How do I reinstall IE 6

[Guest]

I have XP SP2 running but I get an IE fault on a specific page that everyone
else can get. I have searched for viruses and reinstalled a bucnh of
software but the page does not work. How can I 'uninstall and reinstall' IE?
I tried with the regedit trick of zeroing the ISinstalled key in Installed
components but I could not get Windows Update to reload it?

ANy help would be appreciated

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I have XP SP2 running but I get an IE fault on a specific page that
everyone else can get. I have searched for viruses and reinstalled a
bucnh of software but the page does not work. How can I 'uninstall
and reinstall' IE? I tried with the regedit trick of zeroing the
ISinstalled key in Installed components but I could not get Windows
Update to reload it?

ANy help would be appreciated

Tried this?
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318378

 

[Jan Il]

Hi Tom

I have XP SP2 running but I get an IE fault on a specific page that
everyone else can get. I have searched for viruses and reinstalled a
bucnh of software but the page does not work. How can I 'uninstall
and reinstall' IE? I tried with the regedit trick of zeroing the
ISinstalled key in Installed components but I could not get Windows
Update to reload it?

ANy help would be appreciated

IE is a core part of XP, thus, you *can not * uninstall IE. However, you
can repair it, or reinstall it. Here is the informtion for that procedure:

How to Reinstall or Repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express
in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318378


If these steps do not resolve your problem, please post back to this thread
with the details and any error messages.

Hope this helps

Jan
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[Guest]

I have read this KB article. If I had on XP SP1 I could use the registry
trick. Everything else requires a reinstall of XP and SP2 - quite cumbersome
and I have to search for CDs. (And I installed SP2 through update so I dont
have a CD of that.

Why does everything have to be so complicated.?

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I have XP SP2 running but I get an IE fault on a specific page that
everyone else can get. I have searched for viruses and reinstalled
a bucnh of software but the page does not work. How can I
'uninstall and reinstall' IE? I tried with the regedit trick of
zeroing the ISinstalled key in Installed components but I could not
get Windows Update to reload it?

ANy help would be appreciated

IE is a core part of XP, thus, you *can not * uninstall IE.
However, you can repair it, or reinstall it. Here is the informtion
for that procedure:

How to Reinstall or Repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express
in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318378

Unfortunately, that's life. What you consider complicated, some consider a
part of their daily life. What I look at and think, "Oh, I can do that in
an hour." you might look at and think, "That's impossible for me." and
vice-versa.

But once you get into doing anything, it normally doesn't turn out as bad as
you first predicted/assumed.

 

[Ricky]

Here's a link that may help..
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_ie_reinstall.htm

 

[Jan Il]

Hi Tom

I have read this KB article. If I had on XP SP1 I could use the registry
trick. Everything else requires a reinstall of XP and SP2 - quite cumbersome
and I have to search for CDs. (And I installed SP2 through update so I dont
have a CD of that.

Why does everything have to be so complicated.?

I truly understand how you feel. I do wish there was an easier way, but,
due to the complexity of the XP program, and the serious impact of the SP2
on some systems, there is does not seem to be a simple way to rectify the
problems. If it were me, I would uninstall the SP2 until some of the more
cumbersome problems have been addressed.

If you choose to reinstall, here's some other information for you that might
be of help:

MS No charge SP2 support website
http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=7843&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=

WinXP SP2-specific Page
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/xpsp2.htm

WinXP SP2 Homepage
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/default.mspx

WinXP SP2 Support Center
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=windowsxpsp2
Pages of MVP & 'Windows Update Maven' Jupiter Jone's
Service Pack (any) Installation Checklist
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm

If these steps do not resolve your problem, please post back to this thread
with the details and any error messages.

Hope this helps

Jan
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[Cindy]

Hi, I also would also lik to uninstall and reinstall -
has anyone helped you out with this yet?
Thank you , cin

-----Original Message-----
I have XP SP2 running but I get an IE fault on a specific page that everyone
else can get. I have searched for viruses and reinstalled a bucnh of
software but the page does not work. How can

I 'uninstall and reinstall' IE?

 

[Jim Byrd]

Hi Tom - Well, the whole thing is a bit murky with regard to SP2. MS's top
level answer appears to be to reinstall SP2, however, work your way through
the following first:


There is no direct Repair function for IE6 in XP. Here are some
alternatives:


1. If you're on XP SP2, try the suggestions in KB 870700, here How to
troubleshoot problems accessing secure Web pages with Internet Explorer 6
Service Pack 2, http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=870700#9 first.

With XP you need to go (as an Administrator) to Start|Run and type "sfc
/scannow" (without the quotes and notice the space between the c and the /.)
Have your XP CD handy and be prepared to go get a cup of coffee - it takes a
while. This will do the same thing as Repair IE6 for XP but a lot more,
that is find any corrupt system files and replace them. It does not,
however, re-register the various software components (except possibly the
ones it replaces?) AFAIK.

Be aware that under certain circumstances (Win2k before SP4 - see mskb
814510, http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q814510) sfc
can erroneously overwrite (restore over) previously installed files from
certain "hotfixes" which will then need to be re-installed. This may also
apply to XP. To check for this, after running sfc, open a Cmd window and
enter "qfecheck /v /l:c:\" (without the quotes). If you don't have qfecheck
installed, it can be obtained for XP here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?ReleaseID=35468 and for
Win2k, obtain qfecheck here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?ReleaseID=35470



2. Another alternative for just IE6 repair if you don't have IE6 listed in
Add-Remove Programs, then in Start|Run then enter

"rundll32 setupwbv.dll,IE6Maintenance"

without the quotes, exactly as shown, and select the appropriate entry.



3. If you find that you need to do a re-install of IE6 then you can
consider the following:

1) Insert the Windows installation CD in your CD-ROM drive.
2) Click Start, and click Run.
3) Copy the command prompt below in the Open box, and click OK.

Rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 132
c:\windows\inf\ie.inf

4) It will display a "File Needed" screen, click "Browse.." and browse to
<CD-ROM drive>\i386, (<CD-ROM drive> is the drive letter of the CD-ROM, For
example, D.

5) Click Open, click Ok, it should begin reinstalling Internet Explorer.

(NOTE: It has been reported, courtesy of Steve Wechsler, that if you're on
Windows XP Pro SP2, it may prompt you for some files that it cannot find in
the WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386 folder, which you'll then need to browse
to. It's thought that this may apply to XP Home also. The specific files
are iexplore.exe which actually IS in the i386 folder, mswrd632.wpc
, which is located in the Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft
Shared\TextConv folder, AND, INSTALL.IN_ , which will be located on
a slipstreamed XP Pro CD in the i386 folder and also located in the i386
folder on an XP Pro SP1 disk. So, copying the 2 files above to the
WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386 folder should allow you to be able to
repair/reinstall IE on an SP2 system by right clicking ie.inf in the
WINDOWS\inf folder and selecting Install or using the rundll32.exe line
given above.)


4. Lastly, here is a link to a MSKB article about re-installing IE6/OE6:

How to Reinstall or Repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in Windows
XP (Q318378)
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=kb;en-us;Q318378


--
Please respond in the same thread.
Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP



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