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    1 Problem...Any Ideas?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Peacefrog03, Jul 28, 2008.

  1. Peacefrog03

    Peacefrog03 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ok so everything is going pretty smoothly on my new laptop with Vista however everytime I click the little arrow to the right of where you type a URL for the internet that brings up the list of websites visited, a messege popup comes up and says that internet explorer has stopped working and the webpage vanishes. Any ideas what's up? Thanks guys!
     
    Peacefrog03, Jul 28, 2008
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  2. Rodster

    Rodster Merica

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    Have you updated Vista to SP1 along with all the important updates. ;)
     
    Rodster, Jul 28, 2008
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  3. Peacefrog03

    Peacefrog03 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well as soon as i turned on my laptop i got all the updates right away however i just noticed the is an optional update that i havent done, maybe thats it? its called "Marvell-Networking Marvell Yukon Fast ethernet controller"
     
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  4. paper_wastage

    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    eh. use Opera or Firefox.....IE is just crap
     
    paper_wastage, Jul 28, 2008
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  5. Rodster

    Rodster Merica

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    As the previous poster mentioned let's try another browser like Firefox or Opera 9.5 to see if its an IE7 problem or some other kind of issue. I've never been a fan of IE. That browser attracts more spyware and malware than both Firefox and Opera.

    http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ (Firefox 3.0.1)

    http://www.opera.com (Opera 9.5)
     
    Rodster, Jul 28, 2008
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