How to "repair" IE 6.0

[Snakey]

I have a problem that when I try to launch Microsoft
Internet Explorer the bottom status bar
flickers "searching for toolbar2.i-lookup.com" and then
freezes. I've run McAfee and cert.org virus scans and
Adaware and Spybot spyware scans to clean my computer.
But the probem persisted.

So, following the advice of an AOL tech, I was told that
if I go to Start/Control Panels/Internet Options/Add or
Remove Program that if I clicked on Add/Remove or
Change/Remove for IE that an option to select "Repair
Internet Explorer" would appear.

IE did not appear in my programs list, so I could not try
to "repair" it. AOL says in this case to contact
Microsoft for further assistance. Any ideas?

Also, on Microsoft Web site, article 318378 describes how
to reinstall or repair IE in Windows XP. However, one
basically ends up having to modify the Windows Registry
and reinstalling IE or running sfc /scannow and if this
does not fix the problem, to do an in-place
upgrade/repair of Windows XP. Is this really my last
resort?

Thanks!

 

[The Unknown P]

Your techie is a little out of date. Did you tell him you
had XP. If you want to uninstall and reinstall IE then he
was close but in the control panel you need to click
add\remove windows components on the left side then you'll
see IE. I doubt this will do it though as the program is
in your registry and may not be in the IE entries. Try
your way uninstall\reinstall IE and then if you still have
the same problem e:mail me and I will give you detailed
instructions on how to get it out of the registry. You
should try HijackThis and BHODemon as well. They will both
point to where this progam is and then you can use them to
remove it both are also free. Have fun.