[Ham-Computers] Need hint about IE8 Toolbar Problem

[WA5CAB at cs.com]

As I mentioned previously, I have Registry Mechanic by PC Tools and have 
been using it for several years.  I've tried a couple of others, including 
RegCure, but couldn't see that they worked any better.

On IE9, I had assumed for whatever reason that it went with Vista or 
Windows 7 and wasn't backwards compatible.  In part because Windows Update (which 
runs in Download then Ask mode) hasn't done so.  I take it that isn't the 
case?

In a message dated 4/23/2011 2:19:24 AM Central Daylight Time, 
johngadd at comcast.net writes: 
> Do the smart thing 1. UNinstall IE 8 (That is not the same thing as 
> DELETE) Reboot the machine then download IE9 and let it install. ALSO get and 
> run a good registry cleaner to get rid of the junk registry entrys, OLD 
> Windows 98 and XP sometimes required 18 reboot to attempt to clean itself ! 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: WA5CAB at cs.com 
> To: ham-computers at mailman.qth.net 
> Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2011 12:19:54 AM 
> Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Need hint about IE8 Toolbar Problem 
> 
> Same here.  The second reboot did it.  Whether running Registry Mechanic 
> as 
> well had anything to do with it, I don't know.  The strange thing is that 
> after it fixed itself, I found that the gold star is still there, but now 
> to 
> the right of it is the word "Favorites".  I've apparently been starring at 
> 
> it for so many months but ignoring it I guess I just zoned it out.  :-) 
> 
> In a message dated 4/22/2011 7:33:23 PM Central Daylight Time, 
> kd7jyk at earthlink.net writes: 
> >I had a similar problem recently and found NO cure, HOWEVER, after 
> >several 
> >reboots running IE8 with the problem, just before I was ready to nuke the 
> 
> >program and start from scratch, the bloody thing seemed to have fixed 
> >itself.  Very strange. 
> >
> >Kurt 
> 

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