object error

[cocodrilo]

When I try to use IE 8, I soon get a dialogue box that says "Message from webpage" and the message is "object error."

I did an "object error" web search, and apparently a lot of people have had this problem and have asked how to fix it, but as far as I can tell no one seems to have a straight answer.

The others say they have to click OK in the dialogue box to proceed, but I can't even do that. No matter how many times I click OK, the dialogue box won't go away, rendering the browser inoperable. I have to go to Firefox and forget it.

There's an outfit that offers a free download called PCFixer or something that is supposed to fix the object error problem. But I don't understand why some outside source has to offer a fix for what is a Microsoft (IE) problem. As far as I can tell, Microsoft offers no help at all on this.

Does anyone know anything about it?

[Juggernautz]

Flash is probably corrupt, in web terms an object is anything that requires a plugin to run, so flash being the most popular it is liable to be the problem, download and install flash from http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer

[cocodrilo]

I may try Flash. The url indicates it's associated with Adobe. I've got a problem with Abode too. Could that be connected to object error?

I have Adobe Reader 8. I tried today to install Adobe Reader 11, but when it's about 90 percent installed I get a message that says Adobe 8.3 is running a file and I need to close it to complete the install. But I closed everything before trying to install Adobe Reader 11. How am I supposed to close Abode 8.3 when there's nothing open?

[cocodrilo]

Does Flash apply to one browser or all of them on a computer? In my case, why would Flash be a problem with IE but not with Firefox, which runs fine?

[umcpgator]

One thing to note is you are using a browser (IE8) that is at least two years old. Depending on what you are viewing, it may not be designed to render what you want it render. I would highly recommend updating to IE9 if you want to stick with IE.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/internet-explorer/download-ie

[umcpgator]

Does Flash apply to one browser or all of them on a computer? In my case, why would Flash be a problem with IE but not with Firefox, which runs fine?

There is one set of flash files for IE, and another set for FF. They usually reside in the Macromedia folder somewhere in your windows folder.

[cocodrilo]

One thing to note is you are using a browser (IE8) that is at least two years old. Depending on what you are viewing, it may not be designed to render what you want it render. I would highly recommend updating to IE9 if you want to stick with IE.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/internet-explorer/download-ie

Thanks, I'll update. I thought IE 8 was the latest. (I'm a computer whiz.) Ordinarily I get notices to update things all the time, but IE has told me nothing.

[Juggernautz]

Let us know how you fixed the problem.

[cocodrilo]

Let us know how you fixed the problem.

It hasn't been fixed. I have no idea what to do. I'm going to use Firefox, and go ahead and buy a new computer.

I have found that IE 8 is the latest, by the way, for Windows XP. The newest IE is for modern-age Windows.

[cocodrilo]

I may have found the culprit. I looked at the Add/Remove list in the control panel and found a program on my computer called RebateRobot for Online Shopping. I uninstalled it, and so far "object error" has not reoccurred. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.