worried about using regedit to fix IE

[Ryan]

I started having the problems that the article 316537
mentioned. I cant download any files other than
quicktime. when i click on "download" from a site it wont
start, I cant even get macromedia's site to open now. It
just gives me the "sorry we couldn't locate it, here's a
few related sites" and lists www.macromedia.com's link
that doesnt work. So I assume my problem can be fixed
with the reg edit that is mentioned in the 316537
article but i dont know WHAT exactly it wants me to
delete. All i see is one file named "(Default)". I'm a
little leary about just deleting stuff, cos i searched
for that before i deleted it, and the only file in the
computer with that name is related to a game I have
installed on here. Can anyone clear this confusion up for
me?

 

[PA Bear]

Windows version?

Netscape-Style Plug-ins Do Not Work After Upgrading Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=303401
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP

Are You Ready for WinXP SP2?
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=windowsxpsp2

What You Should Know About Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/devioussoftware.mspx

AumHa Forums
http://forum.aumha.org

 

[Ryan]

Its Windows XP Professional. If it matters, i used the
same installation disc on the family computer (with a
second -legal-product key) and it works just fine.

 

[PA Bear]

It matters. While its absence doesn't always mean the fix doesn't apply,
you'll see that IE6/WinXP is not listed in
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316537#appliesto.

One more bit of info, please. Copy/paste the following line into an IE
Addressbar, click on GO, then copy/paste the results into your reply:

javascript:navigator.appMinorVersion

Note: Such problems are most often caused either by not having all Windows
Updates installed or by malware on your system.

Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/Darnit.htm

 

[Guest]

;SP1;Q823353;Q832894;Q831167;Q867801;

-----Original Message-----
It matters. While its absence doesn't always mean the fix doesn't apply,
you'll see that IE6/WinXP is not listed in
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316537#appliesto.

One more bit of info, please. Copy/paste the following line into an IE
Addressbar, click on GO, then copy/paste the results into your reply:

javascript:navigator.appMinorVersion

Note: Such problems are most often caused either by not having all Windows
Updates installed or by malware on your system.

Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/Darnit.htm
--
~PA Bear
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/deviouss
oftware.mspx

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