[kenny782]

Unfortunately I need IE7 for a stupid little app I'm running. IE6 and IE8 just won't work with it :-(

Machine is XP MCE-SP3 and was recently formatted so it's pretty clean.

Anyway same old story, IE6 works...IE8 works...IE7 opens for 500ms or so and disappears.
The process closes so it's not an issue where the window is simply hidden.

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I don't use this machine to get on the net
PC Functions:
Run MCE
Run IIS
Run an MS SQL DB that keeps tabs on my movies
Some video encoding using VirtualDub

Non MS Software Installed:
K-Lite Codec Pack
PowerISO
XP-AntiSpy (tweak)
Winrar
--Nvidia Drivers

MS Software installed:
MS ForeFront Client Security (AV)
MS SQL Server 2005

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Scanned with MS Forefront Client Security...nothing found
Scanned with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware......nothing found

Machine preperation for further troubleshooting:
1) All Run items removed (HKCU, HKLM, Startup Groups)

2) AV Service Completely disabled,
(no other security or spyware apps installed)

3) No toolbars or add-on's installed but I still checked disable all third party add-on's in Inet options.



Troubleshooting:
===Stage 1===
Downloaded IE7 setup to local drive
Uninstall IE7
Reboot
Install from local file
Reboot
Hit [Tools>Inet Options>Advanced>Reset]

===Stage 2===
Create new local admin account and login with that account.
I rip out out 7, reboot and IE6 works fine again.
Install IE8 it works great.
Rip out 8 back to 6 works fine
Install IE7 again
Hit [Tools>Inet Options>Advanced>Reset]
Re-registered IEproxy, checked for duplicate IEproxy's
Reboot
Re-Register a whole list of files.
Reboot


I also ran processmon during the last two ie7 installs and looked for access denied's but nothing.

I've probably done more but too many to remember lol
I'm attaching the logs from the last IE7 install.

Thanks,

Kenny

P.S. Please no firefox jokes lol

 

[nikev]

You can try to run the following command to see if any DLL files are missing/damaged.

sfc /scannow

Try also the install folder of the app you use with IE7, if there is a DLL called PSAPI.dll
if there is delete it or rename the file.

 

[kenny782]

Hey, thanks for the reply

ahh yeah missed that one, did run run the sfc scan during this process.

There's no PSAPI in the install folder.

 

[nikev]

try to start IE7 without the add-ons.

Right click desktop IE7 shortcut --> Browse without add-ons.

If it starts normally the problem is with the addons you use, disable them all first. then start IE and enable them one by one if one failes you know which add-on it is and you can throw that one out.

 

[kenny782]

same thing

 

[nikev]

strange problem try to remove IE7 and reinstall it again.

 

[kenny782]

strange is right lol done it 3 times already