Re: Is it possible to reinstall IE 6?

Frank--Thanks for your reply. I've been running XP Service Pack 2 since it
came out over a year ago and I always install the Windows updates the minute
they come out. I don't have any toolbars or other third party stuff
installed in IE. Unfortunately, my daughter and her friend downloaded a
virus on Friday. Norton caught and quarantined the infected file, but I
think I may have needed it to run IE properly. I was so scared by the
thought of having a virus on my machine that I deleted the stuff in
quarantine. At first I was getting a run-time error "5" when I started IE.
I worked and worked to fix this problem. I ran AdAware, Spybot, Microsoft's
spy program, Norton, CrapCleaner, PC Pitstop and PCRescue. Believe me there
are no bad things left on this computer. But now I'm afraid some good things
got wiped too. Every few minutes my IE freezes and the only way to recover
is to go into the Task Manager and cancel IE. It's really annoying because
it's hard to get anything done on the internet. Just a few minutes ago I
followed some advice I found on the Web to repair IE 6. I've got my fingers
crossed that this is going to work. If not, I'm afraid I'm going to have to
undertake a Windows XP repair or reinstall and I'm not looking forward to the
job. Unless, there is some way to reinstall only Internet Explorer, I'm
afraid I don't have any other choice.

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE" wrote:

> "Samdogmom" <Samdogmom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:7C91BF2B-71A2-46CE-89ED-FFD5754BA2E0@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > I am having so many problems with IE 6 (Windows XP Pro/Service Pack
> > 2/All latest updates installed). Can I just download a standalone
> > version of IE 6 and reinstall it plus all of the service packs and
> > patches that have come out? If so how do I do this, I've tried
> > searching the downloads pages and can't find a standalone version of
> > IE 6.
> >
> > Thanks!
>
> Did you update to SP2 or did the machine come with SP2?
>
> Reinstalling IE solves very few problems. What problems are you
> experiencing?
>
> You might be infested with malware.
> What You Should Know About Spyware
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/devioussoftware.mspx
>
> Help with Hijackware
> All MS - MVP Sites.
> (http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm)
> (http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm)
> (http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm)
> (http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/Darnit.htm)
> (http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm)
>
> Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software.
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315
>
> --
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
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> Protect your PC
> http://www.microsoft.com./athome/security/protect/default.aspx
> http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
>
>
>
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