How do I reinstall IE 11?

[albow]

MY computer has gotten verrrryyyy slow on several websites but not all. Ex: Typing in the search bar on the groupon website,it accepts a character input then takes 2 to 20 seconds to accept another. I have also noticed typing on another forum that it leaves a lot of characters out, probably for the same reason, just not near as slow. It also seems slow to load and act on many sites. I tested my speed, which is fine, then called my provider. We checked using chrome and everything ran fine so she said to upload the newest vesion of IE (yes, I know chrome is supposed to be better, blah blah, but I am used to IE and didn't like chrome when I tried it). I went to MS site and tried and it said I had the latest version. I found a spot elsewhere on the site to force a download and when it finished, it said I already had the latest version and so nothing ended up happening. I then attempted to load IE10 so I could reload 11 and each time I click the load 10 button, it reverts to trying to give me 11 again with the above noted results. What can I do?

[4X4Dodger]

albow wrote:
I guess not. As far as bugs and malware goes, yes. My registry updates each computer usage and it runs a full virus scan each week. It's F-secure, provided by Charter, my internet provider and has always seemed to catch things and protect me.

I would get rid of the Anti Virus provided by your ISP. This is probably nothing more than tracking software to keep track of where you go what you write and so forth so other companies can target ads and spam to you on FB Twitter and almost every other site you visit. This is $$ to your ISP. Download a free AV like Bitdefender...rated as top Editors pick by PC Magazine. Your AV from the ISP is undoubtedly slowing your system down.

While IE 11 and 12 are much faster than their predecessors they are still not as good or as SECURE as Firefox. There is a reason people are telling you to change.

Go into your startup utility and see what is starting up when you turn your computer on...disable most of the unecessary programs. Just google the names of each and you will get a very quick idea which are needed and which are not. This will not mean you cannot get those to startup they just wont do it automatically. These really slow you down.

Now download a program like MalwareBytes. Its free and it works very well. Companies use it to clean their systems. Run it and it will clean up a lot of junk that could be slowing you down.

Again if you can't get IE to work then download the Firefox and use it to get your system clean...then go back to IE if you want. But my bet is you wont.

There are many other things you could do but it is too lengthy to explain here. For help on doing any of this just google the problem and you will find a good answer (Usually)

Hope this helps.

[albow]

Well, It really didn't fix it, only helped a little and the cccleaner hasn't done anything. Time to try the others before I try a full reinstall. I don't guess a goback to when it was running okay would help, would it? Not even sure if I have that on here.

[albow]

Thank you. I'll do that now.

[1492]

Using a browser cleaner will not effect your security. If anything, it may increase your privacy by getting rid of locally stored trackers.

[albow]

Looks like deleting my browsing history has fixed it, but I will give more time before truly saying it has. If not, I will pursue some of these other fixes and I would still love a reply on whether these cleaners will cause a problem with my current security.

[albow]

wildtoad wrote:

2Macs wrote:
Do you keep your computer relatively clean internally? There is sufficient free software available to clean up your computer internally and decrease your response time.

My suggestions are Wise Registry Cleaner, Advanced System Care, CCleaner and Malwarebytes.

I agree with using Advanced System Care. I have used it for years with good results.

I too use IE and have zero complaints and I have used most of the others.

Have you tried going to Control Panel, Program and Features, Turn Windows Features on or Off? There is a check mark by Windows 11. You could try unchecking it, let it do its thing then turn it back on.

Will any of these give my current protection system a problem and thus give me a headache? I have F-secure provided by charter and have been very happy with it.

[albow]

I've tried chrome and preferred IE. IF I were unhappy with IE, that would be different. I have chrome also still installed here and am about to use it because of this frustration if I can't find how to get it fixed. If unfixable, that would be a great reason to change. I figure it really is fixable, just not by someone like me who knows just enough to be dangerous. I'm going to give some of the suggestions on repair a shot now. THanks.

[1492]

I'm assuming that you're using Windows 7 SP1 or WIN 8/8.1? Go into IE menu, and click Help>About Internet Explorer.




What does the popup say? IE10 or 11? You can't reinstall IE10 without first uninstalling IE11.

The issues you describe do not necessarily indicate there are problems with your core IE11 install requiring a complete reinstall. Could be caused by a build up of old cache files, or problems with browser extensions, addons, or settings.


First, clear out your old cache files or use the Free CCleaner download.






You can also try going into IE Menu, and click Tools>Internet Options and select the Advanced tab. Click the Reset button.






Click RESET. Do "NOT" checkmark Delete personal settings. You'll need to re-boot your computer.

[bwanshoom]

albow wrote:

bwanshoom wrote:
Go to the Microsoft IE site and see if it lets you download it.

What version of Windows are you using?

That's where I was unfortunately.

Try this link

[8_1_Van]

Use Chrome as your browser since it's more secure.
64-bit Chrome for Windows link

[wildtoad]

2Macs wrote:
Do you keep your computer relatively clean internally? There is sufficient free software available to clean up your computer internally and decrease your response time.

My suggestions are Wise Registry Cleaner, Advanced System Care, CCleaner and Malwarebytes.

I agree with using Advanced System Care. I have used it for years with good results.

I too use IE and have zero complaints and I have used most of the others.

Have you tried going to Control Panel, Program and Features, Turn Windows Features on or Off? There is a check mark by Windows 11. You could try unchecking it, let it do its thing then turn it back on.

[enblethen]

Down load from Microsoft.com.
Make sure you have something like Malwarebytes or Spybot to clean out bugs. We use the free versions.
Clean out your browsing history under IE tools, internet options.

[powderman426]

donn0128 wrote:

albow wrote:
I'm going to keep IE because me and the wife are used to it despite most knowledgeable people preferring other browsers. Please withhold suggestions to change browsers.

Just because your used to something does not mean you should keep it for ever. Do you still have the same coat you had 20 years ago? Download another browser and try it. You just might find it better and easier than what you currently have. You can have more than one browser on your computer and switch bqck and forth between them with the click of the mouse.

I fully agree. When it comes to browsers you have to look long and hard to find one as bad as IE. I think it is a good idea to have more than one browser installed for the time when something goes wrong.

[donn0128]

albow wrote:
I'm going to keep IE because me and the wife are used to it despite most knowledgeable people preferring other browsers. Please withhold suggestions to change browsers.

Just because your used to something does not mean you should keep it for ever. Do you still have the same coat you had 20 years ago? Download another browser and try it. You just might find it better and easier than what you currently have. You can have more than one browser on your computer and switch bqck and forth between them with the click of the mouse.