Flash works in IE8 but whenever I close a page where Flash has run IE8 stops 
working.
All was fine until a few months ago but somewhere along the way it has been 
broken, either by a Windows Update or Flash update.
I am running Vista 32 Ultimate and this is up to date, as is Flash which I 
have tried uninstalling and reinstalling several times.
I'd really appreciate any help for a fix to this, thanks.
-- 
Hopefully

Do you have the same experience when you start Internet Explorer from 
the 'no add-ons' icon?

If you have Vista: Start > type Internet Explorer in the Start Search 
box > click Internet Explorer (No Add-Ons)

Do you have the same experience after you have reset Internet Explorer 
settings?

"How to Reset Internet Explorer Settings"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737

Problems with Internet Explorer can also be caused by by malicious 
software ('malware') that you have unwittingly installed on your computer.

Web pages that were developed for previous versions of Internet 
Explorer, or with proprietary HTML or scripting extensions, might not 
function the same way in Internet Explorer 8. Viewing a problematic web 
page in IE 8's Compatibility View may help until the developers update 
their code.

---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

Simpleuser wrote:
> Flash works in IE8 but whenever I close a page where Flash has run IE8 stops 
> working.
> All was fine until a few months ago but somewhere along the way it has been 
> broken, either by a Windows Update or Flash update.
> I am running Vista 32 Ultimate and this is up to date, as is Flash which I 
> have tried uninstalling and reinstalling several times.
> I'd really appreciate any help for a fix to this, thanks.

The problem isn't IE8, it's the Flash Player's incompatibility with 64-bit 
architecture.

Click START>ALL PROGRAMS, and scroll down to Internet Explorer. Therer are 
two. One of them says 64-bit. Use the other one.




"Simpleuser" <Simpleuser@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:BC2E839C-545C-4FC5-9FDC-9FB0FC4F6C6D@microsoft.com...
> Flash works in IE8 but whenever I close a page where Flash has run IE8 
> stops
> working.
> All was fine until a few months ago but somewhere along the way it has 
> been
> broken, either by a Windows Update or Flash update.
> I am running Vista 32 Ultimate and this is up to date, as is Flash which I
> have tried uninstalling and reinstalling several times.
> I'd really appreciate any help for a fix to this, thanks.
> -- 
> Hopefully 

Sorry, I missed an important clue.


"Jeff Strickland" <crwlrjeff@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
news:hfbgka$f2g$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> The problem isn't IE8, it's the Flash Player's incompatibility with 64-bit 
> architecture.
>
> Click START>ALL PROGRAMS, and scroll down to Internet Explorer. Therer are 
> two. One of them says 64-bit. Use the other one.
>
>
>

"Simpleuser" <Simpleuser@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:BC2E839C-545C-4FC5-9FDC-9FB0FC4F6C6D@microsoft.com...
> Flash works in IE8 but whenever I close a page where Flash has run IE8 
> stops
> working.
> All was fine until a few months ago but somewhere along the way it has 
> been
> broken, either by a Windows Update or Flash update.
> I am running Vista 32 Ultimate and this is up to date, as is Flash which I
> have tried uninstalling and reinstalling several times.
> I'd really appreciate any help for a fix to this, thanks.

If the suggestions posted by Leonard in this thread do not resolve your 
issue, you might try Manually uninstalling the Flash Player and then 
Manually reinstalling the Flash Player.

1. Download the following two files and save them to your Desktop

http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/current/uninstall_flash_player.exe
http://www.macromedia.com/go/full_flashplayer_win_ie

2. Disconnect from the Internet and temporarily disable any Real-Time
Secruity Application(s) running in the background on your machine.

3. Run the Uninstaller file from the Desktop to completely remove the Flash
Player from your System.

4. Run the Installer file from the Desktop to reinstall the latest version
of the Flash Player.

Since you are using Vista, be sure to run both files as Administrator.

If no joy, navigate to the following folder on your Hard Drive:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash

Right click on the file "FlashUtil10c.exe" and run as Administrator.  Allow 
it to update the Flash Player(you must be on line for this step).

Good luck,

Donald Anadell


> -- 
> Hopefully 

Hi,

Running IE in no-Addons mode will also disable flash.

Flash works in IE8.... Ok

I close a page where flash has run IE8 stops working.... probably caused by 
another Addon. The most common cause is the Google toolbar. Make sure you 
have the latest version (6) from toolbar.google.com. All of the major 
Toolbar vendors have released new versions for IE8.

You can test this by unchecking "Enable third-party browser extensions" on 
the Advanced tab of internet Options and restarting your browser. You can 
still see Flash but your toolbars and browser helpers are disabled (not 
loaded).

On Vista there is the Start>Control Panel>Problem Reports and Solutions 
applet. This lists the names of Addons that have caused IE to crash.

Regards.

"Simpleuser" <Simpleuser@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:BC2E839C-545C-4FC5-9FDC-9FB0FC4F6C6D@microsoft.com...
> Flash works in IE8 but whenever I close a page where Flash has run IE8 
> stops
> working.
> All was fine until a few months ago but somewhere along the way it has 
> been
> broken, either by a Windows Update or Flash update.
> I am running Vista 32 Ultimate and this is up to date, as is Flash which I
> have tried uninstalling and reinstalling several times.
> I'd really appreciate any help for a fix to this, thanks.
> -- 
> Hopefully