Can't update to IE6sp1 after Windows reinstall

[Gary R.]

A power failure left me with a Windows ME glitch that defied repair (windows
protection error on boot unless I ran the drives in compatibility mode), so
I ran the setup program and reinstalled Windows over the existing one.
After renaming a few migratxxx files so the install program would run to
completion without errors, all seemed fine, and the problem was fixed.

However, at the Windows update site it wants to install IE6sp1, but it
starts to install, gets to about 5%, jumps to completion, and quits with a
message that most of it couldn't be installed. Rerunning it, etc. does not
work, same result.

I had this same thing happen just recently under the same circumstances on
someone's laptop with ME, but was able to run setup from Windows without
renaming any files. It behaved identically, and would not accept the sp1
update no matter what. The registry key that I'd normally modify to be able
to reinstall IE6 isn't there, it says IE5, so that won't work.

Does anyone know of a fix or way to prevent this? I vaguely remember with
Win98 you were supposed to uninstall IE5.5 first, but haven't kept up to
date as I seldom have to reinstall ME over an existing one. With the laptop
I resolved it with a clean install, but the current one isn't worth a clean
install right now, as I'll be reconfiguring the machine soon.

I can live with the IE5 that's on there for that amount of time, but would
like to know how I can avoid this, if it's possible without a clean install,
if it comes up in the future. Or is being able to run setup over an
existing installation a thing of the past? Thanks for any help/ideas.

Gary

 

[Reed]

You have IE5.o installed on your machine. You first need
to update this to IE5.5SP1 first, then update to IE6
I run into this almost on a daily basis.

Hope this helps

Reed

 

[oops!!]

A power failure left me with a Windows ME glitch that defied repair (windows
protection error on boot unless I ran the drives in compatibility mode), so
I ran the setup program and reinstalled Windows over the existing one.
After renaming a few migratxxx files so the install program would run to
completion without errors, all seemed fine, and the problem was fixed.

However, at the Windows update site it wants to install IE6sp1, but it
starts to install, gets to about 5%, jumps to completion, and quits with a
message that most of it couldn't be installed. Rerunning it, etc. does not
work, same result.

I had this same thing happen just recently under the same circumstances on
someone's laptop with ME, but was able to run setup from Windows without
renaming any files. It behaved identically, and would not accept the sp1
update no matter what. The registry key that I'd normally modify to be able
to reinstall IE6 isn't there, it says IE5, so that won't work.

Does anyone know of a fix or way to prevent this? I vaguely remember with
Win98 you were supposed to uninstall IE5.5 first, but haven't kept up to
date as I seldom have to reinstall ME over an existing one. With the laptop
I resolved it with a clean install, but the current one isn't worth a clean
install right now, as I'll be reconfiguring the machine soon.

I can live with the IE5 that's on there for that amount of time, but would
like to know how I can avoid this, if it's possible without a clean install,
if it comes up in the future. Or is being able to run setup over an
existing installation a thing of the past? Thanks for any help/ideas.

Gary

 

[oops!!]

For the "unable to install all components" issue in WinME, try this:

Go to My Computer - Tools - Folder Options - View:
- Select "Show hidden files and folders", click Apply - OK

Create a folder named "Old uninstall".

Go to folder C:/Program Files/Internet Explorer/Uninstall Information.

Now Edit - Select All - Cut all files.

Open "Old uninstall" folder and paste the files.

You will now be able to install all the troublesome components.

If everything works as expected, you can delete the "Old Uninstall" folder
and the files you moved.

Good luck,

Zee

 

[Gary R.]

Reed and Zee,
Thanks for the suggestions, I will give one or both a try. Finding the 5SP1
update may be a bit tough, so I'll probably try the uninstall folder first,
but I'm glad to hear it's so simple...I visualized something much more
complicated.
8^)

Gary