I dont use I.E at home, purely cos its shit compared to other browsers!
I use Firefox at home, but this has lately started "not responding" then can't fix itself and closes itself down! So im thinking of changing browser again, if a possible update doesn't work!
IE at work is a bloody nightmare, constantly "not responding"
have you tried uninstalling it from your system, and then re-downloading it!? obviously by downloading another browser first

otherwise ya can't download anything!