uninstall and/or reinstall IE6?

[Guest]

i have been reading many posts about problems accessing non-secure (https)
sites. i have been having the exact same problem. and as i wasn't able to
find any clear, definitive answer to the problem i thought i'd just uninstall
and reinstall IE6. with no obvious way of uninstalling i thought id just
update but ive downloaded the latest version of IE6 and when i try to install
i get an error message that says;
"setup has detected that a newer version of internet explorer is already
installed on this system. setup cannot continue."
any help on either problem is much appreciated!!

 

[siljaline]

i have been reading many posts about problems accessing non-secure (https)
sites. i have been having the exact same problem. and as i wasn't able to
find any clear, definitive answer to the problem i thought i'd just uninstall
and reinstall IE6. with no obvious way of uninstalling i thought id just
update but ive downloaded the latest version of IE6 and when i try to install
i get an error message that says;
"setup has detected that a newer version of internet explorer is already
installed on this system. setup cannot continue."
any help on either problem is much appreciated!!

This KB Article should help;
(Assuming Windows XP)
Unable to Install Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304872/en-us

Silj

--
siljaline

MS - MVP Windows (IE/OE) & Security, AH-VSOP
_________________________________________
Security Tools Updates
http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=31

Reply to group, as return address
is invalid that we may all benefit.

 

[Guest]

sorry but got that backwards. i am having a problem accessing non-secure
(http) sites. i can access secure (https) sites just fine.

 

[PA Bear]

If the problem's being caused by a hijackware infection (sounds likely),
reinstalling IE won't help: Hijackware infects the Operating System, not the
browser.

Checking for/Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Introduction
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/tshoot.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

When all else fails, HijackThis v1.99.1
(http://aumha.net/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. **Post
your log to http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7,
http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30, or other appropriate forums for expert
analysis, not here.**