Warning: The retired, out-of-support Internet Explorer 11 desktop application has been permanently disabled through a Microsoft Edge update on certain versions of Windows 10. For more information, see Internet Explorer 11 desktop app retirement FAQ.
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Symptoms
When you try to use Internet Explorer 8 on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Vista, Internet Explorer 8 crashes. When this occurs, an error message that resembles the following is logged in the Application log:
Event Type:Error Event Source:Application Error Event Category:(100) Event ID:1000 Description: Faulting application iexplore.exe, version <version number>, faulting module mshtml.dll, version <version number>, fault address <address>.
Note If you don't see this event logged in the Application log, the resolution in this article does not apply to your situation.
Resolution
To resolve this problem, install the latest Windows updates. To do this, visit the following Microsoft website:Microsoft Update
References
Note This update was first included in security update 978207 (MS10-002). For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
978207 MS10-002: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer For more information about how to keep your system up-to-date, visit the following Microsoft website:
Updating your computerFor more information about other versions of Internet Explorer, visit the following Microsoft website:
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