# Google and Explorer

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-and-explorer/392200>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 14, 2007, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-and-explorer/392200 "2007-02-14T15:12:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Lynwood\_Slim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Lynwood\_Slim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynwood_Slim)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-and-explorer/392200/1 "2007-02-14T15:12:22Z")

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I just updated Windows Explorer to version 7.0.5, and now the Google home page won’t load. I can get to the news page from another website. Has anyone else had trouble getting to Google from WE 7.? any advice?

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**Author:** ![KlondikeGeoff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-and-explorer/392200/2 "2007-02-14T15:17:07Z")

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[QUOTE=Lynwood Slim]  
I just updated Windows Explorer to version 7.0.5, and now the Google home page won’t load. I can get to the news page from another website. Has anyone else had trouble getting to Google from WE 7.? any advice?  
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[NITPICK] I assume you are referring to “\*\*Internet \*\* Explorer?”[/NITPICK].

Can’t help as I use Firefox, but somebody will soon.

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**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-and-explorer/392200/3 "2007-02-14T15:57:42Z")

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Are you typing “Google” into the address bar, or are you clicking on a “search” button?

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**Author:** ![Spiral\_Stairs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Spiral\_Stairs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiral_Stairs)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-and-explorer/392200/4 "2007-02-14T16:04:32Z")

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[QUOTE=Lynwood Slim]  
I just updated Windows Explorer to version 7.0.5, and now the Google home page won’t load. I can get to the news page from another website. Has anyone else had trouble getting to Google from WE 7.? any advice?  
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Hmm. It appears you have forgotten to download the essential update from IE7 to Any Other Browser v.Any.

(Sorry. I’m in a bad place when it comes to IE.)