Works in FF & Chrome, not in IE8 32 bit on Windows 7 64 bit. And it works in the 32-bit versions of IE on a 32-bit OS. Yes popup-blocker is off, scripting is enabled, security settings are custom. Here is some test code if you want to reproduce it. This isn't hard to reproduce, so I suggest someone from the IE team look into this. It works in the IE 8 64-bit version, and also on the 32-bit versions of IE 8 running on a 32-bit OS. Internet Explorer 8 (32-bit version) on Windows 7 64-bit. I can also reproduce the same bug, and have isolated the problem to window.open().
#Running 32 bit on 64 bit windows 7 how to#
I think the bottom line is that they don't understand what the problem is or don't know how to fix it. Suggested solutions could be faulty or even damaging. You should understand that responders, even those with MVP ratings, are not necessarily Microsoft personnel with expertise in the specifc problem area so their I would not risk further damage to my system by using them. There are some IE 8 DLL re-registration scripts floating around that apparently worked for some people, but you have to use
#Running 32 bit on 64 bit windows 7 software#
This apparently occurs on some systems and not on others, perhaps connected to what other software has been installed on the system. Other messages, but Microsoft claims those are normal even though they don't occur with 64 bit IE8.
The orphaned processes have been described in They don't have any explanation as to what the problem really is. PC system back to the initial installation (6 months ago for me) and see if that solves the problem. Microsofts support's recommended solution was to revert my I've spent days talking to Microsoft support as well as with support personnel on several commericial websites on this problem. The commercial sites all say it's a Microsoft problem. The standard replies are it's the popup blocker or InPrivate filtering, or some add-on, or Norton utility etc. This problem has been around for some time, but Microsoft is either unable to solve it or unwilling to accept that the problem exists. This same link works fine in 64 bit IE 8 on the same PC. A NEW Tab comes up with the text CONNECTING. and right clicking on the Get Microsoft Office 2010 link. I can reproduce the same problem in the 32 bit IE 8 browser on my 64 bit system by going to