why does internet explorer hang around?
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When internet explorer closes, it has tasks to perform such as saving data to the registry and closing open connections.\nWriting to the registry should not take long but is can take a few seconds to close all of the TCP/IP sockets that are still connected.
55810
IE is ingrained into the Windows OS so it can't be deleted.
460694
Try repairing Internet Explorer by reinstalling it or use Firefox.
66790
Update to the latest version of IE, this should solve your problem. I think this problem has arrisen due to a recent bug fix that Microsoft made, but it seems to have caused a lot of problems for a lot of users.
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Do you have it locked?\n\nOn your Internet Explorer screen, go to View, Toolbars, Lock The Toolbars (make sure it has a check mark beside it).
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Your current Internet browser does that, so what's your worry.\n\nIE7 gives you the option, during setup, to send info to Microsoft automatically. If you want to, check the box. If not leave the box unchecked.\n\nRemember, there are still many sites and services that still do not support IE7.\n\nI love the Browser, but quit using it because several of the sites and services, I use, don't support it yet. They are working on it, and will support it closer to its final release. They want to wait till most of the bugs are worked out. The fastest way to get rid of the bugs is to let it send back the info, to Microsoft, so they can address it and fix it.\n\nEvery month I download IE7 and check to see if it is supported by my required sites yet. If not, I remove it and and go back to IE6. IE 6 comes back automatically when IE7 is removed.
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I also have had the same problem, from the many forums I read, it always seems to happen after install of Internet Explorer 7.\nHeres a forum link:\n\nhttp://www.rr-bb.com/showthread.php?t=26...\n\nOr you may simply go to Run>"msconfig">and remove from startup.\n\nHope it helps.
539157
Windows explorer runs slower because there are multiple applications running in the back ground, this uses processor and memory, internet explorer runs mostly on ram  its a program unlike windows explorer that's the operating system.
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you can't. it's part of microsoft's "screw up internet explorer even more to try and stop viruses and spyware". it isn't working. What you really need is Mozilla Firefox. The browser thats better than IE by far.
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I have had IE 7 beta and IE 7 for awhile and I haven't had any problems. If you want to get rid of it, just uninstall it and you will go back to your previous version.
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you must be using internet explorer
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Internet Explorer remembers what the window looked like when it was closed. This includes being minimised.\n\nremove these registry keys, reboot and all should be fine.\n\nHKCU &#92; Software &#92; Microsoft &#92; Internet Explorer &#92; Main &#92; window_placement\n\nHKCU &#92; Software &#92; Microsoft &#92; Internet Explorer &#92; Desktop &#92; OldWorkAreas &#92; OldWorkAreaRects\n\nRemember that messing with your registry can cause issues and you should always back it up first!\n\nHope this helps!\nSean
100709
Try lowering the security level. In internet explorer go to tools, internet options, security, then lower the default and custom levels.
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It could be many things. You should provide more info, such as your opperating system, your version of internet explorer, the age of your hardware, the circumstances in which it locks up and so forth.
991981
because IE7 is still on BETA testing.it is a BETA program.fixing it's bugs.
647310
Can be rough sometimes.  Use firefox and not Internet explorer.  It lets you save stuff like that sometimes.
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if you have xp, you already have internet explorer, it is a part of it, you can't get rid of it. it is just probably that you have mozilla as the default browser. find the shortcut to internet explorer on your start menu, open it, and reset the settings to default, it will ask you to make it the default browser, just say yes