I have uninstalled IE 9, rebooted, uninstalled IE 8 (which was there below IE 9), rebooted, installed IE 9 from scratch. No avail. When I try to load it, still it crashes, closes tabs repeatedly and repeatedly (all the time asking me whether to just close or to close and tell MS), keeps on trying to open these tabs, keeps on crashing them and insisting etc., and the conclusion then varies: sometimes it will eventually load the page anyway, sometimes it will quit and tell me it has quit.

Oh well. I have a friend whose policy is simple and radical: whatever erratic behaviour in a computer, he will just format the HD and start all reinstallations from scratch. Considering the giant amount of work behind it, I refuse to do it, but I can relate to the frustration that leads him…

Any suggestions?