IE 6 and Outlook Express Stopped Working

[smh]

Help,
This morning after a reboot, IE 6 and Outlook Express 6 just don't launch
anymore.

IE version 6.0.2800.1106
OE version 6.0.2800.1123

OS Win2K pro 5.00.2195 sp4

Is there anyway to "repair" the IE 6 through windows or do I need to
"uninstall" and "reinstall"?

I can't even access newsgroups with Outlook, newsgroup reader will start but
when try to click on a newsgroup, just dumps out.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[PA Bear]

See these pages, in order:

http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/problems/errors.htm#foldersdbx

http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/problems/performance.htm#nostart

(http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=245419)
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OE6-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress

HTH...Please post back to this thread

~Robear Dyer (aka PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP

Protect Your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

 

[smh]

I will try this on OE but what about IE by itself, I still can't get it to
launch.

I did use system information to check on files, and it showed a number of
missing files [for example rsapi32.dll; rsasig.dll; shdoc401.dll; wsock.vxd;
wsock32.dll; wsock32n.dll.]

Would this have anything to do with not being able to launch Internet
Explorer? Would the Win98Se versions of these files be usefull for Win2KPro,
or can I "extract these from the cab files on the Win2KPro installation
disk?

Thanks for the help.
SMH

 

[PA Bear]

Please include previous message in your replies.

It would have been helpful if you'd posted this information in your original
post. No, I don't think the information I posted earlier will help you.

Your IE and OE problems are the most likely only "messengers" bearing bad
tidings and not the problem itself. I'd suspect either hijackware or
possibly a hard-drive about to fail.

Post to the experts in this Win2K-specific newsgroup, to which I've
cross-posted this reply:

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.win2000.general
--
HTH...Please post back to this thread

~Robear Dyer (aka PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP

Protect Your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

I will try this on OE but what about IE by itself, I still can't get it to
launch.

I did use system information to check on files, and it showed a number of
missing files [for example rsapi32.dll; rsasig.dll; shdoc401.dll;
wsock.vxd; wsock32.dll; wsock32n.dll.]

Would this have anything to do with not being able to launch Internet
Explorer? Would the Win98Se versions of these files be usefull for
Win2KPro, or can I "extract these from the cab files on the Win2KPro
installation disk?

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