Internet Explorer 9 opens, then immediately closes

After upgrading my Windows 7 x64 SP1 to IE 9, it started closing immediately after it was opened. It occurs on both the safe-mode and regular versions. The only version that will launch is x64.

So far, I have done the following:

• 
  [ ]Reinstalled
  [ ]Install both with Windows Update & Downloaded version
  [ ]Downloading from different location than the default
  [ ]Reset internet settings to defaults
  [ ]Ran sfc /scannow with no reported errors
   
  [ ]Toggled "Use software rendering"
  [ ]Tried running in Windows Safe-Mode
  [ ]Run as admin
  [ ]Tried running under different user
  [ ]Installed ALL Windows Updates
  

The 1st result I got when I googled the issue was one from Microsoft, and it stated to:

Run Internet Explorer troubleshooters

1. 
   [ ]Close all programs.
   [ ]Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
   [ ]Click Find and Fix Problems under System and Security.
   [ ]Click View All on the task pane on the left.
   [ ]Click Internet Explorer Performance.
   [ ]Click Next in the dialogue box.
   [ ]The troubleshooter will run and fix all identified issues automatically. Click Close.
   

However, there isn't anything listed there for IE fixes. I even checked other machines on my domain and they too do not have anything listed for IE. I checked the group policy and local policy to see if checking online for troubleshooting was disabled.

Continue reading...