Recently IE has been very slow to load pages, locks quite frequently and when I tried to open a PDF file on the web:-
Microsoft Visual C++ debug library
Debug error!
Program C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Iexplore.exe
abnormal program termination
(Press retry to debug the application)
followed by a runtime error message when closing IE after the page keeps trying to recover.
When I later shut down the computer I am advised that an Adobe page is still open in a web browser.
As I am able to read the same PDF without problem using Chrome or Firefox it seems as if I have conflict/non-compatibility between Adobe and IE8 and I wonder if this came about with a recently accepted update to Adobe.
Do I remove and reinstall IE8 and/or Adobe reader (I may just finish up with the same situation), is there a simpler way to resolve or am I barking up totally the wrong tree in that the Adobe situation cannot affect overall IE performance?
I know I could switch to Chrome or Firefox but old dogs/new tricks etc. and I am comfortable with IE.
Suggestions/ideas/advice (not too technically worded, please) would be very much appreciated.
Beso - Thanks for your comment. I think I'm going to finish up taking the same route as yourself unless I decide to invest in Windows 7. I haven't tried Chucks suggestion yet as following the storms my Internet service is very unreliable today.
A good thing to do anyway, and the two aren't mutually exclusive - Chrome runs really well on Windows 7.
However, do not under any circumstances try to UPGRADE from XP to W7. Instead, back all of your documents and settings and install the new OS after that, making sure you select the option to delete the existing hard disk partition first.