[SBE] Clarified question for the IT folks about IE add-ons - howmany of the Java Plug-In updates does a computer need?

[McGlothen, Darryl]

I had a similar problem with IE6 several months ago. Seems Norton AV was
the problem. Everything stabilized when I removed everything Symantec
and installed Sun Belt Software's Vipre. Been running smoothly since
while still running IE6, as well. My evaluation of IE7 indicated several
inherant instabilities and I never upgraded.
 
Darryl


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	From: sbe-bounces at sbe.org [mailto:sbe-bounces at sbe.org] On Behalf
Of Mike Langner
	Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:58 AM
	To: Sbe Member Discussion Mail List
	Subject: [SBE] Clarified question for the IT folks about IE
add-ons - howmany of the Java Plug-In updates does a computer need?
	
	
	Hello everyone !
	 
	Thanks for all the responses to my questions in the previous
email below. 
	 
	Yep, the reflector passes neither embedded pictures nor attached
files.
	 
	So, please allow me to try to be a little more clear and
descriptive since the visual's not here, and since I could not "cut and
paste" from the "Manage Add-ons" box. I understand from the responses
I've gotten that Java updates are not cumulative, so removing early ones
is not a good idea, even though there are more than a dozen of them.
	 
	The problem stated more clearly:  IE7 locks up occasionally and
also occasionally suddenly launches many, may copies of itself within a
few seconds.  When either of these things happen, CPU usages goes to
100% and response time to a keystroke or mouse movement changes from
essentially instantaneous to taking 10 to 15 seconds. Task Master
reports that IE is "not responding." A restart "fixes" the problem for
several days unless I've been "coming and going" and have had the
computer "Hibernate" more than two or three times in one day, when the
problem re-appears.  It seems to me if between cold boots I do not
"Hibernate" at all, I tend not to have the problem.
	 
	Also, if in Outlook I hit ctrl-S to save a draft, then fail to
wait at least several seconds before hitting F7 to run spell-check,
Outlook will lock up immediately, again requiring a re-boot, and again
with Task Manager responding that Outlook is "not responding."
	 
	I'm running the latest Norton with the latest updates, XP with
all the available updates, not just the ones the Express install picks
to install, Windows firewall on, Ad-Aware, SpyBot, and the SammSoft
computer maintenance tool (the usual disc cleanup, registry cleanup,
etc).
	 
	The system is behind a router that has had its administrator
user name and password changed to lengthy, meaningless strings, so I
doubt it's been compromised.
	 
	When just sitting here not using the computer, no matter if the
computer is on or off, I do not see unexpected activity on the router
link lights, so it does not appear I've been "zombied."  It does,
however, seem that something's wrong.  
	 
	Another symptom:  if I install the Google Toolbar, IE locks up
every time it's instantiated.  I've tried several install-and-removal
cycles to no avail.  Some months ago it worked fine.  I removed it after
updating Windows and NAV one day when it started locking up the
computer.
	 
	And that's what I'd like to ask your opinion about how to fix --
if the system can go back to its initial stability, that would be great.
If not, I'll just keep treating it like DOS 2.0, CP/M and early TRSDOS
with their occasional printer lockups, and periodically save, save,
save!
	 
	Thanks again in advance for any thoughts you're willing to
share!
	 
	Mike Langner
	Albuquerque
	 
	 
	 
	-----Original Message-----
	From: sbe-bounces at sbe.org [mailto:sbe-bounces at sbe.org]On Behalf
Of Mike Langner
	Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 7:04 PM
	To: Sbe Member Discussion Mail List
	Subject: [SBE] Question for the IT folks about IE add-ons - how
many of theJava Plug-In updates does a computer need?
	
	
	Hello everyone !
	 
	I don't know if this reflector will carry a photo or carry an
attachment, so I've done both.
	 
	And in case neither works, here's my question for the collective
intelligence.
	 
	I'm running IE-7.  It's become less and less stable over the
past year or so.
	 
	According to "Manage Add-ons" there are a number of Java Plug-In
updates associated as add-ons.
	 
	Question:  do I need all of them, or can I remove all except the
latest of them?  And assuming the picture comes through in one form or
the other, please note that the dozen of them in the picture aren't all
of 'em that show up in the "Manage Add-ons" window.
	 
	Thanks, everyone !
	 
	Mike/
	 
	Mike Langner, CPBE
	Albuquerque, NM
	

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