Re: HELP PLEASE..trouble with ie6 & me..can't open web pages!

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David/Laura
Such symptoms are frequently the result of mistakenly attempting to
reinstall ME over itself without first reverting back to IE5.5 - the
resulting 'Version Soup' is almost impossible to repair, and the only sure
way known is to completely remove IE and then reinstall whichever version
you require.

Instructions for this process are here
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/ReInIE.htm

Please post back if you need more details - preferably before attempting the
process!!<g>


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

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"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
news:%23PXTmwUZFHA.3400@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> From: "Laura" <Laura@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> | Hi,
> |
> | I am working on a friends computer.
> |
> | He is running Windows ME
> |
> | Hasn't been able to go on the web for a few months.
> |
> | I cannot uninstall & restore old I.E.
> |
> | I Cannot get to Update to re-install, because I.E. is not working.
> |
> | I tried to reinstall from safe mode & selective start up (Load static
> Vxd's
> | only)
> |
> | nothing works!
> |
> | Is there a way (link) I can download I.E. 6 and all its components onto
> a CD
> | from my computer (I am running Win98) and take it to his computer to
> | reinstall that way?
> |
> | If so, when I get to that point, should I reinstall in safe mode?
> |
> | If not....what do I do...I am completely baffled!!
> |
> | Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!!
> |
> | Thanks,
> |
> | Laura
>
> Try BHODemon. You may have a faulty Browser Helper Object.
>
> http://www.definitivesolutions.com/bhodemon.htm
>
> I also suggest the following....
>
> Dump the contents of the IE Temporary Internet Folder cache (TIF)
> Start --> Settings --> Control Panel --> Internet Options --> Delete Files
>
> Dump the contents of the Mozilla FireFox Cache { if you use FireFox }
> Tools --> Options --> Privacy --> Cache --> Clear
>
>
> Download CLEAN.EXE from the URL --
> http://www.ik-cs.com/programs/virtools/clean.exe
>
> It is a self-extracting ZIP file that contains the Kixtart Script
> Interpreter
> { http://kixtart.org Kixtart is CareWare } three batch files, two Kixtart
> scripts, two Link
> (.lnk) files and a PDF instruction file.
>
> GETFILES.BAT -- For downloading (FTP) the files needed to run the McAfee
> Command Line
> Scanner. You may have to disable your FireWall or allow FTP.EXE to go
> through your FireWall
> to allow the FTP utility to download the needed files
>
> CLEAN.BAT -- For running within Windows after running
> c:\mcafee\GetFiles.BAT. If you choose
> to scan again at a future date, run this batch file. It will
> automatically check the date
> of the McAfee DAT files and if it is a couple of days old, it will
> download (FTP) the latest
> signature files and install them before performing the scan.
>
> DOSCLEAN.BAT -- For use on a Win9x/ME PC or on a Win2K/WinXP PC that is
> using FAT32 after
> you have booted from an Emergency Boot Disk or DOS disk and have already
> executed;
> c:\mcafee\GetFiles.BAT from within Windows. DOS disk boot images can be
> obtained from;
> http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm
>
> I need you to perform the following...
>
> Execute; CLEAN.EXE
> Choose; Unzip
> Choose; Close
>
> Execute; c:\mcafee\GetFiles.BAT
> { or Double-click on 'GetFiles Link' in c:\mcafee }
>
> Reboot the PC into Safe Mode [F8 key during boot]
>
> Shutdown as many applications as possible !
> It would also help for you to read - "How to perform a clean boot in
> Windows XP"
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353
>
> Execute; c:\mcafee\CLEAN.BAT
> { or Double-click on 'Clean Link' in c:\mcafee }
>
> A final report in HTML format called C:\mcafee\ScanReport.HTML will be
> generated. At the
> end of the scan, it will be displayed in your browser (Opera, FireFox or
> Internet Explorer).
> It is suggested that you move the report out of c:\mcafee before
> performing another scan.
> It would be a good idea to scan in Safe Mode and in Normal Mode and save a
> copy of the HTML
> report for each session.
>
>
> * * * Please report back your results * * *
>
>
> --
> Dave
> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
> http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm
>
>


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