Re: Internet Explorer - Our Apologies message?

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Hi Rod :-)

> Hi Jan,
> Thank you for trying to help. I have tried that and when I move the
> bullet
> to tell Windows to use Internet Explorer it reverts right back to "Use
> Current browser" . I can't get it to change. I am using Windows XP sp2.
> I
> have been trying for 2 days to get past this. Any other ideas?
>
> Thanks, Rod

Well...here are a couple others I can think of:

Courtesy of Wesley Vogel

To reset Internet Explorer settings
If you installed another Web browser after installing Internet
Explorer and Internet Tools, some of your Internet Explorer settings
may have changed. You can reset your Internet Explorer settings to
their original defaults, including your home page and search pages,
and choice of default browser, without changing your other browser's
settings.
1.. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
2.. Click the Programs tab.
3.. Click the Reset Web Settings button.

Web Settings button
[[Click this to reset the default Internet Explorer settings for your home
and search pages, and prompt to make Internet Explorer your default browser.
Note: This only resets these settings if you have installed another Web
browser after installing Internet Explorer and Internet Tools, and that
browser has changed the default settings.]]

If you have tried that, or do so, and still no joy, then try the following:

Log on to Admin account
Go to Control Panel>Add/Remove Programs
Add/Remove Windows Components
Uncheck Internet Explorer in the list
Click Next and finish out
Reboot and then go back and recheck IE and reboot
Open IE and see if it will give you the prompt.

If the about does not work, and you need to do a repair of IE and are
getting a message about a newer version, then go here and download this to
allow you reinstall.

Kelly's site has a fix which changes the IsInstalled flag value to 0. =
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/ieinstall.reg
Download this, then right click, Merge, reboot, then try your install again.
or
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm (line 114, right)


Hope this helps.

Jan :)
MS MVP - IE [DTS/AumHa]
Smiles are meant to be shared,
that's why they're so contagious.

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> "Jan Il" wrote:
>
>> Hi Rod :-)
>>
>> You don't mention which version of Windows you have, but, try the
>> following
>> and see if it helps:
>>
>> How to Make Internet Explorer the Default Web Browser (Q284456)
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q284456
>>
>> In XP log on to the Admin account
>> Go to >Start>click on "Set Program Access and Defaults"
>> If you don't see a list there to select from, click on the double down
>> arrows at the right end of the line which will open the list.
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Jan :)
>> MS MVP - IE [DTS/AumHa]
>> Smiles are meant to be shared,
>> that's why they're so contagious.
>>
>> Replies are posted only to the newsgroup for the benefit or other
>> readers.
>> How to make a good newsgroup post:
>> http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>
>>
>> >I changed my default browser to Nescape then I tried to go back to IE
>> >and I
>> > can't. Whenever I try to run it I get a Message Screen that says: Our
>> > Apologies: The page you are looking for no longer exits. I tried to
>> > download
>> > IE 6 again and I can't do that either. Can anyone help????
>>
>>
>>



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