Add/Remove Icon missing

[Guest]

I have Win XP Prof SP2. I got this HP machine a month ago and everything
works great. Then I noticed that my Yahoo Toolbar and Google Toolbar have
swap around. So I went the View / Toolbars / and then unchecked Yahoo Toolbar
and then Google Toolbar. Then I went back to View / Toolbars / to reheck
Yahoo Toolbar and upon doing so, Google Toolbar came up on the browser.
Scratching my head here, I did the same thing except I checked Google Toolbar
and guess what? You got it! Yahoo Toolbar came up!

I figured that maybe IE6 got corrupted and that it needs to be repaired. So
I went to the Add/Remove panel and guess what? I found NO IE6 listed? Upon
checking further, I also did NOT see XP SP2 update there.

I am logged on as admnistrator by default but I cannot see those two
program/update in my Add/Remove list.

As a new XP user, am I missing something here? How can I repair IE6 or XP
SP2 if I cannot see it in the Add/Remove?

As for IE6, it is working great other than the minor add-in toolbar problem.

I did the sfc / scannow but still have the same problem. I have also looked
at the KB articles for fixes but do I really have to go through all that
hectic procedure just to fix IE6? It was pretty simple in Windows 98....can
the same be said in Win XP Prof?

Thanks for you time.
Eddie

 

[Rob Parsons]

I don't think there is an Uninstall option for IE6, sp2. So much else under
windows relies upon the browseui.dll that uninstalling it is too hard and
fraught with danger.

To reset your toolbars open your registry editor (regedit) and go to the
following key

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser

Find the value entry for ITBarLayout and delete it.

Restart IE, it will create the default toolbar layout with the add-in
toolbars not mapped to the toolbar. You will have to choose and select them
again to display them.

I have a download at http://www.iecustomizer.com/ITBarLayoutDownload.htm
that you may like to use. This essentially does the same except for
WebBrowser, ShellBrowser and Theatre Mode and it also places the Buttons
Toolbar at the top of the toolbar so that the Throbber is its largest size.
For Theatre mode it displays all 4 default toolbars. Normally in Theatre
mode only 2 toolbars are shown.

 

[Guest]

I don't think there is an Uninstall option for IE6, sp2. So much else under
windows relies upon the browseui.dll that uninstalling it is too hard and
fraught with danger.

I really didn't want to uninstall it but just repair it. I guess XP does
things differently. Am I to also assume that the computer I have that came
factory installed with Win XP Prof w/SP2 that it will NOT show a SP2 update
or install listed in my Add/Remove?

To reset your toolbars open your registry editor (regedit) and go to the
following key

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser

Find the value entry for ITBarLayout and delete it.

Restart IE, it will create the default toolbar layout with the add-in
toolbars not mapped to the toolbar. You will have to choose and select them
again to display them.

WORKS PERFECTLY! Thanks Rob!

For those that are reluctant to mess with the registry yourself, Rob's
suggestion below works perfectly.

 

[Robert Aldwinckle]

I have Win XP Prof SP2. I got this HP machine a month ago and everything
works great. Then I noticed that my Yahoo Toolbar and Google Toolbar have
swap around. So I went the View / Toolbars / and then unchecked Yahoo Toolbar
and then Google Toolbar. Then I went back to View / Toolbars / to reheck
Yahoo Toolbar and upon doing so, Google Toolbar came up on the browser.
Scratching my head here, I did the same thing except I checked Google Toolbar
and guess what? You got it! Yahoo Toolbar came up!

I figured that maybe IE6 got corrupted and that it needs to be repaired. So
I went to the Add/Remove panel and guess what? I found NO IE6 listed? Upon
checking further, I also did NOT see XP SP2 update there.

I am logged on as admnistrator by default but I cannot see those two
program/update in my Add/Remove list.

As a new XP user, am I missing something here?

No. As Rob indicated IE is now integrated into the XPsp2 OS.

How can I repair IE6 or XP
SP2 if I cannot see it in the Add/Remove?

One way to get the same effect would be to install
(or uninstall and reinstall) the latest cumulative update.
In fact, a new one was issued just a few days ago.
E.g. check at Windows Update or in Add/Remove Programs
to see if you have

<title>Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-038: Cumulative Security Update
for Internet Explorer (896727)</title>
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-038.mspx

Tip: be sure to disable your virus scanner before the install portion
of the update procedure to ensure that it doesn't try to interfere with
a successful install.

As for IE6, it is working great other than the minor add-in toolbar problem.

I did the sfc / scannow but still have the same problem. I have also looked
at the KB articles for fixes but do I really have to go through all that
hectic procedure just to fix IE6? It was pretty simple in Windows 98....can
the same be said in Win XP Prof?

It's different. I agree that it was a mistake to remove the IE Repair
procedure from XP. They actually tried to add it back in (sort of)
during XPsp2 but apparently botched the implementation.
It's still there FWIW but no longer documented:

iexplore.exe /rereg

Since for this to succeed would involve mass re-registrations of many
key .dlls I think it would be a good idea to close all other applications
especially IE and OE. E.g. check with Task Manager that neither
iexplore.exe nor msimn.exe are active processes. That would be
analogous to waiting for the reboot in the old IE Repair procedure.

Thanks for you time.
Eddie

HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
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