Search Pane inactive

[Guest]

I accidentally installed Internet Explorer 7. It was junk. I uninstalled it
and thankfully 6 restored. Unfortunately the search pane "left" will search
but items cannot be selected with the little hand (it's inactive). I cannot
run a repair or reinstall, microsoft doesn't like it and the program doesn't
show up anywhere?

 

[Don Varnau]

Hi,
Try disabling browser add-ons- IE> Tools> Manage add-ons. An add-on may need
to uninstalled/reinstalled.

Go here:
Internet Explorer FAQ - Repair IE6 on Windows XP SP2:
http://iefaq.info/index.php?action=artikel&cat=24&id=31&artlang=en
for ie-rereg.zip. ie-rereg may be able to fix this.

Is this machine free of malware (adware, spyware, hijacker, trojan, etc?)
See these sites for help:
The Parasite Fight http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
Malware Removal and Prevention Overview - CastleCopsWiki:
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Overview
Bugs, Glitches & Stuffups: http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.html
Removing Malware:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
827315- Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=827315
What you can do about spyware and other unwanted software:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/spywarewhat.mspx

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]