IE8 and GMail access

I generally use Firefox, but was playing with IE8 recently and noticed that I cannot access GMail or Google Calendar with protected mode engaged.

In order to access these areas, I had to add them to the trusted sites, which bypasses protected mode. It probably isn't a problem, but is there a way around this?

Also, what are some good settings for IE8?

Thanks,
Bob

 

I don't know Google Calendar but I have no problems with GMail and Internet Explorer's Protected mode (neither IE7 nor IE8 )

 

Hmm...have you enabled compatibility view for all websites?

There are a surprising number of tweaks in IE8...kinda confusing.

 

Yes . This is the first thing I do when I install Windows or IE.

But even with the option disabled , IE runs google.com and Google domain in compatibilit mode (happens automatically) ... and have no problems , too. I just rechecked.

 

Reset all IE settings to their default ones.
Control Panel -> Internet options >



Restart . Clean all temporary files and try again

 

Wow, I tried the suggestion, and when I tried to access GMail, I got a rapidly flashing screen as it attempted to load. I simply stopped it.

Strange!

So I checked, and Google was in the trusted area, but IE8 was attempting to access the site with protected mode active! It was trying to load the site but the protected mode was somehow stopping it.

I removed Google from the trusted sites, and was able to access just fine--and, in protected mode.

Thanks a ton for the help. I think resetting everything worked!
I am finding IE8 to be pretty fast. (edited goofed spelling)

 

I have another question: what is the simplest setting for compatibility view?

I have a decent understanding as to how it works, but I'm not sure which setting automatically applies compatibility settings based upon the Microsoft list.

Heck...should I should just check Display all websites in compatibility view?