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IE has an annoying problem on my PC (XP SP3). I start it and try to go to Google (for example) and it'll sit there saying "Connecting" but nothing will happen and it doesn't matter how many times I try, it won't connect to anything.
I discovered that if I kill IE and restart it then it might start working (and then it'll work every time). It might takes 3-4 restarts (of IE, not the PC) to get a working IE.
Now I wouldn't normally care about this since I use Chrome but a lot of things use IE by default like Windows Update and the online help in Office 2003 so I would like to fix it.
Interestingly, my work laptop, which is running Windows 7 RC 64-bit, has exactly the same problem (completely different network and everything). I'm utterly convinced it's not a network or hardware problem but some software problem.
Edit: More info.
- It's IE8;
- No add-ons;
- Automatically detect settings is not enabled.
- It is set to "Never dial a connection".
do you have any addons? and what version of IE? – John T – 2009-07-26T04:31:29.803
1Do you use fiddler? – Hafthor – 2009-07-26T06:05:26.497
1I occasionally have the same problem but it's when IE is already running. Certain tabs stop working altogether. – Alex Angas – 2009-08-14T15:07:42.010
I've had the same problem, however I must say I never tried restarting IE 3-4 times, I just restarted my PC & it worked every time. Still haven't found a fix. I, too posted on here but never found an answer... – kpoehls – 2009-08-14T16:29:19.840
That is too funny, I figured I was the only one. It's been going on for quite a while with my computer – Breadtruck – 2009-08-21T06:42:48.463
If you "copy" the url you want to open,... open a new tab... then "paste" the url in, and press Enter - does it work? I had a colleague experience a similar issue if he tried to open links in new tabs after an extended idle time... the copy/paste worked just fine, but the middle-click or right-click new tab options wouldn't work unless there was a restart of IE. Either way, he had the same symptoms so I'd be interested in knowing the cause/fix. PS in our case Fiddler reported the HTTP GET was fine, but no response came back (not sure if Fiddler was failing to really send it?) – scunliffe – 2009-10-19T16:20:56.507