Re: MAJOR IE 6 Problems
From: AMJ in Memphis (AMJinMemphis_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/24/04
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Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 20:07:04 -0700
Thanks for the suggestion! However, no luck. I am now getting the box that
is stating, "Setup has detected a newer verstion of Internet Explorer already
installed on this system. Setup cannot continue."
If IE is installed, I certainly cannot find it!
AMJ
"Don Varnau" wrote:
> Hi,
> From Control Panel> Internet Options> Advanced> uncheck "Enable third party
> browser extensions." If that allows IE to work, another program is causing
> the problem- probably an adware, spyware, parasite program.
>
> Work through the solutions (CWShredder, Ad-aware, Spybot) at
> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm Also note the security tips on that
> page.
>
> Additional information at:
> The Parasite Fight http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
> More security tips at http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
> Bugs, Glitches & Stuffups: http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm
>
> Or, the appropriate (for your OS) winsock repair tool may help:
>
> LSPFix- all versions of Windows http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.zip
>
> Winsock2 Fix- Win98, ME
> http://www.bu.edu/pcsc/internetaccess/winsock2fix.html
>
> WinsockXP Fix- WinXP http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html
> Also, with instructions, at http://www.iup.edu/house/resnet/winfix.shtm
>
> From LavaSoft- all versions of Windows-
> http://digital-solutions.co.uk/lavasoft/whndnfix.zip
>
> Hope this helps,
> Don
> --
> MVP IE/OE
> Please reply to the newsgroup so that others may participate.
>
> "AMJ in Memphis" <AMJ in Memphis[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:CD2F57B6-CB40-469A-B120-8B4E49377E6A@microsoft.com...
> > Several weeks ago I was browsing music videos on Yahoo! music. While
> > watching videos, the IE Window had to close on several occassions, which I
> > thought at the time may have been related to my DSL connection. Every
> time
> > it closed down, I selected the "report the problem to Microsoft" botton,
> etc.
> > Then, when I attempted to simply open the IE program and log on to an
> > entirely different site, I got the "site cannot be displayed" error. At
> this
> > point, I again assumed it was a DSL connection problem. Since that point,
> I
> > have not been able to view anything using IE. I can browse all I want
> using
> > Netscape, so it is NOT a problem with my internet connection. I would be
> > fine letting IE go except there are million other programs out there that
> > rely on IE and assume that you want to use it as your browser. I can't
> buy
> > anything from iTunes, for example. I can't log into the web portions via
> > Microsoft Money. It seems like just about everything I try to do, the
> > program is somehow linked to IE and I run into a road block. . .
> > So, I visited the microsoft help pages and I have done everything I know
> to
> > do, including uninstalling IE . However when I attempt to re-install, I
> get
> > a message that the program is not verified for XP. Then I looked up that
> > error message and followed the several hours worth of "fixes". No luck.
> > The frustration is mounting and despite doing everything I have tried, I
> > can't seem to fix the problem!
> > Thanks!
>
>
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