Re: How do I download IE6?
From: PA Bear (PABear_at_mvps.org)
Date: 08/29/04
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Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 02:41:31 -0400
If IE6Setup.exe is still present on the machine, you can overinstall IE6 in
Win98:
First, close *everything* via CTRL+ALT+DEL except Windows Explorer (includes
your AV program, Scheduled Tasks, Screensaver, and going offline).
Start>Run>IE6Setup.exe. Select Minimal - Custom; Select all the parts you
use, including OE (but none you didn't originally download) and overinstall.
Should take about 2 minutes. Reboot the computer.
Now, with AV and all other running processes still closed, check in at
Windows Update for additional updates and patches you may need.
> And, if such a file can be downloaded, prior to installation can I
> simply delete all the sub-folders and files in \Program Files\Internet
> Explorer and get rid of those nasty IE4 references?
No! And if you have IE4 files, that indicates Win98, not Win98SE.
Check your system for "hijackware":
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
CoolWebSearch Chronicles
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html
Run these tools in the following order with nothing else running in
background:
1. CWShredder (fix all found)
2. Ad-Aware (fix all found)
3. Spybot (RTFM but generally fix everything in red)
Important: You *must* seek updates for Ad-Aware, Spybot, etc., before each
and every use, even "right out of the box". But even they can't catch
everything, 24/7. When all else fails, HijackThis
(http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/HijackThis.exe) is the preferred
tool to use. It will help you to both identify and remove any
hijackware/spyware. **Post your files to http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or
http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30 for expert analysis, not here.**
[Alternate download pages for many of the above tools may be found at
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.]
Also:
1. Download and run Stinger (http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/); then...
2. Update your virus definitions, enable Show Hidden Files
(http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2002092715262339)
and then run a full system scan in Safe Mode
(http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2001052409420406)
with nothing else running in background. Note the files identified and
removed then find the corresponding page for the file at your AV maker's
online support pages (e.g.,
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/adware.winfavorites.html)
and follow all Removal steps.
WinXP Only (WinME similar): If this scan finds anything, create a new
Restore Point then Disk Cleanup > More options > Delete all but the most
recent Restore Point.
3. Check in at Windows Update.
So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
http://boards.cexx.org/viewtopic.php?t=957
-- ~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 SpamNotWanted@BadISP.gov wrote: > My kid is running Win98SE and somehow has screwed up his machine (he > said it was Ad-Aware deleting files but I don't believe him) so that > the IE version that comes up is IE5.0. In the \Program Files \ > Internet Explorer folder there's no trace of IE6 and in fact there's > lots of files that look like IE4 (maybe he tried to reinstall Win98 > and that's what's on the distribution CD). There's nothing in the > Add/Remove Programs that has anything to do with IE of any version. > Although I can launch IE5.0 on his machine I can't access any web > pages ("not found" screen even for MS). > > So before I go any further I'd like to reinstall IE6 in his machine > but I run Win2KPro and MS downloads the setup program for that OS. How > can I simply download the equivalent of the CD which presumably has > IE6 for all OS's on it? Ya' know like with everyone else's software? > You download one big exe or zip and then install it where and on > whatever OS you like, even off line? Or failing that just the complete > IE6 for Win98SE? > > And, if such a file can be downloaded, prior to installation can I > simply delete all the sub-folders and files in \Program Files\Internet > Explorer and get rid of those nasty IE4 references? > > TIA
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