Can't get IE to open in Vista...help please?

[DogFacedBoy]

Using Vista Home premium and following a "hard" shutdown I can not open IE. I click on it and a window opens, but nothing...the little status circle just keeps going round and around. If I go to close it, the the (Not Responding) pops up it the top bar off the window.
I have been trying to transition to Firefox, bit still have all of my bookmarks and passwords for all (and there are a lot of them) my sites in IE and they are registered under many different emails to guard against spammers.
I thought a system restore might work, but for some reason there was no restore point to go back to. Is there a way to import passwords from IE into Firefox? The bookmarks are there, but all out of order.
I was able to get online through the AOL browser and also Firefox in safe mode but no luck with IE. I don't think that you can even uninstall IE but that would also remove the bookmarks and passwords...Is there a way to do a "repair"?

[aspkin]

Have you tried downloading the latest version of IE (windows 8) and just updating?

That should fix your problem, and keep your bookmarks. It 'should' keep your bookmarks.

[aspkin]

On second thought I remember you can import from Firefox.. so just go to File --> Import and you should be able to import your IE Bookmarks.

[DogFacedBoy]

Originally Posted by aspkin

On second thought I remember you can import from Firefox.. so just go to File --> Import and you should be able to import your IE Bookmarks.

How about passwords???
I think most of my bookmarks are there, but WAAAY out of order...will have to spend an entire evening sorting them.
Anyway to import Passwords?
Luckily like most people I only have about 4 or 5 that I really use.

BTW I did try DLing and installing IE8 and when I was finished it said it could install because there was a "newer" version running...
A newer version of IE than 8?

[aspkin]

Dunno about the passwords. :(

[DogFacedBoy]

Someone in another forum sent me a link that might have the explanation for transferring passwords...let you know if it works, would be a good resource to know

[DogFacedBoy]

Well after all of the Firefox will not open and IE hasn't opened since yesterday.
Back to square one I guess