IE Browser won't open

[Claire]

Everytime I click on the IE desktop icon or the IE quick
launch icon the browser will not open. I can only access
IE through windows explorer.

I'm running windows 98 SE and had a new hard drive fitted
a couple of days ago. The repairers reinstalled windows
and everything was running fine until last night.

IE was working ok before the pc was shut down, later when
I came to use it again this problem occurred. I've tried
reinstalling windows, I've run windows update and tried
system file checker to no avail.

Occassionally a browser window will open if I click on the
quick launch icon, but only whilst I am already accessing
IE through windows explorer.

It's driving me mad and I can't think of anything else to
try apart from reformatting the hard drive and starting
again from scratch.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

 

[Jan Il]

Hi Claire

Try the following and see if it helps:

Restore IE Desktop Icon

Courtesy of Alan Edwards -

Desktop icon
Win9x:
IE-Tools-Internet Options-Advanced
Check "Show Internet Explorer on the desktop"

For XP:
Control Panel-Display Properties-Desktop tab.
Customize Desktop

or....................

Courtesy of Robert Aldwinckle -

Use Control Panel's Add/Remove Programs applet.
Click on Add Components and put a checkmark beside
Internet Explorer. Note the Description under the list
when you have selected it...

Description: Adds or removes access to Internet Explorer
from the Start menu and Desktop

(You probably thought you were removing IE in the old Win9x sense
when you unchecked it.

BTW if you are just after an icon you could probably create one
with right-click, New Shortcut, etc.


If these steps do not resolve your problem, please post back to this thread
with the details and any error messages.

Hope this helps

Jan
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