"ie is missing updates required" message - How 2 get rid of?
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From: Gail on 14 May 2010 01:32 Hi, How can I get rid of the annoying "internet explorer is missing updates required to view this site, click here to update" message that pops up at the top of the screen? I don't want to update to IE8! I had problems with it and had to uninstall it and keep IE7? I have Windows XP SP3 Home. Can anyone help, please? Thanks,
From: David Webb on 14 May 2010 05:28 You'd do yourself a big favor by installing the latest version of Firefox and set it as your default browser. Use IE only when required by the Microsoft sites. Go here: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/ -- Google is your friend..... "Gail" <Gail(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:60E24384-5DC6-42A3-B9D3-3CAAB84EE969(a)microsoft.com... > Hi, > > How can I get rid of the annoying "internet explorer is missing updates > required to view this site, click here to update" message that pops up at the > top of the screen? I don't want to update to IE8! I had problems with it > and had to uninstall it and keep IE7? I have Windows XP SP3 Home. > > Can anyone help, please? > > Thanks,
From: Gail on 14 May 2010 13:36 Thanks, David. I actually already have firefox installed and have it set as my default browser. Unfortunately, I like AOL and that uses IE as it's browser, hence the annoying popups. Short of getting rid of AOL, any suggestions on how to actually get rid of the popup? Thanks. "David Webb" wrote: > You'd do yourself a big favor by installing the latest version of Firefox and > set it as your default browser. Use IE only when required by the Microsoft > sites. > > Go here: > http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/ > > -- > Google is your friend..... > > "Gail" <Gail(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:60E24384-5DC6-42A3-B9D3-3CAAB84EE969(a)microsoft.com... > > Hi, > > > > How can I get rid of the annoying "internet explorer is missing updates > > required to view this site, click here to update" message that pops up at the > > top of the screen? I don't want to update to IE8! I had problems with it > > and had to uninstall it and keep IE7? I have Windows XP SP3 Home. > > > > Can anyone help, please? > > > > Thanks, > > > . >
From: smlunatick on 14 May 2010 17:15 On May 14, 6:36 pm, Gail <G...(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > Thanks, David. I actually already have firefox installed and have it set as > my default browser. Unfortunately, I like AOL and that uses IE as it's > browser, hence the annoying popups. Short of getting rid of AOL, any > suggestions on how to actually get rid of the popup? > > Thanks. > > "David Webb" wrote: > > You'd do yourself a big favor by installing the latest version of Firefox and > > set it as your default browser. Use IE only when required by the Microsoft > > sites. > > > Go here: > >http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/ > > > -- > > Google is your friend..... > > > "Gail" <G...(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >news:60E24384-5DC6-42A3-B9D3-3CAAB84EE969(a)microsoft.com... > > > Hi, > > > > How can I get rid of the annoying "internet explorer is missing updates > > > required to view this site, click here to update" message that pops up at the > > > top of the screen? I don't want to update to IE8! I had problems with it > > > and had to uninstall it and keep IE7? I have Windows XP SP3 Home. > > > > Can anyone help, please? > > > > Thanks, > > > . Run additional tools to make sure that you do not have another process that is "popping up" this message. It do not appear to be a true IE message at first glance.
From: David Webb on 14 May 2010 19:44 I did a Google search for your problem and in all of the results there was no consensus regarding the origin of the message but they all stated that it's NOT from Microsoft and they DO NOT recommend clicking on "Click here to update". First, I'd recommend scanning for existing malware. Malwarebyte's Anti-malware is excellent and the free version can be downloaded from here: http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php Whether you find any malware present or not, follow the second step also. Secondly, I recommend loading IE's Restricted Sites zone with known website troublemakers. IE-SPYAD distributes an up-to-date list which can easily be loaded into IE. Here's an excerpt from IE-SPYAD's readme file: /quote IE-SPYAD adds a long list of sites and domains associated with known advertisers, marketers, and crapware pushers to the Restricted sites zone of Internet Explorer. Once you merge this list of sites and domains into the Registry, the web sites for these companies will not be able to use cookies, ActiveX controls, Java applets, or scripting to compromise your privacy or your PC while you surf the Net. Nor will they be able to use your browser to push unwanted pop-ups, cookies, or auto-installing programs on your PC. /end quote If you must stay with IE, this is a very active approach for keeping these bad boys at bay when you browse the web. Here's a link where you can download the latest list (over 64,000 entries) and a utility (ZonedOut) to quickly load them into the registry: IE-SPYAD for ZonedOut http://www.spywarewarrior.com/uiuc/resource.htm Good luck! -- Google is your friend..... "Gail" <Gail(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:FE67F45D-F6CD-4D79-A7D0-63B85DDE1A30(a)microsoft.com... > Thanks, David. I actually already have firefox installed and have it set as > my default browser. Unfortunately, I like AOL and that uses IE as it's > browser, hence the annoying popups. Short of getting rid of AOL, any > suggestions on how to actually get rid of the popup? > > Thanks. > > "David Webb" wrote: > >> You'd do yourself a big favor by installing the latest version of Firefox and >> set it as your default browser. Use IE only when required by the Microsoft >> sites. >> >> Go here: >> http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/ >> >> -- >> Google is your friend..... >> >> "Gail" <Gail(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:60E24384-5DC6-42A3-B9D3-3CAAB84EE969(a)microsoft.com... >> > Hi, >> > >> > How can I get rid of the annoying "internet explorer is missing updates >> > required to view this site, click here to update" message that pops up at >> > the >> > top of the screen? I don't want to update to IE8! I had problems with it >> > and had to uninstall it and keep IE7? I have Windows XP SP3 Home. >> > >> > Can anyone help, please? >> > >> > Thanks, >> >> >> . >>
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