And what does it matter? It is not like the people that use browsers pay for them. And last I here IE (of various versions) was so dominate there was a ruling by the EU that MS had to ship other browsers with Windows install discs (or something like that).

The fact is most users will not go out and get another browser or upgrade IE even when the option is availible. They will just continue using what they already have as long as using something else would require extra effort.

The ruling was about creating a fair market, not dominance.

Browsers in the EU

If no one  upgrades then IE9 has no chance

You are thinking of this as a market, which it is not as no purchases are made. The only thing that will really impact what gets used is what webpages support, and what is currently being shipped with the OS people are buying.

And IE was dominant, otherwise the fact that it was packaged with Windows would have been a non-issue. The fact is people were not going out and getting other browsers because they do not care enough about which is the best to go out and get others. Hence people that get Windows 8 will use IE 9.

IE9 was working OK. Thurned the computer off to go out came back turned it back on and loaded IE9. 

I have the icon in the taskbar and a thumbnail view but can't find it anywhere on my desktop. It's open but not visable so what the hell is up with that. I tried to install again but it said I already had the latest version. So I have IE9 but can't use it because I can't see it. 

Seems a lot of people are having problems with Microstuff's new browser. You can't see yours. Mine won't open web pages. Some new browser, huh. If I could uninstall it I would. In a heartbeat.

Drag the iexplore.exe to your taskbar or desktop (shortcut).

Uvah, you should be able to uninstall IE 9 and it should go back to IE 8.

I'm not having any problems with IE 9.   Are you talking about your laptop again Uvah? 

Dave do you have 'Show The Desktop' selected by chance?

Maybe I didn't explain it correctly. IE opens and the icon shows in the taskbar. If I highlight the taskbar icon I can see the thumbnail of my home page so IE is open. It will not show on my desktop.

So I uninstalled IE9 and went back to IE8 and now haveing the same problem. Figured at this point I would install IE9 again. Still the same problem. My Opera works fine but would still like to be able to use IE at times.

UVAH - you can uninstall IE9 and go back to IE8 if you want. 

UVAH - If you want to uninstall IE9 here is a link with instructions.

uninstall 

Dave that is very strange especially if Opera works.  I can't think of anything that would do that.  Have you tried opening task manager and closing out IE from there?  Not sure if that would help but worth a try.  Maybe even rebooting after that.

Painfully.

Yes 

Here is a question all should know except me. When I have problems I either do a back-up or usually a full clean install. Never did a restore. If I do a restore will I also lose any work I have done in my personal folders?

If so I think I will back them up and try a restore as I checked and have one from about 2 weeks ago. Another thing I don't do is keep an up to date restore point. 

I can't think of anything that would do that.

I can tell you exactly when it happened. I was checking my tab docks and needed a screenshot of the tabs in all 4 locations. Finished the SS and deleted the tabs then OD crashed. I rebooted to bring OD back and opened IE to go on wincustomize and it opened like I said on my taskbar but it wasn't visable on the desktop. I know it was open because I could see the thumbnail and if I click the X on the thumbnail it closed. So go figure