yeah numbers are still showing on firefox and they vanished on IE Hmmmm.......Try reinstalling IE again:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/ie/getitnow.mspxit wont let me says i already have it can i uninstall it and then reinstall it?I'm not an expert with Internet Explorer but try uninstalling it through Add and Remove Programs in Control Panel.this will make u laugh can't find it on contol pannel in vista lol sily or whatArgh, why did they change it in Vista....

According to Google, it's called Programs and Features.thats the bit i am in it not showing ie lol I found this.....although it's with XP.....

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927177found a number to CALL but can't do till monday its really puzzling me y it doing what it is doing fingers crossed that it can be sorted am so used to using ie lol altho firefox seems a fairly easy one to use So how are you liking Firefox? You can't uninstall IE 7 in Vista, as WELL as in XP after SP3.
Try resetting it (Carbon's post #6), restart computer, and try it again.
We LIKE Firefox around here, though
Everyone likes Firefox....they just don't know it yet....lol will give it another try