Had to use Google chrome to be able to write in this space after signing in. I.E. 8 shows this as un-writeable. What are settings to fix I.E.? Reset? Reinstall W. 7?

show what as un-writeable? What version of Windows 7 do you have? Reset IE8 disable any IE8 addon's/accelerators http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/support/faq.aspx read for more info. You could also run the sfc /scannow to seeMCSE, MCSA, MCDST [If this post helps to resolve your issue, please click the "Mark as Answer" or "Helpful" button at the top of this message. By marking a post as Answered, or Helpful you help others find the answer faster.]

While this forum is particularly complex, and I often have small difficulties editing my existing posts, I don't have any problems writing them in IE 8.Notably scripting and other extension capabilities must be enabled for these pages to work.Try closing the IE window and re-opening it. If that fails, try starting IE without Add-ons and see if that helps.-Noel

Have you added any restrictions to the default security settings for Internet Explorer?I have, and I have to add this site to my Trusted Sites list (which has very low restrictions) to be able to post here.-Noel

Well you just did identify one piece of software which isn't compatible with Windows 7 Microsoft discontinued sales of Windows Live OneCare on October 15, 2009, which was before the Windows 7 release. They now offer Microsoft Security Essentials , a free antivirus program for home computers. For other possibilities, see the Windows 7 consumer security software providers page.http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-US/activation/oc_eol_guidance.htmIf you don't upgrade to Windows 7, you can continue to use your existing OneCare subscription until it expires.An online version of the OneCare safety scanner is still availableMCSE, MCSA, MCDST [If this post helps to resolve your issue, please click the "Mark as Answer" or "Helpful" button at the top of this message. By marking a post as Answered, or Helpful you help others find the answer faster.]

One care has nothing to do with my inability to use I.E.8 to interact with this forum. In Windows 7 32bit it does not work. Am currently using I.e.8 in Windows 7 64Bit. I unchecked I.E. 8 in Tun Windows features on and off, then rechecked it after reboot. Also uninstalled all Live apps. seeing that Windows live was in my add-ons 5 times, thinking that had something to do wit it. If there is a problem in accessing this form then what else is wrong with it? Only safe thing to do is not to use I.E. 8. So what is the answer to my question?

Ok, I found a script that seems to have fixed the issue for several people which came from here http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/InternetExplorer/thread/e312e580-1cbc-496b-8c6b-b69b8535a7bbFor Win 7 64 bits :1 - Create a new notepad document and paste this text :@echo offecho.echo IEREREG Version 1.07 for IE8 27.03.2009echo by Kai Schaetzl http://iefaq.infoecho installs and registers (if suitable) all DLLs known to be used by IE8.echo should only take a few seconds, but please be patientecho.REM ******************************echo registering IE filesREM IE files (= part of setup)regsvr32 /s /i browseui.dllREM regsvr32 /s /i browseui.dll,NI (unnecessary)regsvr32 /s corpol.dllregsvr32 /s dxtmsft.dllregsvr32 /s dxtrans.dllREM simple HTML Mail APIregsvr32 /s "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\internet explorer\hmmapi.dll"REM group policy snap-inregsvr32 /s ieaksie.dllREM smart screenregsvr32 /s ieapfltr.dllREM ieak brandingregsvr32 /s iedkcs32.dllREM dev toolsregsvr32 /s "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\internet explorer\iedvtool.dll"regsvr32 /s iepeers.dllREM Symptom: IE8 closes immediately on launch, missing from IE7regsvr32 /s "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\internet explorer\ieproxy.dll"REM no install point anymoreREM regsvr32 /s /i iesetup.dllREM no reg point anymoreREM regsvr32 /s imgutil.dllregsvr32 /s /i /n inetcpl.cplREM no install point anymoreREM regsvr32 /s /i inseng.dllregsvr32 /s jscript.dllREM license managerregsvr32 /s licmgr10.dllREM regsvr32 /s msapsspc.dllREM regsvr32 /s mshta.exeREM VS debuggerregsvr32 /s msdbg2.dllREM no install point anymoreREM regsvr32 /s /i mshtml.dllregsvr32 /s mshtmled.dllregsvr32 /s msident.dllREM no reg point anymoreREM regsvr32 /s msrating.dllREM multimedia timerregsvr32 /s mstime.dllREM no install point anymoreREM regsvr32 /s /i occache.dllREM process debug managerregsvr32 /s "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\internet explorer\pdm.dll"REM no reg point anymoreREM regsvr32 /s pngfilt.dllREM regsvr32 /s /i setupwbv.dll (not there anymore!)regsvr32 /s tdc.ocxregsvr32 /s /i urlmon.dllREM regsvr32 /s /i urlmon.dll,NI,HKLMregsvr32 /s vbscript.dllREM VML rendererregsvr32 /s "%CommonProgramFiles%\microsoft shared\vgx\vgx.dll"REM no install point anymoreREM regsvr32 /s /i webcheck.dllregsvr32 /s /i /n wininet.dllREM ******************************echo registering system filesREM additional system dlls known to be used by IEREM added 11.05.2006 Symptom: Add-Ons-Manager menu entry is present but nothing happensregsvr32 /s extmgr.dllREM added 12.05.2006 Symptom: Javascript links don't work (Robin Walker) .NET hub fileregsvr32 /s mscoree.dllREM added 23.03.2009 Symptom: Find on this page is blankregsvr32 /s oleacc.dllREM added 24.03.2009 Symptom: Printing problems, open in new windowregsvr32 /s ole32.dllREM mscorier.dllREM mscories.dllREM Symptom: open in new tab/window not workingregsvr32 /s actxprxy.dllregsvr32 /s asctrls.ocxregsvr32 /s cdfview.dllregsvr32 /s comcat.dllregsvr32 /s /i /n comctl32.dllregsvr32 /s cryptdlg.dllregsvr32 /s /i /n digest.dllregsvr32 /s dispex.dllregsvr32 /s hlink.dllregsvr32 /s mlang.dllregsvr32 /s mobsync.dllregsvr32 /s /i msieftp.dllREM regsvr32 /s msnsspc.dll #no entry pointregsvr32 /s msr2c.dllregsvr32 /s msxml.dllregsvr32 /s oleaut32.dllREM regsvr32 /s plugin.ocx #no entry pointregsvr32 /s proctexe.ocxREM plus DllRegisterServerEx ExA ExW ... ?regsvr32 /s /i scrobj.dllREM shdocvw.dll hasn't been updated for IE7 and IE8, it still registers itself for the Windows Internet Controlsregsvr32 /s /i shdocvw.dllregsvr32 /s sendmail.dllREM ******************************REM PKI/crypto functionalityREM initpki can take very long to run and is rarely a problemREM if there are problems with crypto, SSL, certificatesREM remove the three following REMs from the linesREM echo We are almost done except one crypto fileREM echo but this will take very long, be patient!REM regsvr32 /s /i:A initpki.dllREM ******************************REM tabbed browser, do at the end, why originally with /n ?regsvr32 /s /i ieframe.dllREM ******************************echo correcting bugs in the registryREM do some corrective workREM Symptom: new tabs page cannot display content because it cannot access the controls (added 27. 3.2009)REM This is a result of a bug in shdocvw.dll (see above), probably only on Windows XPreg add "HKCR\TypeLib\{EAB22AC0-30C1-11CF-A7EB-0000C05BAE0B}\1.1\0\win32" /ve /t REG_SZ /d %systemroot%\system32\ieframe.dll /fREM ******************************echo all tasks have been finishedecho.pause2 - Close all your IE windows and processes.3 - Save your document on your Desktop by example, with the .bat extension. Right-click on it, and select "Run as administrator".4 - Test if this tip resolved your issue by openning IE. If you use a Windows 32 bits version, please replace %ProgramFiles(x86)% by %ProgramFiles% in your .bat file.Reboot (seems to have been left out of the answer intially) after running the batch file.OnyXxL Proposed As Answer byOnyXxL Wednesday, November 11, 2009 7:56 PM Marked As Answer bySteven - Support Engineer<abbr class="affil">MSFT</abbr><abbr class="affil">, Moderator</abbr>Tuesday, November 17, 2009 7:37 PM MCSE, MCSA, MCDST [If this post helps to resolve your issue, please click the "Mark as Answer" or "Helpful" button at the top of this message. By marking a post as Answered, or Helpful you help others find the answer faster.]

and you should unintall programs that are not compatible with Windows 7. ;) MCSE, MCSA, MCDST [If this post helps to resolve your issue, please click the "Mark as Answer" or "Helpful" button at the top of this message. By marking a post as Answered, or Helpful you help others find the answer faster.]

Registering every DLL that IE uses accomplishes what, exactly? I can't imagine that this won't have some negative implications in the future when the software is updated.I can assure you that more hacking and slashing will not deal with the problem directly. It's something you've already done or installed that's the root cause of the problem.How do I know this? I am typing this message in IE8 on Win 7 Ultimate 32 bit. The problem is not systemic.-Noel

Noel, was you directing your query to me? (refererncing the DLL's) All I did is find a post that was marked as an answer (even showed the link I got it from) and posted it here ;) Personally I'd take another route that I know he won't take ;)MCSE, MCSA, MCDST [If this post helps to resolve your issue, please click the "Mark as Answer" or "Helpful" button at the top of this message. By marking a post as Answered, or Helpful you help others find the answer faster.]