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    i installed windows 8 over vista to avoid constant crashes

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    by frleo01 ·

    i see no difference but i know that 8 is there. if i can get rid of vista home premium so that i only have ie 8 would that help. what can i do about crashes

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    • #3015489

      Clarifications

      by frleo01 ·

      In reply to i installed windows 8 over vista to avoid constant crashes

      Clarifications

    • #3015488

      !!!???

      by 93961 ·

      In reply to i installed windows 8 over vista to avoid constant crashes

      First of all there is no Windows 8.
      What u r up2?
      Don’t confuse Windows with IE.
      Give more details of your problem.

    • #3015478

      Do you mean IE8 or Windows 7?

      by oh smeg ·

      In reply to i installed windows 8 over vista to avoid constant crashes

      Both are very different things.

      If you mean Infernal Exploder 8 all you have to do is open your Browser left click on [b]Help[/b] and select About Infernal Exploder from the drop down menu and it will tell you which version of IE you have installed.

      As for as I know it’s not possible to install Windows 7 over Vista from within Vista but none the less open My Computer and then left click on Help then select proprieties from the Drop Down menu and left click on that. A new Window will open telling you which version of Windows you have installed including the Service Pack Level.

      Col

      • #2838360

        ie8 or windows 7

        by frleo01 ·

        In reply to Do you mean IE8 or Windows 7?

        it is ie 8 that i have installed. the vista is sp2. it seems that everytime i open a new sight it says windows has stopped working or i get a not responding.

        thank you,
        leo

        • #2838359

          Well, you might want to try scanning for malware.

          by seanferd ·

          In reply to ie8 or windows 7

          http://malwarebytes.org
          Update and scan with your AV. Scan with the program from the above link.

          If it is not a malware problem, you may just want to do a repair install of Windows.

          As a side note, it is always a good idea to have actual error codes and messages, along with some specific description of their context when asking for help in fixing said errors. Pull any related errors out of the event logs as well. Also, correctly posting your exact OS version along with versions of specific applications involved (in this case, the browser, IE8) helps.

          So, I’m still guessing that it is Vista which is not responding (“windows has stopped working”), which is why I suggest the repair install of Windows. Of course, if it is the browser (IE) which has stopped working, or a site is not responding, these both could be caused by entirely different things, and different measures would then be called for.

          But start off scanning for malware, as it is one of the things most likely to break stuff.

        • #2838227

          Also after you install & update Malwarebytes

          by oh smeg ·

          In reply to Well, you might want to try scanning for malware.

          Reboot the system into Safe Mode to do the scans. That way you stand a better chance of finding and deleting any infections that you may have picked up along the way. 😉

          Might not hurt one little bit either to load Fire Fox from Monzila available free from here

          http://download.cnet.com/mozilla-firefox/?tag=mncol
          And see if that works as a Web Browser or if you get the same/similar Error Messages. If it works you probably don’t have any infections but you could have the Antiphishing Filter/Security set too high in IE8.

          Col

        • #2822954

          ie8 over vista for crash

          by frleo01 ·

          In reply to Also after you install & update Malwarebytes

          i have done all of the suggestions. after i installed ie8 with no luck i started using safari. again no luck. i’ll drop safari and install firefox.
          thank you all.

        • #3023317

          settings

          by frleo01 ·

          In reply to Also after you install & update Malwarebytes

          all of my security settings are set to default.

    • #3012923

      OK so exactly what is happening here?

      by oh smeg ·

      In reply to i installed windows 8 over vista to avoid constant crashes

      Is it that you are unable to reliably connect tot he Internet or that the system is Unstable and falling over all of the time?

      Also how are you connecting to the Net and what Hardware are you using?

      Col

      • #3023319

        no trouble signing in

        by frleo01 ·

        In reply to OK so exactly what is happening here?

        did malware. many times window will popup and say it has dropped the internet connection but often it has not dropped it.
        could it be a simple matter of foreign particles, could it be a factory malfunction.

        • #3023200

          There are many possibilities but it all depends on the Hardware Involved

          by oh smeg ·

          In reply to no trouble signing in

          So what type of Modem are you using to connect to the Net here?

          Was this an existing Modem or a new one when the Vista Machine was connected?

          How are you connecting to the net? Through a Dial Up, ADSL, Cable connection?

          Most of the complaints like this revolve around introducing a new OS into existing Hardware which is not supported by Vista. Yes that does include External Modems that are supplied by the ISP’s.

          Col

    • #3012916

      Not Windows 8 but it’s the new beta Windows 9

      by cg it ·

      In reply to i installed windows 8 over vista to avoid constant crashes

      code name beachhead.

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