At some point in the last few months, my search engine of choice, Google, stopped working on my laptop. I normally use Internet Explorer and Edge for browsing, but also have Chrome and Firefox installed as well. It was not only Google that didn’t work, but also Youtube failed to load. The error I got is when trying to access either site, is shown below – … [Read more...]
Desktop Icons don’t work anymore
My laptop is the subject of a lot of different software. I use it every day to do many things and often trial software on it. Over the last few weeks maybe more, however I have noticed a problem with it. I’ve noticed that the icons on my desktop simply stop responding… everything else works, but you can’t select or click on anything on my desktop. At … [Read more...]
Internet Explorer 9 crashes when opened.
I was working on a friends computer this weekend and have found that when they upgraded to Internet Explorer 9, every time they open IE9 it crashes. They have Windows Vista Service Pack 2. At first I thought it was just a failed installation of IE9, so I removed IE9 which put them back at IE8 and everything worked. I checked the computer for malware, cleaned up a lot … [Read more...]
How can I remove the Internet Explorer 9 beta?
Ok – I’ve had my play with the Internet Explorer 9 beta and whilst it seems to be great and all, my computer has had strange lockups and 100% CPU utilisation that began since I installed it. I attempted to remove Internet Explorer 9 beta but it was not present in the Programs and Features section. To remove Internet Explorer 9 beta, you need to Start > Control … [Read more...]
Internet Explorer 9 Beta Available
If you’ve not heard it yet, there is a public beta for Internet Explorer 9. I’ve downloaded it onto my laptop and am testing right now. First tests show it to be faster… much faster than IE 8. It makes my website seem “prettier” when you compare them side by side to the older Internet Explorer 8. I’m sure it’s doing something to the fonts but I’ve not … [Read more...]