You can try to reset the IE settings to Manufacturers settings using this link
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737
or
Check the security settings for IE (for Internet in the Internet options, change the settings to medium-high) to see if it fixes the issue.
alternative this also could be firewall or antivirus software issue which you can find the answer from this blog's link that I have pasted for you.check the notes of few guys those said that fixed the issue....here is the link
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/iewebdevelopment/thread/2eb96418-e944-4ee9-a4f3-ff28980c36a2/
Hope it will fix your issue & good luck.
VT