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Windows 7 IE 11 - Problems

  • 05-02-2017 09:03PM
    #1
    iLikeWaffles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,325 ✭✭✭


    So for the past year or so I have been having problems with Internet Explorer 11 on boards here. When someone post's a Twitter video it does not play on ie11 I have to copy and paste the link into Chrome to view the video.

    Now the past couple of weeks anyway YouTube videos are not viewable either and I am not able to view some sites and the end of the address reads like "cookie?token="

    Anyone else have these problems and know a fix? I have silver light installed also.


Comments

  • #2
    ItHurtsWhenIP
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,305 ✭✭✭ItHurtsWhenIP


    Is Windows set to automatically update?


  • #3
    iLikeWaffles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,325 ✭✭✭iLikeWaffles


    ItHurtsWhenIP wrote: »
    Is Windows set to automatically update?

    Hell no.

    Google searches even sometimes fail to search for anything.


  • #4
    ItHurtsWhenIP
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,305 ✭✭✭ItHurtsWhenIP


    If you're machine is not already totally compromised, then get your Windows and IE up-to-date and you will hopefully be OK.

    As a precaution you should also then run a virus scan, Malwarebytes scan, then rkill, AdwCleaner, and rounding off with Hitman Pro.


  • #5
    iLikeWaffles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,325 ✭✭✭iLikeWaffles


    ItHurtsWhenIP wrote: »
    If you're machine is not already totally compromised, then get your Windows and IE up-to-date and you will hopefully be OK.

    As a precaution you should also then run a virus scan, Malwarebytes scan, then rkill, AdwCleaner, and rounding off with Hitman Pro.

    It's not compromised at all. Current IE 11.0.9600.18537. I run windows updates manually every couple of weeks and everything is up to date.

    Currently running a Malware bytes full system scan but a quick scan came back negative will take about 6-7 hours for full scan I reckon.

    Edit: Full scan Negative.


  • #6
    d31b0y
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,028 ✭✭✭d31b0y


    Possible fixes;
    1. Reset IE - https://support.microsoft.com/en-ie/help/17441/windows-internet-explorer-change-reset-settings
    2. Test under a different profile. If it works, recreate your profile https://neosmart.net/wiki/corrupt-user-profile/#Fix_Corrupt_User_Profile_in_Windows_7 (steps are different if you are using an NT account.
    3. Use a different browser. A shíty fix but IE is a cráp browser so sometimes it's the only fix.

    1 & 2 might seem a bit overkill but in honesty, it's easier than the troubleshooting you might have to undertake to try fix the problem.


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