reintall ie6 ?

[jagguy]

I followed http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318378/EN-US/ and my ie6 can't be
reinatlled as it says a newer version is on?

I just followed the intruction to repair ie6 and the thing is impossible as
i can't reintall it. IE6 is damaged so what do I do?
I type and url and i get an exception error and have to close it down.

 

[Alan Edwards]

What exact version shows in IE-Help-About?
Which part of http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318378/EN-US/ did you
follow?

....Alan

 

[jagguy]

....

What exact version shows in IE-Help-About?
Which part of http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318378/EN-US/ did you
follow?

ie 6.0.2900.2180.xpsp_sp2_gdr..

I followed the
Windows XP and Windows XP SP1: Edit the registry and install Internet
Explorer 6
and changed the value to 0.

 

[Alan Edwards]

You clearly have XP SP2
Please follow the SP2 instructions.

....Alan

 

[jagguy]

You clearly have XP SP2
Please follow the SP2 instructions.

There isn't any on that website for sp2 ,just sp1.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE]

There isn't any on that website for sp2 ,just sp1.

From the Link you posted:

"Windows XP SP2: Reinstall Windows XP SP2
For additional information about how to obtain and install Windows XP
Service Pack 2, visit the following Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/default.mspx
(http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/default.mspx)
For additional information about obtaining Windows XP service pack 2, click
the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:
322389 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322389/) How to obtain the latest
Windows XP service pack

"For additional information about installing Windows XP Service Pack 2,
click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
875364 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875364/) Detailed Windows XP Service
Pack 2 installation walkthrough"

 

[Alan Edwards]

??
I see a section for SP2 on that page.

How to Reinstall or Repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in
Windows XP (Q318378)
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q318378

IEFix - is a general purpose repair utility for Internet Explorer
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/IEFIX.htm

....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.org/index.htm

 

[jagguy]

Hi
I am confused , you mean i need to reinstall the whole of sp2 so that will
fix ie6?

The website just isn't clear on this fairly important point.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE]

Hi
I am confused , you mean i need to reinstall the whole of sp2 so that will
fix ie6?

The website just isn't clear on this fairly important point.

Yes.

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"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve
neither liberty or security"

 

[Alan Edwards]

Yes

....Alan

 

[Guest]

If you upgrade Windows from SP1 to SP2, you can reinstall IE 6 by uninstall
and reinstall the SP2. If you install Windows by Windows XP SP2 CD. You can
reinstall IE 6 by repairing Windows.

Betty S. T.