# Internet Explorer Problems...HELP!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-problems-help/234134>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 13, 2004, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-problems-help/234134 "2004-03-13T22:44:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![goldilocksgirl4u](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d6d6ee/32.png) [@goldilocksgirl4u](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/goldilocksgirl4u)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2004, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-problems-help/234134/1 "2004-03-13T22:44:33Z")

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Ok, I need a little computer advise from some savvy dopers…

About a week ago my Internet Explorer started acting up. Whenever I click on a link in a page, or try to open a new page when viewing another, IE ACTS like it’s going to open the page, but all I get is a totally blank IE page, as if it’s not connecting, etc. I’m running XP, on 1 year old Compaq, with a fairly current version of IE. I tried downloading an updated version of IE, but it didn’t work, and told me the computer was unable to access the site???

Anyone have any ideas? I’ve never encountered this before. I’m not a total computer idiot, but I’m not sure how to fix the problem. It seems like something was changed or a file was deleted.

HELP!

Thanks in advance! 🙂

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**Author:** ![Daizy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/46a35a/32.png) [@Daizy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daizy)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2004, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-problems-help/234134/2 "2004-03-13T23:01:05Z")

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See if anything [here](http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers2.htm#blank_windows) helps?

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**Author:** ![dakravel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85e7bf/32.png) [@dakravel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dakravel)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2004, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-problems-help/234134/3 "2004-03-13T23:57:09Z")

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Quick google search:  
[http://www.google.com/search?q=Internet+explorer+opens+blank+windows&sourceid=opera&num=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8](http://www.google.com/search?q=Internet+explorer+opens+blank+windows&sourceid=opera&num=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8)

Got me this link:  
[http://www.le.ac.uk/cc/problems/software/ie6blank.html](http://www.le.ac.uk/cc/problems/software/ie6blank.html)  
and a few others you may want to try.

Also, if you aren’t particularly attached to IE, you might be inclined to try other browsers such as [Opera](http://www.opera.com) or [Mozilla](http://www.mozilla.com). The install is easy and I’ve heard many praises from people who switch from IE to either.