Re: Internet Explorer is gone

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"Giv-me-a-brak" <tonospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:uU$GAnZzIHA.2208@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I inserted my CD from my Windows Folder (WINDOWS Professional) and there was no repair install option but a window reported that its not the same v. of Windows that I have on my computer --- mine is a newer version. How could that be????

I also have the CD for WXP SP2

Next???

In that case, the best thing to do, if you can, is to "slipstream" your copy of SP2 onto a copy of your XP CD. By "if you can", I'm referring to some, not all, OEM XP install CDs that have other updates incorporated and won't slipstream. Thankfully, these aren't really common; I've only run into them as DELL cds.

Google "Slipstream XP" and "autostreamer" to get further. You may need to do this on another system, and you may need some help.

THen you can do the repair install, and the service pack will be incorporated.

You might also use another system to download Firefox to a USB stick or CD, and install that to get yourself a browser so you can get a bit further without the repair install.

HTH
-pk


"Tim Slattery" <Slattery_T@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:32l554h463m7vv0v4nufh1m7mhdgiojm46@xxxxxxxxxx
"Giv-me-a-brak" <tonospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I had downloaded IE 7 from MS website, but so many miseries occurred with my
system, I un-installed it in Control Panel ... now there is no IE at all.

That should *not* be possible! Uninstalling IE7 from the control panel
applet should simply roll back the installation and leave you with
IE6.

Have you tried a repair install of XP?

--
Tim Slattery
MS MVP(Shell/User)
Slattery_T@xxxxxxx
http://members.cox.net/slatteryt



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