Re: IE 6.x on Server 2003 SP1 - blank white page

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"DB" <DB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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When I open IE on several Server 2003 SP1 servers I just get a blank white
page.


Have you checked (e.g. with View Source) that the page is "blank"?


If I choose the "Windows Update" icon on the task bar I get a error
saying

"Internet Explorer cannot download default.aspx from update.microsoft.com
Internet Explorer was not able to open this Internet site. The requested
site is either unavailable or cannot be found. please try later"

I have tried everything I can find in technet and newsgroups including
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=902932. I have also tried reapplying SP1
and also manually applied all updates running "Microsoft Baseline Security
Analyzer" against this server to see what was missing. (BTW: MBSA does will
not run locally on this system).

On another system installing IE7 beta fixed the problem however I have a
critical production server that I need IE on and I do not feel comfortable
putting beta software on it.

If I try running the latest ie6setup.exe I get the error "Setup has detected
a newer version of Internet Explorer already installed in this system"


That won't work. Your WS2003sp1 already has "IE6sp2" as a base
in the same way that XPsp2 has IE6sp2 "installed".



How do I fix this?


Have you tried using Automatic Updates instead?


How do I manually reinstall IE to get this working?


You don't. IE is not a separate application in your OS.



Any ideas?


<title>You receive a scripting error or a blank page
when you visit the Windows Update Web site or the Microsoft Update Web site</title>
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/836948/en-us

(MSKB Boolean search for
blank AND "windows update" AND XP
)


Try a newsgroup which specializes in your OS.
Perhaps switching from "registry hardening"
to "registry softening" would help?



Thank you


Good luck

Robert Aldwinckle
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