So after using IE8 for about five minutes I found a super annoying feature that seems to cause the popup blocker to be invoked after clicking on any dropdown box. I began trying to fix this by adjusting the security settings (As Microsoft Suggests In the Information Bar), I literally tried every setting available and nothing would turn it off. Closing and re-opening browser instances, you name it, nothing worked. Eventually I found the fix and here it is.
Open Add/Remove Software -> Uninstall IE8
Fully uninstall IE8, ignore the warnings about "This program has dependencies, blah blah blah".
Once the uninstall is complete, do a full restart.
Now open the default IE version (should be IE6 if you're using XP), check the dropdown functionality on any webpage. Should work without displaying the popup blocker. Once that is confirmed, redirect your browser to:
http://www.microsoft.com/ie
Download IE8 and install. Once the install completes, reboot again. Once you've back up, launch IE8 and you should be prompted with the firstrun configuration wizard. Select "Custom Settings" not "Express Settings", proceed normally through the options selecting what you need.
Now go to any web page and check the dropdown functionality again. Should work just fine. I've done this on serveral machines now and this seems to be the fix.
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Ran into the very same problem here! It's linked to a broken dll from IE7... so far no solution... i'm testing out yours and let you know...
Thanks for the solution. I ran into this problem after installing ie7 standalone.. Your fix did the trick for me!
THANKYOU!!!!!!!!! This has plagued me for more than a year, and have tried many a failed solution for this.
Finally I can use ie again.
Thank you, it worked. Only I got IE7 after I uninstalled IE8, so I uninstalled IE7 too before upgrading to IE8.
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