Really Weird IE7 Problem

gibs2468 · 04-30-2008, 11:08 PM

I opened IE7 on my computer (XP, SP3) and it instantly turned into a full window of many squares of different shades of blue with the words "Windows Internet Explorer" about halfway down, left justified. All that it showed was the top bar (icon, name of program) with restore, maximize, and exit buttons on the right (and this was when it was maximized), i.e. no back button or menu, etc. Just a bunch of different shades of blue. Note: not to be confused with BSOD.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

cheescake · 04-30-2008, 11:36 PM

Can you printscreen and show me a picture of what you see?

1. Maximize the window you'd like to capture.
2. To copy/capture the current window, hold down ALT + Print Scrn at the same time. To capture the entire screen, just press Print Scrn.
3. Open a new document in MS Word, MS Photo Editor, or Adobe PhotoShop.
4. Paste the screen shot by holding down CTRL and V at the same time.
5. Upload is somewhere on the Internet to show

gibs2468 · 04-30-2008, 11:58 PM

I forgot to mention that. My friend tried to fix it but it went all white and said 'Not Responding,' so I couldn't get a capture of it. But I exited out of it, opened IE again and it didn't do that again, instead going to http://runonce.msn.com/runonce2.aspx.

cheescake · 05-01-2008, 12:05 AM

As long as its all good. After i read your original post i realized what you were looking at

gibs2468 · 05-01-2008, 12:40 AM

The blue squares? What caused that?

I just realized you've been replying to both of my threads. I appreciate what you do.

cheescake · 05-01-2008, 12:47 AM

I work in IT so im helping out cause i know what its like to have problems. Went through some IRQ conflicts over the past week installing XP over and messing with BIOS

What blue squares are you talking about though. look at my reply and show me your screen capture

04-30-2008, 11:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
gibs2468 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 9 OS: Windows XP	Really Weird IE7 Problem I opened IE7 on my computer (XP, SP3) and it instantly turned into a full window of many squares of different shades of blue with the words "Windows Internet Explorer" about halfway down, left justified. All that it showed was the top bar (icon, name of program) with restore, maximize, and exit buttons on the right (and this was when it was maximized), i.e. no back button or menu, etc. Just a bunch of different shades of blue. Note: not to be confused with BSOD. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

04-30-2008, 11:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
cheescake Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: NYC Posts: 43 OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 My System	Re: Really Weird IE7 Problem Can you printscreen and show me a picture of what you see? 1. Maximize the window you'd like to capture. 2. To copy/capture the current window, hold down ALT + Print Scrn at the same time. To capture the entire screen, just press Print Scrn. 3. Open a new document in MS Word, MS Photo Editor, or Adobe PhotoShop. 4. Paste the screen shot by holding down CTRL and V at the same time. 5. Upload is somewhere on the Internet to show __________________ Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. -Winston Churchill

04-30-2008, 11:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
gibs2468 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 9 OS: Windows XP	Re: Really Weird IE7 Problem I forgot to mention that. My friend tried to fix it but it went all white and said 'Not Responding,' so I couldn't get a capture of it. But I exited out of it, opened IE again and it didn't do that again, instead going to http://runonce.msn.com/runonce2.aspx.

05-01-2008, 12:05 AM	#4 (permalink)
cheescake Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: NYC Posts: 43 OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 My System	Re: Really Weird IE7 Problem As long as its all good. After i read your original post i realized what you were looking at __________________ Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. -Winston Churchill

05-01-2008, 12:40 AM	#5 (permalink)
gibs2468 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 9 OS: Windows XP	Re: Really Weird IE7 Problem The blue squares? What caused that? I just realized you've been replying to both of my threads. I appreciate what you do.

05-01-2008, 12:47 AM	#6 (permalink)
cheescake Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: NYC Posts: 43 OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 My System	Re: Really Weird IE7 Problem I work in IT so im helping out cause i know what its like to have problems. Went through some IRQ conflicts over the past week installing XP over and messing with BIOS What blue squares are you talking about though. look at my reply and show me your screen capture __________________ Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. -Winston Churchill