so, last night my computer said it had updates and to restart and I did ... but then

[Tuesday Afternoon]

IE no longer will allow me to type in my passwords but, firefox will. what is up with that?

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

1. Maybe check for more updates

If that doesn't work, do a system restore back to before the updates.
If your uncomfortable with that, thank your lucky stars that you no longer need to use IE.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

2. I happen to like IE.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

3. I use it as well.

Maybe try this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737/en-us

[Tuesday Afternoon]

6. thanks, but, I am not ready to try that. Isn't that kind of a last resort thing?

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

7. Maybe try the IE 11 upgrade...

...and see what happens.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

8. yes, I am going to try it, tonight after work. I will let you know what happens. Thanks

my friend

[Worried senior]

4. I like IE too

Last night I upgraded IE10 to IE11, so far so good.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

5. maybe I need to search for that upgrade and see what happens. thanks.

[wandy]

9. Something similar happened last weekend after automagic updates........

So......
Go to Control panel -> Windows Update -> View update history
Look for KB2888505 and see if it failed.
If it did fail then go ahead and reinstall IE 10 or IE 11.
If you are using Adobe Flash, reinstall it. It may look like its there even to HULU, but it's severely winged.
If you use an add on IE spell checker you might need to reinstall it.

This apply 'at least' to Win 7 Pro 64 bit.

Hope this helps.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

10. I will try this and let you know. I don't understand the last thing you are saying:

This apply 'at least' to Win 7 Pro 64 bit.

What does that mean?

[wandy]

11. The system this happened on was Win 7 64 bit.............

Although this last round of IE updates appears to be occasionally acting strangely on other windows platforms.
What is interesting is the system this happened on is at IE 11. After I reinstalled I attempted to download the patch and install manually. It refused to install saying it was not for Win 7.
WTF, then why did automatic updates try it in the first place?

Their are equivalent but different patches for other combinations of Windows and IE.
I can only take a guess here but I think at some point they may have selected the wrong combination and hashed a few systems up.
Microsoft is usually pretty good at getting this right but 'accidents happen in the best of familys'.

This patch is a good first place to look and we can take it from there.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

12. thanks, I will try this but, I don't have time to do it today. It may have to wait till this

weekend. Will you be around, in case I have any questions ... Thanks.

PS. When is a good time for you? I will try to co-ordinate my time schedule to suit you. I really appreciate the help.

[wandy]

13. Ok, I will be around, as to when,on and off, so just make another append...........

Weekend would be OK. This happened on my 'business use' system. I am not going to mess with the backup until I have 'time to play'. Should be Fri. or Sat. This may have all straightened itself out by then.
Like I said this is just a good starting point.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

14. OK, I will post in this thread Saturday morning. I will check to see if it is still -

happening on IE. I have been using Mozilla Firefox all week and haven't had time to check back on IE to see if it has corrected itself.