Computer newbies forum: Upon opening task manager i have three iexplore.exe running

...you have three windows or three tabs open in Internet Explorer.

Hope this helps.

Grif

What you're seeing isn't unusual.. Basically, IE must close "correctly" in order for each instance of iexplore.exe to disappear from Task Manager.. If it doesn't, then it may remain there for a while.....and sometimes, it will appear as "explorer.exe" which is Windows Explorer. explorer.exe is completely normal in Task Manager, as it's the framework which allows you to use Windows but sometimes, IE and Windows Explorer get confused..

As long as iexplore.exe eventually disappears after you've closed Internet Explorer, then you're good.

Hope this helps.

Grif

As to whether each tab shows as a different instance of iexplore.exe in the task manager, much depends on the version of IE, the operating system, and the hands of fate.. As just an example, I've got a Windows 2000 machine at work running IE6 where every new window in IE shows a new instance in Task Manager. (No tabs on that IE version) Not all similar computers show the same results. And then, on the computer I'm sitting at now, a Windows XP SP3, running IE8, when IE is first opened, TWO separate versions of iexplore.exe show up in Task Manager.. Upon opening the first tab, a THIRD instance of the program appears. But opening a fourth and fifth tab show no more increases in the listings in Task Manager.

Who'd a thunk?

Hope this helps.

Grif

problem with newbs they are only guessing. I have had this same problem, and only since upgrading to IE8. And I also use XP I am not impressed by the newer OS's, adding more graphics to interfaces wow that is so amazing text works fine for me thank you. It is obviously another microsoft bug that hasn't been addressed yet. I do not use tabbed browsing, set to open browser in same window for new pages, etc. Upon opening IE with NO tabs I automatically get 2 iexplorer.exe processes in task manager, and if I continue browsing in the same window I get more.

FYI, explorer.exe is the desktop. Don't be confused by the amateur responses. I am CompTIA A+ cert, B.S., C.I.S., would have more certs but I am working on another career because this one bores me, and have been in computers since Apple II and MS-DOS days. Yes I am old and grouchy, and have seen enough Duh-ohsoft fails to harbor that my guess is correct. Browser related problem for whatever reason the dorks at MS decided they needed multiple processes to help your browsing but forgot they are supposed to close them. The only person who was partly right is the one who said they do not close correctly, when in truth they shouldn't even start multiple (unless you use tabs). Trying to max out modern hardware with failed software, once again a flawed software engineering problem pops up. Hopefully fixed in the next browser if they aren't in such a hurry to rush out another one to try and keep up with competition, so much they as so many times before do not fully test and verify the software actually works correctly. After Vista and all this other crap they have put out I am this close |-| to going linux and staying there.

I never bothered with 'Certifications', instead I focused on experience. I do have more than one degree in the sciences and have been involved in the technical field long before the first solid state device was used in commercial devices (TV's, Radios, etc.) Your response is not totally correct meaning it does not apply to all cases. This issue with multiple instances of IE running is due on a large part to malware and not Microsoft's poor design as you infer. I have used multiple tabs in the same instance of IE since they were introduced and have never had an issue with IE that was related to multiple tabs. Those having this problem of multiple instances of IE should scan their systems with a tool such as malwarebytes (in Safe Mode).