Blank IE Version, Cipher etc., and blanks on some web pages

[Guest]

I am trying to fix a friends XP machine. Many web pages do not display
completely, some including windows update are completely blank. In addition,
when I tried to check About Internet Explorer, the Version, Cipher, Product
ID and update versions are all blank. He has a legitimate OEM version of XP
on a Compac computer. Any Ideas? Is there a good way to reinstall IE?

 

[Vincenzo Di Russo [MVP]]

I am trying to fix a friends XP machine. Many web pages do not display
completely, some including windows update are completely blank. In
addition, when I tried to check About Internet Explorer, the Version,
Cipher, Product ID and update versions are all blank. He has a
legitimate OEM version of XP on a Compac computer. Any Ideas? Is there
a good way to reinstall IE?

See: http://www.winxptutor.com/ieabout.htm
Also: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/261328/en-us
"Cipher strength appears as 0-bit in Internet Explorer".
Hope this helps.