installed win7 and downloaded ie8. i can not rec popup even though a site is not blocked. sometimes i cannot go to previous page it will freeze and if i click on a link within a webpage it will not do anything. i have a new situation with win7 every week seems like. can someone please help. i'm not enjoying win7 prof. i have a brand new dell with hardly any software or files on it. win7 is just not working 4 me and its frustrating. am i doing something wrong? did i miss a step when i installed win7 and that's whats causing this.

You shouldn't have had to download ie8 because its standard on Windows 7. If this is a brand new machine, contact Dell Support first, let them work it out. What Dell model and model # did you get? Popup's will still occur unless you put them in your Trusted Sites list and you told it not to block pop-up's (I only have 2 sites I allow that action on and Microsoft is one of them). I think in this situation a reset of IE8 is in order. The instructions for a reset are: Go to Tools in the IE8 menu, Internet Options, Advanced, click on ResetWhat AV and 3rd party firewall are you using if any?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.]

Hi, Besides reset Internet Explorer 8 settings, please also perform a Clean Boot to check the result. If the issue persists, please upgrade the virus definition and run a complete scanning. Thanks, Novak