ABP for Google Chrome and I.E.

[jsvalen]

I have ABP for Google Chrome installed on my computer. Sometimes I have to use I.E. because some sites are not compatible with Google Chrome. Can I also install ABP for I.E. on the same computer that I installed ABP for Google Chrome? That way I will have ABP protection regardless which browser I use.

[mapx]

sure, you can install it (there are no conflicts)

[jsvalen]

Thank you for your response.

[jsvalen]

Installed ABP for I.E. Don't know if it installed correctly and/or is working. Unlike Google Chrome which shows an ABP icon in the top right of the browser tab window, I don't see an ABP icon anywhere in the I.E. browser tab.

[mapx]

be sure to enable the status bar

then go to
http://simple-adblock.com/faq/testing-your-adblocker/

see the tests there if are ok

[jsvalen]

File under weird. The ABP icon is in the Status bar, but when I "test" it, it says it's not working. I disabled all add-ons and tried again. Still not working.

[GJL]

Through my work, I've seen ABP for IE broken on numerous computers.
So far all have been fixed with a little add-on troubleshooting.

I'm guessing this problem has less to do with ABP clashing with incompatible add-ons & more to do with how IE handles all add-ons.
Just one of those intuitive feelings one gets after seeing the same problem many times.

Easiest way to go is;

Uninstall ABP.
Remove or disable all other add-ons.
Reinstall ABP & test again.

Once working, enable/reinstall any other wanted add-ons.

Good Luck.

[jsvalen]

Good suggestion. Uninstalled ABP, disabled all add-ons, restarted computer and re-installed ABP. Unfortunately, ABP still isn't working. Been reading a lot of posts on here and messages on the net about other peoples problems with IE and ABP. Makes me think my computer's not the problem. Also, just last week I had my CPU in for some minor issues and the techs there really cleaned it up.

[jsvalen]

Uninstalled ABP version 1.2 and installed version 1.1. Went to the test page and it said it was working. I guess the problem is with version 1.2.

[jsvalen]

Still seem to be having a problem. When I use Google Chrome to visit a site, the ABP icon in the top right of the page indicates the number of blocked ads in the lower right corner of the ABP icon; there is no such indication of blocked ads when I visit the same sight in the ABP icon when using IE. However, with ABP enabled, when I visit the site no ads appear and when I disable ABP and visit the site with IE, ads do appear. So perhaps it IS working. Unless it is Avast that is blocking the ads; as it's icon in IE indicates.

[mapx]

ABP for IE doesnt have all the features of ABP for chrome, so there is no icon number yet.