Internet Explorer Gave Blank Print Preview or Print Out

Someone using Windows 7 (32 bits) was having problem with his Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) showing him blank print preview or print out except for the header and footer.

Running the IE with add-ons disabled, logging on with another user profile, safe mode and resetting IE settings, all gave the same result.

Then I noticed that Internet Explorer Window title bar was showing “Windows Internet Explorer provided by Yahoo!”.  So I thought it might be a possible cause.  I did a search and found Remove the ISP branding for Internet Explorer and Outlook Express and managed to remove the Windows Internet Explorer provided by Yahoo!”.  However, this is far from solving the problem.  So troubleshooting continue.

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Internet Explorer 8 and Data Execution Prevention

If encountered the following error when accessing a website, it means that the add-on is not DEP compatible.

Windows Data Execution Prevention detected an add-on trying to use system memory incorrectly. This can be caused by a malfunction or a malicious add-on.

As stated by Internet Explorer 8 - Data Execution Protection/NX, DEP mitigate memory-related vulnerabilities (for example, buffer overflows). It does so by ermmm.. crashing the program!

DEP is enabled by default in IE8. You can turn it off by running Internet Explorer elevated as Administrator, and then disable DEP/NX by unchecking “Enable memory protection to help mitigate online attacks” check box on the Internet Options / Advanced tab.

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