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When I open IE from the Programs menu it immediately opens then crashes. Have to go to Task Manager to shut down IE to get out of continuous pop-up about IE has stopped working. Has this been reported before?? Using IE 10.

No, it hasn't. Does the crash go away after disabling Classic IE?

I haven't disabled original IE. I stop it in Task Manager when it gets into this continuous warning loop though. If I completely disable the original IE won't that disable Classic Shell IE also?

I am using this on a Windows 8 64bit computer also.

OS Name Microsoft Windows 8
Version 6.2.9200 Build 9200
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
System Manufacturer TOSHIBA
System Model Satellite C850D
System Type x64-based PC
System SKU PSCBQU
Processor AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics, 1400 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date Insyde Corp. 6.00, 8/21/2012
SMBIOS Version 2.7
Embedded Controller Version 6.00
BIOS Mode UEFI
BaseBoard Manufacturer TOSHIBA
BaseBoard Model Not Available
BaseBoard Name Base Board
Platform Role Mobile
Secure Boot State On
PCR7 Configuration Binding Not Possible
Windows Directory C:\windows
System Directory C:\windows\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume2
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.2.9200.16442"
User Name xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 3.59 GB
Available Physical Memory 1.79 GB
Total Virtual Memory 4.22 GB
Available Virtual Memory 2.10 GB
Page File Space 640 MB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys
Hyper-V - VM Monitor Mode Extensions Yes
Hyper-V - Second Level Address Translation Extensions Yes
Hyper-V - Virtualization Enabled in Firmware Yes
Hyper-V - Data Execution Protection Yes

Classic IE is just an addin for IE. To disable it, from Control Panel, open Internet Options -> Programs tab -> Manage Add-ons -> and disable the Classic Shell related addons. Then try if IE opens. If it still crashes, then the Classic Shell IE addin is not responsible for the crash.

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It actually crashes worse with Classic IE disabled. If I enable Classic IE I can still open IE. But as soon as I go to another link I get the IE has stopped working warning. If I close the warning I am actually at the new link I clicked on and it works OK. But every time I go to a new link I get the IE has stopped working warning. Once I close that everything is OK until the next link I click on.
If I disable Classic IE in the Internet Options > Programs > Add-ons window IE crashes as soon as I open it.
What in the world is causing this???

Well it actually crahes IE either way. When I first installed Classic Shell everyhing worked fine. This was a couple of days ago. Do you think uninstalling it and re-installing it would fix this?

I have a link on my desktop that goes directly to Google search and it works fine. It's the IE link from the Programs menu that crashes.
Weird!

I uninstalled Classic Shell and problem with IE on start menu was still there so I guess the link is damaged. How I don't know. IE works fine if I get to it from my Google Icon on the Desktop.
Trying out Start Button For Windows 8 http://windows8startbutton.com/
right now. Seems to work pretty good too.
I'll decide later which I will leave on my computer.

Btw, just FYI, Windows 8 Start Button is based on Classic Shell since its source code is openly available. It's EULA states that: http://windows8startbutton.com/terms_of_use.php

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Links to some general topics:

● Compare Start Menus

● Read the Search box usage guide.

I am a Windows enthusiast and did Classic Shell's testing and usability/UX feedback.