Re: Problems Installing IE8

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Navyguy wrote:
I have a Dell Dimension 8200 with XP SP3, with DSL connection. I have
Avira free antivirus version, Windows firewall, Spybot and Hive
Cleanup with IE7.

Recently, I tried installing IE8 to my computer. I have no third party
toolbars, and checked that I had KB969897 installed so that my Spybot
immunizartion would be able to run without conflicting with IE8. I
made a System Restore Point before proceding and checked that my
Windows firewall was enabled before disabling my antivirus.

I downloaded IE8 from here:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/worldwide-sites.aspx

and saved it to my desktop. I then right clicked it to run as
Adminisrator but when I did so it gave my computer name/my name. This
didn't seem odd as I'm running the computer as administrator (I've
tried numerous times to create a user account with no success).
However when I clicked ok it said access is denied.


Thoughts/Suggestions?

My first thought is that there is something wrong if you can't create a
User account. Either you're not doing it correctly, which can be easily
remedied, or there is something very wrong with your PC!

Please describe the steps you took in attempting to create this User
account and at which point you encountered a problem. Be sure to relay
error messages in their entirety.

Which flavor of XP are you running? Assuming it is 32-bit, did you wind
up at this page?:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=341c2ad5-8c3d-4347-8c03-08cdecd8852b&displaylang=en

The file you would need is:
IE8-WindowsXP-x86-ENU.exe

When I right-click this file, I *don't* get an option to "Run as
administrator." That sounds more like a Vista thing. I wonder if you
downloaded the wrong installation file.

Also, it is best to stick with your original thread to maximize your
chances of a successful solution. Those monitoring the other thread
might miss this new post of yours.

And since PA Bear is one of the most knowledgeable people here with
regard to IE issues (Especially IE8), you really should pay close
attention to what he says!


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