I’m having trouble using Internet Explorer 8 and some of the things that worked before do not work anymore.? I don’t know what happened or changed but how do I fix Internet Explorer 8?
Internet Explorer 8 is a much better browser than some of its previous siblings.? Let’s walk through some repair methods to get Internet Explorer working again.
The first step to repairing the browser is to try and reset the factory settings on the browser.? Microsoft suggests the reset with the following steps:
This procedure will repair damaged files in IE7 and IE8.
If that process does not work, you should try to reinstall the software.? First, I recommend downloading the installer and saving it to your desktop from the Microsoft website so you know the software is most pure.
Download and save the link to your desktop, do NOT run it just yet.
Open the control panel and look to remove Windows Components (look for Internet Explorer) and uninstall.? It may be in Add/Remove programs as well.
Once the program is uninstalled, reboot and then run the new installer you downloaded!? You should be able to use Internet Explorer 8 just as you had before.
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This link also has some more helpful options for repairing/reinstalling IE8.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318378
Cheers,
Kyler
IE Outreach Team
The advice above is excellent to get IE working again. IE is essential to get updates
Once you have a (mostly) working version of IE whether IE6,7,8 or 9 or whatever, consider the following plan:
Don?t touch it
Leave it alone so that it can do updates
If you try to upgrade it, downgrade it or even use it for browsing it will probably break and then you can?t do any updates.
Use a different browser for everyday use and leave IE to do updates and as a fall-back if your new browser stops working
There are lots of browsers to choose from
If you are really keen on using IE then at least download another browser SOON so that when IE stops working you can probably get some online help.