do a window.open and the error that

>>> came back was no such interface supported...

Hi Peter,

Try adding those sites that require a login to your Trusted Sites list and

ensure that your IE Security Zone settings are at the recommended default

levels.

Tools>Internet Options - Security tab, click the "Reset all zones to

default" button.

By default, for security reasons, IE blocks navigation to zones of a higher

security risk. You are probably logging on at a secure https and then being

redirected to a http page.

Regards.

"Peter S." <PeterS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:AB30C0C2-F459-4850-A8C1-0097A1DE8946@microsoft.com...

> More information, I did a clean boot and that did not fix it. I also tried

> running IE with no-add-ons. Any other suggestions would be greatly

> appreciated and I would gladly try.

>

> P.S. When I right click on a link to open a tab I see it says "connecting"

> and it just stays there trying to connect and the link information in the

> toolbar does NOT reflect the new link. Like I mentioned, I have to run

> Chrome

> to post this reply. It's a huge pain because I need IE for Outlook browser

> mail and web based applications like Eclipse and AthenaNet that their main

> staple is to spawn a new window after successfully logging in....

>

> "Don Varnau" wrote:

>

>> Hi,

>> If you've reset IE settings to default, then JavaScript should be able to

>> open a new window or tab.

>>

>> If the IE pop-up blocker is turned off, a browser add-on or third-party

>> program must be causing the problem.

>>

>> Add-ons...

>> For troubleshooting information see:

>> IEBlog Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer’s (No Add-ons) Mode:

>> http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx

>> Hint: A number of third-party toolbars have a pop-up blocker (Google,

>> Yahoo,

>> Earthlink, among others)

>>

>> Third-party programs...

>> 929135- How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in

>> Windows

>> Vista or in Windows 7:

>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/929135

>>

>> Hope this helps,

>> Don

>>

>>

>> "Peter S." <PeterS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:DBA66FF0-9986-4A26-B035-4FC68C9D6AA3@microsoft.com...

>> > Okay, I have been running Windows 7 since December and last week I

>> > noticed

>> I

>> > had problems opening a new window or new tab in IE8. I have tried

>> EVERYTHING.

>> > I registered dll's, reset the browser, deactivated/uninstalled IE8,

>> > shut

>> off

>> > protected mode, messed with security zones you name it. I have been

>> scouring

>> > the web for an answer. I enabled script debugging and saw that the

>> > site(s)

>> > were trying to do a window.open and the error that came back was no

>> > such

>> > interface supported.

>> >

>> > What can I do to fix this? It is inhibiting me from logging onto

>> > websites

>> > that I use at work that need to open a new window. Right now I had to

>> > use

>> > Chrome to even log this newgroup message! I would love to have a sure

>> > fire

>> > method or at least the ability to do a solid reinstall on Windows 7 of

>> > ie8

>> > which currently does not seem available. I see folks switching over to

>> > all

>> > sorts of other browsers because of this. Is Microsoft uncaring about

>> losing

>> > the browser war? I am surprised this problem hasn't been put to rest!

>>

>> .

>>

Hi,

If you haven't yet, try the appropriate version of ie8-rereg from

http://iefaq.info/index.php?action=artikel&cat=42&id=133&artlang=en

And, never underestimate the ability of well-known, third-party security

programs to screw things up. See PA Bear's post re: McAfee and Norton.

Don

"Peter S." <PeterS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:AB30C0C2-F459-4850-A8C1-0097A1DE8946@microsoft.com...

> More information, I did a clean boot and that did not fix it. I also tried

> running IE with no-add-ons. Any other suggestions would be greatly

> appreciated and I would gladly try.

>

> P.S. When I right click on a link to open a tab I see it says "connecting"

> and it just stays there trying to connect and the link information in the

> toolbar does NOT reflect the new link. Like I mentioned, I have to run

Chrome

> to post this reply. It's a huge pain because I need IE for Outlook browser

> mail and web based applications like Eclipse and AthenaNet that their main

> staple is to spawn a new window after successfully logging in....

> "Don Varnau" wrote:

>

> > Hi,

> > If you've reset IE settings to default, then JavaScript should be able

to

> > open a new window or tab.

> >

> > If the IE pop-up blocker is turned off, a browser add-on or third-party

> > program must be causing the problem.

> >

> > Add-ons...

> > For troubleshooting information see:

> > IEBlog Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer’s (No Add-ons) Mode:

> > http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx

> > Hint: A number of third-party toolbars have a pop-up blocker (Google,

Yahoo,

> > Earthlink, among others)

> >

> > Third-party programs...

> > 929135- How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in

Windows

> > Vista or in Windows 7:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/929135

> > "Peter S." <PeterS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> > news:DBA66FF0-9986-4A26-B035-4FC68C9D6AA3@microsoft.com...

> > > Okay, I have been running Windows 7 since December and last week I

noticed

> > I

> > > had problems opening a new window or new tab in IE8. I have tried

> > EVERYTHING.

> > > I registered dll's, reset the browser, deactivated/uninstalled IE8,

shut

> > off

> > > protected mode, messed with security zones you name it. I have been

> > scouring

> > > the web for an answer. I enabled script debugging and saw that the

site(s)

> > > were trying to do a window.open and the error that came back was no

such

> > > interface supported.

> > >

> > > What can I do to fix this? It is inhibiting me from logging onto

websites

> > > that I use at work that need to open a new window. Right now I had to

use

> > > Chrome to even log this newgroup message! I would love to have a sure

fire

> > > method or at least the ability to do a solid reinstall on Windows 7 of

ie8

> > > which currently does not seem available. I see folks switching over to

all

> > > sorts of other browsers because of this. Is Microsoft uncaring about

> > losing

> > > the browser war? I am surprised this problem hasn't been put to rest!

FYI, I tried (this is something that I was asked to do before by a vendor)

to add the site to the trusted zone and that didn't work. However I did run

the script that was suggested:

http://iefaq.info/index.php?action=artikel&cat=42&id=133&artlang=en

At first it didn't help but then I decided to reboot and all of a sudden

everything worked! I am psyched! I even get to reply to this using IE :-) I

have seen these larger size scripts in posts all over the web but didn't want

to run them because I was concerned I would make things worse. However I felt

comfortable running this one because it was posted in the Microsoft forum and

it worked! Many thanks!!!!

"Don Varnau" wrote:

> Hi,

> If you haven't yet, try the appropriate version of ie8-rereg from

> http://iefaq.info/index.php?action=artikel&cat=42&id=133&artlang=en

>

> And, never underestimate the ability of well-known, third-party security

> programs to screw things up. See PA Bear's post re: McAfee and Norton.

>

> Don

>

> "Peter S." <PeterS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:AB30C0C2-F459-4850-A8C1-0097A1DE8946@microsoft.com...

> > More information, I did a clean boot and that did not fix it. I also tried

> > running IE with no-add-ons. Any other suggestions would be greatly

> > appreciated and I would gladly try.

> >

> > P.S. When I right click on a link to open a tab I see it says "connecting"

> > and it just stays there trying to connect and the link information in the

> > toolbar does NOT reflect the new link. Like I mentioned, I have to run

> Chrome

> > to post this reply. It's a huge pain because I need IE for Outlook browser

> > mail and web based applications like Eclipse and AthenaNet that their main

> > staple is to spawn a new window after successfully logging in....

>

> > "Don Varnau" wrote:

> >

> > > Hi,

> > > If you've reset IE settings to default, then JavaScript should be able

> to

> > > open a new window or tab.

> > >

> > > If the IE pop-up blocker is turned off, a browser add-on or third-party

> > > program must be causing the problem.

> > >

> > > Add-ons...

> > > For troubleshooting information see:

> > > IEBlog Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer’s (No Add-ons) Mode:

> > > http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx

> > > Hint: A number of third-party toolbars have a pop-up blocker (Google,

> Yahoo,

> > > Earthlink, among others)

> > >

> > > Third-party programs...

> > > 929135- How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in

> Windows

> > > Vista or in Windows 7:

> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/929135

>

> > > "Peter S." <PeterS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> > > news:DBA66FF0-9986-4A26-B035-4FC68C9D6AA3@microsoft.com...

> > > > Okay, I have been running Windows 7 since December and last week I

> noticed

> > > I

> > > > had problems opening a new window or new tab in IE8. I have tried

> > > EVERYTHING.

> > > > I registered dll's, reset the browser, deactivated/uninstalled IE8,

> shut

> > > off

> > > > protected mode, messed with security zones you name it. I have been

> > > scouring

> > > > the web for an answer. I enabled script debugging and saw that the

> site(s)

> > > > were trying to do a window.open and the error that came back was no

> such

> > > > interface supported.

> > > >

> > > > What can I do to fix this? It is inhibiting me from logging onto

> websites

> > > > that I use at work that need to open a new window. Right now I had to

> use

> > > > Chrome to even log this newgroup message! I would love to have a sure

> fire

> > > > method or at least the ability to do a solid reinstall on Windows 7 of

> ie8

> > > > which currently does not seem available. I see folks switching over to

> all

> > > > sorts of other browsers because of this. Is Microsoft uncaring about

> > > losing

> > > > the browser war? I am surprised this problem hasn't been put to rest!

>

> .

>

One suggestion I would have is why couldn't the IE reset command also

perform some of the repair methods found on that IE8 repair site?? Seems like

a must addition to me. Not alot of folks are savvy enough in trying all these

troubleshooting methods or obscure repairs, they are likely just to give up

and go to the path of least resistance.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your

> subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)?

> What third-party firewall (if any)?

>

> Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on the

> computer (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought

> it)?

>

>

> Peter S. wrote:

> > Thanks for the response, no it is a 32 bit installation of Windows 7

> > professional. I have no clue what I installed recently that would cause a

> > problem. I did de-install and re-install SQL Server 2008 professional

> > recently but I can't believe that would be related. BTW, I also tried IE

> > with no add-ons and that didn't work.

> >

> > I did find one KB that suggested I register Shdocvw.dll (among other

> > dll's)

> > and that failed with entry-point dllregisterserver not found.

> >

> > BTW, trying "everything" means I looked at a bunch of newgroups

> > throughtout

> > the web. I feel posting in the Microsoft communities is a cut above that

> > first tier of research.

> >

> > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> >> Is it a Windows 7 64-bit computer?

> >>

> >> Peter S. wrote:

> >>> Okay, I have been running Windows 7 since December and last week I

> >>> noticed

> >>> I had problems opening a new window or new tab in IE8. I have tried

> >>> EVERYTHING. I registered dll's, reset the browser,

> >>> deactivated/uninstalled

> >>> IE8, shut off protected mode, messed with security zones you name it. I

> >>> have been scouring the web for an answer. I enabled script debugging and

> >>> saw that the site(s) were trying to do a window.open and the error that

> >>> came back was no such interface supported...

>

> .

>

IN RE our IE MVP colleague Kai Schaetzl's IE Repair scripts at

http://iefaq.info/index.php?action=artikel&cat=42&id=133&artlang=en

Tell you the truth, we've been lobbying the IE team (and MS Fix It team)

about this but we've not gained much traction yet. Methinks it boils down

to a few niggling questions:

1. How many users have encountered such issues (i.e., how big of a demand is

there for a fix)?

2. Why have so many Windows 7 (32-bit & 64-bit, but primarily 64-bit) users

encountered this problem and why are they usually & only encountering it a

month or two into using their new computers?

IN RE #1: Yes, there have been an ever-growing number of posts in the forums

& newsgroups about the problem but that's not necessarily a good way to

determine the scope of the problem: The vast majority of users are NOT

having these problems and they do NOT tend to post or contact MS Support

about something that's working properly.

IN RE #2: First, you've got to consider the fact that (IMHO) the bulk of

people buying 64-bit computers (which doesn't include you) haven't the

faintest clue as to the differences between Windows (and IE) 32-bit and

64-bit. With all due respect, this means they're facing a fairly steep

learning curve so you've got to take the "cluelessness factor" into

consideration.

Second, I personally & professionally suspect one or more third-party

applications are causing the bulk of these problems and at the top of my

little list are preinstalled anti-virus/internet security applications

(usually Norton or McAfee), most of which are two-month free trials. Hence,

the questions I posed to you in my previous reply, especially considering

the fact that you encountered the problem two months into owning your

computer.

Norton and McAfee applications are notorious for not uninstalling or

upgrading cleanly. So even if you've uninstalled the free trial or

purchased the application (which is, in essence, an upgrade), the

"leftovers" may be in play here unless you run a specific Norton or McAfee

utility after uninstalling the free trial or prior to upgrading.

All of that being said, let me repost the questions I put to you in my

previous reply:

What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your

subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)?

What third-party firewall (if any)?

Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on the

computer (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought

it)?

--

~PA Bear

Peter S. wrote:

> One suggestion I would have is why couldn't the IE reset command also

> perform some of the repair methods found on that IE8 repair site?? Seems

> like a must addition to me. Not alot of folks are savvy enough in trying

> all these troubleshooting methods or obscure repairs, they are likely just

> to give up and go to the path of least resistance.

>

> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

>> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your

>> subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than

>> Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)?

>>

>> Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on the

>> computer (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you

>> bought

>> it)?

>>

>> Peter S. wrote:

>>> Thanks for the response, no it is a 32 bit installation of Windows 7

>>> professional. I have no clue what I installed recently that would cause

>>> a

>>> problem. I did de-install and re-install SQL Server 2008 professional

>>> recently but I can't believe that would be related. BTW, I also tried IE

>>> with no add-ons and that didn't work.

>>>

>>> I did find one KB that suggested I register Shdocvw.dll (among other

>>> dll's)

>>> and that failed with entry-point dllregisterserver not found.

>>>

>>> BTW, trying "everything" means I looked at a bunch of newgroups

>>> throughtout

>>> the web. I feel posting in the Microsoft communities is a cut above that

>>> first tier of research.

>>>

>>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

>>>> Is it a Windows 7 64-bit computer?

>>>>

>>>> Peter S. wrote:

>>>>> Okay, I have been running Windows 7 since December and last week I

>>>>> noticed

>>>>> I had problems opening a new window or new tab in IE8. I have tried

>>>>> EVERYTHING. I registered dll's, reset the browser,

>>>>> deactivated/uninstalled

>>>>> IE8, shut off protected mode, messed with security zones you name it.

>>>>> I

>>>>> have been scouring the web for an answer. I enabled script debugging

>>>>> and

>>>>> saw that the site(s) were trying to do a window.open and the error

>>>>> that

>>>>> came back was no such interface supported...

>>

>> .

First thanks about the frank discussion. IMHO I think folks are giving up and

going to other browsers. I actually wouldn't have put this enormous effort in

if it weren't for the fact that there were some work functions that required

IE. Alot of these things (I forgot to mention I also tried SFC /scannow) are

extremely time consuming and unless you have a vested incentive to fix the

behavior why not fire up another browser? Don't shoot the messenger, it's

just my personal opinion.

As for anti-virus software I run CA E-trust (per employer) and because I

wasn't too confident with that I also installed Microsoft Security

Essentials. They had been on my computer for at least a month without

experiencing this issue. Also since this is a work laptop I am very

meticulous about what I install. Like I said the only thing I did recently

was deinstall and reinstall SQL Server 2008 Developer....

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> IN RE our IE MVP colleague Kai Schaetzl's IE Repair scripts at

> http://iefaq.info/index.php?action=artikel&cat=42&id=133&artlang=en

>

> Tell you the truth, we've been lobbying the IE team (and MS Fix It team)

> about this but we've not gained much traction yet. Methinks it boils down

> to a few niggling questions:

>

> 1. How many users have encountered such issues (i.e., how big of a demand is

> there for a fix)?

>

> 2. Why have so many Windows 7 (32-bit & 64-bit, but primarily 64-bit) users

> encountered this problem and why are they usually & only encountering it a

> month or two into using their new computers?

>

> IN RE #1: Yes, there have been an ever-growing number of posts in the forums

> & newsgroups about the problem but that's not necessarily a good way to

> determine the scope of the problem: The vast majority of users are NOT

> having these problems and they do NOT tend to post or contact MS Support

> about something that's working properly.

>

> IN RE #2: First, you've got to consider the fact that (IMHO) the bulk of

> people buying 64-bit computers (which doesn't include you) haven't the

> faintest clue as to the differences between Windows (and IE) 32-bit and

> 64-bit. With all due respect, this means they're facing a fairly steep

> learning curve so you've got to take the "cluelessness factor" into

> consideration.

>

> Second, I personally & professionally suspect one or more third-party

> applications are causing the bulk of these problems and at the top of my

> little list are preinstalled anti-virus/internet security applications

> (usually Norton or McAfee), most of which are two-month free trials. Hence,

> the questions I posed to you in my previous reply, especially considering

> the fact that you encountered the problem two months into owning your

> computer.

>

> Norton and McAfee applications are notorious for not uninstalling or

> upgrading cleanly. So even if you've uninstalled the free trial or

> purchased the application (which is, in essence, an upgrade), the

> "leftovers" may be in play here unless you run a specific Norton or McAfee

> utility after uninstalling the free trial or prior to upgrading.

>

> All of that being said, let me repost the questions I put to you in my

> previous reply:

>

> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your

> subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)?

> What third-party firewall (if any)?

>

> Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on the

> computer (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought

> it)?

> --

> ~PA Bear

>

> Peter S. wrote:

> > One suggestion I would have is why couldn't the IE reset command also

> > perform some of the repair methods found on that IE8 repair site?? Seems

> > like a must addition to me. Not alot of folks are savvy enough in trying

> > all these troubleshooting methods or obscure repairs, they are likely just

> > to give up and go to the path of least resistance.

> >

> > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> >> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your

> >> subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than

> >> Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)?

> >>

> >> Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on the

> >> computer (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you

> >> bought

> >> it)?

> >>

> >> Peter S. wrote:

> >>> Thanks for the response, no it is a 32 bit installation of Windows 7

> >>> professional. I have no clue what I installed recently that would cause

> >>> a

> >>> problem. I did de-install and re-install SQL Server 2008 professional

> >>> recently but I can't believe that would be related. BTW, I also tried IE

> >>> with no add-ons and that didn't work.

> >>>

> >>> I did find one KB that suggested I register Shdocvw.dll (among other

> >>> dll's)

> >>> and that failed with entry-point dllregisterserver not found.

> >>>

> >>> BTW, trying "everything" means I looked at a bunch of newgroups

> >>> throughtout

> >>> the web. I feel posting in the Microsoft communities is a cut above that

> >>> first tier of research.

> >>>

> >>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> >>>> Is it a Windows 7 64-bit computer?

> >>>>

> >>>> Peter S. wrote:

> >>>>> Okay, I have been running Windows 7 since December and last week I

> >>>>> noticed

> >>>>> I had problems opening a new window or new tab in IE8. I have tried

> >>>>> EVERYTHING. I registered dll's, reset the browser,

> >>>>> deactivated/uninstalled

> >>>>> IE8, shut off protected mode, messed with security zones you name it.

> >>>>> I

> >>>>> have been scouring the web for an answer. I enabled script debugging

> >>>>> and

> >>>>> saw that the site(s) were trying to do a window.open and the error

> >>>>> that

> >>>>> came back was no such interface supported...

> >>

> >> .

>

> .

>

BTW, to be specific Norton or McAfee have never ever been installed on this

machine. It's my laptop so I am certainly in control of what is on this

machine.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> IN RE our IE MVP colleague Kai Schaetzl's IE Repair scripts at

> http://iefaq.info/index.php?action=artikel&cat=42&id=133&artlang=en

>

> Tell you the truth, we've been lobbying the IE team (and MS Fix It team)

> about this but we've not gained much traction yet. Methinks it boils down

> to a few niggling questions:

>

> 1. How many users have encountered such issues (i.e., how big of a demand is

> there for a fix)?

>

> 2. Why have so many Windows 7 (32-bit & 64-bit, but primarily 64-bit) users

> encountered this problem and why are they usually & only encountering it a

> month or two into using their new computers?

>

> IN RE #1: Yes, there have been an ever-growing number of posts in the forums

> & newsgroups about the problem but that's not necessarily a good way to

> determine the scope of the problem: The vast majority of users are NOT

> having these problems and they do NOT tend to post or contact MS Support

> about something that's working properly.

>

> IN RE #2: First, you've got to consider the fact that (IMHO) the bulk of

> people buying 64-bit computers (which doesn't include you) haven't the

> faintest clue as to the differences between Windows (and IE) 32-bit and

> 64-bit. With all due respect, this means they're facing a fairly steep

> learning curve so you've got to take the "cluelessness factor" into

> consideration.

>

> Second, I personally & professionally suspect one or more third-party

> applications are causing the bulk of these problems and at the top of my

> little list are preinstalled anti-virus/internet security applications

> (usually Norton or McAfee), most of which are two-month free trials. Hence,

> the questions I posed to you in my previous reply, especially considering

> the fact that you encountered the problem two months into owning your

> computer.

>

> Norton and McAfee applications are notorious for not uninstalling or

> upgrading cleanly. So even if you've uninstalled the free trial or

> purchased the application (which is, in essence, an upgrade), the

> "leftovers" may be in play here unless you run a specific Norton or McAfee

> utility after uninstalling the free trial or prior to upgrading.

>

> All of that being said, let me repost the questions I put to you in my

> previous reply:

>

> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your

> subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)?

> What third-party firewall (if any)?

>

> Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on the

> computer (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought

> it)?

> --

> ~PA Bear

>

> Peter S. wrote:

> > One suggestion I would have is why couldn't the IE reset command also

> > perform some of the repair methods found on that IE8 repair site?? Seems

> > like a must addition to me. Not alot of folks are savvy enough in trying

> > all these troubleshooting methods or obscure repairs, they are likely just

> > to give up and go to the path of least resistance.

> >

> > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> >> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your

> >> subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than

> >> Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)?

> >>

> >> Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on the

> >> computer (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you

> >> bought

> >> it)?

> >>

> >> Peter S. wrote:

> >>> Thanks for the response, no it is a 32 bit installation of Windows 7

> >>> professional. I have no clue what I installed recently that would cause

> >>> a

> >>> problem. I did de-install and re-install SQL Server 2008 professional

> >>> recently but I can't believe that would be related. BTW, I also tried IE

> >>> with no add-ons and that didn't work.

> >>>

> >>> I did find one KB that suggested I register Shdocvw.dll (among other

> >>> dll's)

> >>> and that failed with entry-point dllregisterserver not found.

> >>>

> >>> BTW, trying "everything" means I looked at a bunch of newgroups

> >>> throughtout

> >>> the web. I feel posting in the Microsoft communities is a cut above that

> >>> first tier of research.

> >>>

> >>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> >>>> Is it a Windows 7 64-bit computer?

> >>>>

> >>>> Peter S. wrote:

> >>>>> Okay, I have been running Windows 7 since December and last week I

> >>>>> noticed

> >>>>> I had problems opening a new window or new tab in IE8. I have tried

> >>>>> EVERYTHING. I registered dll's, reset the browser,

> >>>>> deactivated/uninstalled

> >>>>> IE8, shut off protected mode, messed with security zones you name it.

> >>>>> I

> >>>>> have been scouring the web for an answer. I enabled script debugging

> >>>>> and

> >>>>> saw that the site(s) were trying to do a window.open and the error

> >>>>> that

> >>>>> came back was no such interface supported...

> >>

> >> .

>

> .

>

> As for anti-virus software I run CA E-trust (per employer) and because I

> wasn't too confident with that I also installed Microsoft Security

> Essentials.

You should NEVER have more than one (1) anti-virus application installed and

loading at boot. Uninstall one of them now!

I suspect that having both of these installed & running in the background

had caused your problem, Peter.

Peter S. wrote:

> First thanks about the frank discussion. IMHO I think folks are giving up

> and going to other browsers. I actually wouldn't have put this enormous

> effort in if it weren't for the fact that there were some work functions

> that required IE. Alot of these things (I forgot to mention I also tried

> SFC /scannow) are extremely time consuming and unless you have a vested

> incentive to fix the behavior why not fire up another browser? Don't shoot

> the messenger, it's just my personal opinion.

>

> As for anti-virus software I run CA E-trust (per employer) and because I

> wasn't too confident with that I also installed Microsoft Security

> Essentials. They had been on my computer for at least a month without

> experiencing this issue. Also since this is a work laptop I am very

> meticulous about what I install. Like I said the only thing I did recently

> was deinstall and reinstall SQL Server 2008 Developer....

>

> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

>

>> IN RE our IE MVP colleague Kai Schaetzl's IE Repair scripts at

>> http://iefaq.info/index.php?action=artikel&cat=42&id=133&artlang=en

>>

>> Tell you the truth, we've been lobbying the IE team (and MS Fix It team)

>> about this but we've not gained much traction yet. Methinks it boils

>> down

>> to a few niggling questions:

>>

>> 1. How many users have encountered such issues (i.e., how big of a demand

>> is there for a fix)?

>>

>> 2. Why have so many Windows 7 (32-bit & 64-bit, but primarily 64-bit)

>> users

>> encountered this problem and why are they usually & only encountering it

>> a

>> month or two into using their new computers?

>>

>> IN RE #1: Yes, there have been an ever-growing number of posts in the

>> forums & newsgroups about the problem but that's not necessarily a good

>> way to determine the scope of the problem: The vast majority of users are

>> NOT having these problems and they do NOT tend to post or contact MS

>> Support about something that's working properly.

>>

>> IN RE #2: First, you've got to consider the fact that (IMHO) the bulk of

>> people buying 64-bit computers (which doesn't include you) haven't the

>> faintest clue as to the differences between Windows (and IE) 32-bit and

>> 64-bit. With all due respect, this means they're facing a fairly steep

>> learning curve so you've got to take the "cluelessness factor" into

>> consideration.

>>

>> Second, I personally & professionally suspect one or more third-party

>> applications are causing the bulk of these problems and at the top of my

>> little list are preinstalled anti-virus/internet security applications

>> (usually Norton or McAfee), most of which are two-month free trials.

>> Hence, the questions I posed to you in my previous reply, especially

>> considering the fact that you encountered the problem two months into

>> owning your computer.

>>

>> Norton and McAfee applications are notorious for not uninstalling or

>> upgrading cleanly. So even if you've uninstalled the free trial or

>> purchased the application (which is, in essence, an upgrade), the

>> "leftovers" may be in play here unless you run a specific Norton or

>> McAfee

>> utility after uninstalling the free trial or prior to upgrading.

>>

>> All of that being said, let me repost the questions I put to you in my

>> previous reply:

>>

>> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your

>> subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than

>> Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)?

>>

>> Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on the

>> computer (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you

>> bought

>> it)?

>> --

>> ~PA Bear

>>

>> Peter S. wrote:

>>> One suggestion I would have is why couldn't the IE reset command also

>>> perform some of the repair methods found on that IE8 repair site?? Seems

>>> like a must addition to me. Not alot of folks are savvy enough in trying

>>> all these troubleshooting methods or obscure repairs, they are likely

>>> just

>>> to give up and go to the path of least resistance.

>>>

>>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

>>>> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your

>>>> subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than

>>>> Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)?

>>>>

>>>> Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on the

>>>> computer (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you

>>>> bought

>>>> it)?

>>>>

>>>> Peter S. wrote:

>>>>> Thanks for the response, no it is a 32 bit installation of Windows 7

>>>>> professional. I have no clue what I installed recently that would

>>>>> cause

>>>>> a

>>>>> problem. I did de-install and re-install SQL Server 2008 professional

>>>>> recently but I can't believe that would be related. BTW, I also tried

>>>>> IE

>>>>> with no add-ons and that didn't work.

>>>>>

>>>>> I did find one KB that suggested I register Shdocvw.dll (among other

>>>>> dll's)

>>>>> and that failed with entry-point dllregisterserver not found.

>>>>>

>>>>> BTW, trying "everything" means I looked at a bunch of newgroups

>>>>> throughtout

>>>>> the web. I feel posting in the Microsoft communities is a cut above

>>>>> that

>>>>> first tier of research.

>>>>>

>>>>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

>>>>>> Is it a Windows 7 64-bit computer?

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Peter S. wrote:

>>>>>>> Okay, I have been running Windows 7 since December and last week I

>>>>>>> noticed

>>>>>>> I had problems opening a new window or new tab in IE8. I have tried

>>>>>>> EVERYTHING. I registered dll's, reset the browser,

>>>>>>> deactivated/uninstalled

>>>>>>> IE8, shut off protected mode, messed with security zones you name

>>>>>>> it.

>>>>>>> I

>>>>>>> have been scouring the web for an answer. I enabled script debugging

>>>>>>> and

>>>>>>> saw that the site(s) were trying to do a window.open and the error

>>>>>>> that

>>>>>>> came back was no such interface supported...

>>>>

>>>> .

>>

>> .

I never had a problem with that environment and this issue is recent. Also

it did not effect the other browsers, both Chrome and FireFox.... Why would

it not effect those as well? What would the IE script fix that would be

caused by competing AV software and why doesn't Security Essentials detect

that another AV product is installed and decline to install?

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> > As for anti-virus software I run CA E-trust (per employer) and because I

> > wasn't too confident with that I also installed Microsoft Security

> > Essentials.

>

> You should NEVER have more than one (1) anti-virus application installed and

> loading at boot. Uninstall one of them now!

>

> I suspect that having both of these installed & running in the background

> had caused your problem, Peter.

>

>

> Peter S. wrote:

> > First thanks about the frank discussion. IMHO I think folks are giving up

> > and going to other browsers. I actually wouldn't have put this enormous

> > effort in if it weren't for the fact that there were some work functions

> > that required IE. Alot of these things (I forgot to mention I also tried

> > SFC /scannow) are extremely time consuming and unless you have a vested

> > incentive to fix the behavior why not fire up another browser? Don't shoot

> > the messenger, it's just my personal opinion.

> >

> > As for anti-virus software I run CA E-trust (per employer) and because I

> > wasn't too confident with that I also installed Microsoft Security

> > Essentials. They had been on my computer for at least a month without

> > experiencing this issue. Also since this is a work laptop I am very

> > meticulous about what I install. Like I said the only thing I did recently

> > was deinstall and reinstall SQL Server 2008 Developer....

> >

> > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> >

> >> IN RE our IE MVP colleague Kai Schaetzl's IE Repair scripts at

> >> http://iefaq.info/index.php?action=artikel&cat=42&id=133&artlang=en

> >>

> >> Tell you the truth, we've been lobbying the IE team (and MS Fix It team)

> >> about this but we've not gained much traction yet. Methinks it boils

> >> down

> >> to a few niggling questions:

> >>

> >> 1. How many users have encountered such issues (i.e., how big of a demand

> >> is there for a fix)?

> >>

> >> 2. Why have so many Windows 7 (32-bit & 64-bit, but primarily 64-bit)

> >> users

> >> encountered this problem and why are they usually & only encountering it

> >> a

> >> month or two into using their new computers?

> >>

> >> IN RE #1: Yes, there have been an ever-growing number of posts in the

> >> forums & newsgroups about the problem but that's not necessarily a good

> >> way to determine the scope of the problem: The vast majority of users are

> >> NOT having these problems and they do NOT tend to post or contact MS

> >> Support about something that's working properly.

> >>

> >> IN RE #2: First, you've got to consider the fact that (IMHO) the bulk of

> >> people buying 64-bit computers (which doesn't include you) haven't the

> >> faintest clue as to the differences between Windows (and IE) 32-bit and

> >> 64-bit. With all due respect, this means they're facing a fairly steep

> >> learning curve so you've got to take the "cluelessness factor" into

> >> consideration.

> >>

> >> Second, I personally & professionally suspect one or more third-party

> >> applications are causing the bulk of these problems and at the top of my

> >> little list are preinstalled anti-virus/internet security applications

> >> (usually Norton or McAfee), most of which are two-month free trials.

> >> Hence, the questions I posed to you in my previous reply, especially

> >> considering the fact that you encountered the problem two months into

> >> owning your computer.

> >>

> >> Norton and McAfee applications are notorious for not uninstalling or

> >> upgrading cleanly. So even if you've uninstalled the free trial or

> >> purchased the application (which is, in essence, an upgrade), the

> >> "leftovers" may be in play here unless you run a specific Norton or

> >> McAfee

> >> utility after uninstalling the free trial or prior to upgrading.

> >>

> >> All of that being said, let me repost the questions I put to you in my

> >> previous reply:

> >>

> >> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your

> >> subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than

> >> Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)?

> >>

> >> Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on the

> >> computer (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you

> >> bought

> >> it)?

> >> --

> >> ~PA Bear

> >>

> >> Peter S. wrote:

> >>> One suggestion I would have is why couldn't the IE reset command also

> >>> perform some of the repair methods found on that IE8 repair site?? Seems

> >>> like a must addition to me. Not alot of folks are savvy enough in trying

> >>> all these troubleshooting methods or obscure repairs, they are likely

> >>> just

> >>> to give up and go to the path of least resistance.

> >>>

> >>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> >>>> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your

> >>>> subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than

> >>>> Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)?

> >>>>

> >>>> Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on the

> >>>> computer (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you

> >>>> bought

> >>>> it)?

> >>>>

> >>>> Peter S. wrote:

> >>>>> Thanks for the response, no it is a 32 bit installation of Windows 7

> >>>>> professional. I have no clue what I installed recently that would

> >>>>> cause

> >>>>> a

> >>>>> problem. I did de-install and re-install SQL Server 2008 professional

> >>>>> recently but I can't believe that would be related. BTW, I also tried

> >>>>> IE

> >>>>> with no add-ons and that didn't work.

> >>>>>

> >>>>> I did find one KB that suggested I register Shdocvw.dll (among other

> >>>>> dll's)

> >>>>> and that failed with entry-point dllregisterserver not found.

> >>>>>

> >>>>> BTW, trying "everything" means I looked at a bunch of newgroups

> >>>>> throughtout

> >>>>> the web. I feel posting in the Microsoft communities is a cut above

> >>>>> that

> >>>>> first tier of research.

> >>>>>

> >>>>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> >>>>>> Is it a Windows 7 64-bit computer?

> >>>>>>

> >>>>>> Peter S. wrote:

> >>>>>>> Okay, I have been running Windows 7 since December and last week I

> >>>>>>> noticed

> >>>>>>> I had problems opening a new window or new tab in IE8. I have tried

> >>>>>>> EVERYTHING. I registered dll's, reset the browser,

> >>>>>>> deactivated/uninstalled

> >>>>>>> IE8, shut off protected mode, messed with security zones you name

> >>>>>>> it.

> >>>>>>> I

> >>>>>>> have been scouring the web for an answer. I enabled script debugging

> >>>>>>> and

> >>>>>>> saw that the site(s) were trying to do a window.open and the error

> >>>>>>> that

> >>>>>>> came back was no such interface supported...

> >>>>

> >>>> .

> >>

> >> .

>

> .

>

> I never had a problem with that environment

Until now.

> it did not effect the other browsers, both Chrome and FireFox..Why would

> it not effect those as well?

Neither Chrome nor FF are part & parcel of your Operating System.

> ...What would the IE script fix that would be

> caused by competing AV software

The things that were broken by having two AV apps installed, obviously.

> ...why doesn't Security Essentials detect

> that another AV product is installed and decline to install?

I'm not sure any application would be able to do that unless you're trying

to install the same application and version. AFAIK, no AV app or security

application will do that.

IIRC, the standard MSE installation process will at least warn you to

uninstall possibly-conflicting security software. If you chose to ignore

the prompt, you suffer the consequences...just as you do when you click on

links to "See the dancing pigs!" or when you open spam emails & click on a

link in it or open its attachment.

/Caveat emptor/.

Peter S. wrote:

> I never had a problem with that environment and this issue is recent. Also

> it did not effect the other browsers, both Chrome and FireFox.... Why

> would

> it not effect those as well? What would the IE script fix that would be

> caused by competing AV software and why doesn't Security Essentials detect

> that another AV product is installed and decline to install?

>

> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

>

>>> As for anti-virus software I run CA E-trust (per employer) and because I

>>> wasn't too confident with that I also installed Microsoft Security