said by antiserious:Check this KEY in the registry: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\BrowseNewProcess
It should have a value of "yes" if it doesn't change it to yes REBOOT, then remove authorization for explorer from ZA and re-authorize Iexplore.
As a result of antiserious ' gentle nudging I made his recommended edit to the registry and now IE (instead of WE) asks for permission to access the internet. I still don't know why it got changed (even though I DO care) ... but I'm leaving well enough alone and hope to be able to sleep now.
I hate beating my head against a wall ... and I hate it when it takes messing with the registry to fix something that ideally should be achieved in some other way (or should never have happened in the first place.) It has been emphasized so much by others in my life that one should NOT TOUCH the registry unless they know what they are doing, that I avoid it at all costs. I go there so seldom, I can't even remember how to get there without asking or looking it up.
Thanks to antiserious for holding my hand and getting me beyond my fear of something that was SO SIMPLE!
