Edit the Registry and Install Internet Explorer
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk
When you try to reinstall the same version of Internet Explorer, you may receive the following error message
Setup has detected a newer version of Internet Explorer already installed on this system
Setup cannot continue
To avoid this error message and reinstall the same version of Internet Explorer and Outlook Express, follow these steps
While you are logged on as an administrator, click Start, and then click Run
In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK
Locate the appropriate registry subkey, right-click the IsInstalled (REG_DWORD) value, and then click Modify.
To reinstall only the Internet Explorer 6 browser component on Windows XP, use the following registry key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{89820200-ECBD-11cf-8B85-00AA005B4383
To reinstall only Outlook Express 6 on Windows XP, use the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C
Change the value data from 1 to 0, and then click OK
Quit Registry Editor, and then install Internet Explorer 6.
To reinstall Windows XP updates, visit the following Microsoft Windows Update Web site:
