Re: IE & OE reinstall probs!!!

From: DGuess (majik_at_mindspring.oops)
Date: 10/02/04 

Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2004 12:21:02 -0500

First check for spyware:
How to Disable Third-Party Tool Bands and Browser Helper Objects
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=298931

Dealing with Unwanted Malware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Turn off any AV or Firewall software

Read these pages:

IE6 Reinstall For Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_ie_reinstall.htm

Unable to Install Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=304872

How to Reinstall or Repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in Windows
XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;318378&Product=oex

Get you CD handy then
START | Run
then copy and paste or type in the following:

rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 132
%windir%\Inf\ie.inf

"Martin Fricke" <notowar03REM@OVEnetscape.net> wrote in message
news:uId%2399JqEHA.1952@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>I have been having problems with IE & OE so I did the following registry
>edit:
>
> Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed
> Components\{89820200-ECBD-11cf-8B85-00AA005B4383}
> Modify the Value Data Type and Value Name as detailed below.
> Data Type: DWORD / Value Name: IsInstalled
> Setting for Value Data: [Change the Value from 1 to 0]
>
> Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed
> Components\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C}
> Modify the Value Data Type and Value Name as detailed below.
> Data Type: DWORD / Value Name: IsInstalled
> Setting for Value Data: [Change the Value from 1 to 0]
>
> I then re-booted and downloaded the IE6 setup program from the Microsoft
> website but when I ran it a dialogue box appeared saying 'Setup has
> detected a newer version of Internet Explorer already installed on this
> system. Setup cannot continue.'
>
> Why can't I reinstall IE and OE?
>

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