Re: Internet Explorer does not launch

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Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 08:34:58 -0000

first step, you will need your XP installation cd,

  1.. Click Start, and then click Run.
  2.. In the Open box, type sfc /scannow, and then click OK
     you may be prompted for the Windows XP or Windows XP Service Pack 1
installation media

     hth

     philip ashley

<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:05c801c3cf65$5423e170$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Sarah, thank you for the your instruction. Those were my
> typo mistakes. I deleted most of the internet explorer
> files. The Internet Explorer directory under the
> c:\program files can not be deleted. Any time I tried to
> delete it, it came up with a message saying, "Can not
> delete Internet Explorer: It is being used by another
> person or program. Close any program that might be using
> the file and try again." I closed all the programs and
> even tried to delete it in DOS, but couldn't. the files in
> the folder aren't read or write protected.
>
> I tried to run ie6setup, again came up with the same
> message saying "set up has dtected a newer version of
> the IE on your system. Setup can not continue. Any other
> suggestions? Thank you, Nasser.
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Nasser writes:
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>As soon as I try to run Internet explorer, it comes up
> >with
> >>a message box indicating "Intenet explorer has
> >encountered
> >>a problem and needs to close... To see what data this
> >>error report contains, cloick here." I click on
> >the "click
> >>here" link and see the following'
> >>
> >>Error signature
> >>AppName: iexplore.exe AppVer:6.0.2800.1106 ModName:
> >>urlmon.dll ModVer: 6.0.2800.1282 Offsett:
> >00002dcf
> >>
> >>I tried to remove the IE from control pannel but there is
> >>no IE at all. I downloaded IE from Microsoft website but
> >>as sson as I try to re-instal it, it comes up with a
> >>message saying a "set up has dtected a newer version of
> >the
> >>IE on your system. Setup can not continue." Please let
> >me
> >>know how can I run IE again. Thanks, Nasser.
> >>.
> >
> > No offense meant - does the error message you get
> >have typos in it (like "Intenet" and "cloick")?
> >Reason I ask is, if so you definitely have something
> >unwanted aboard. One place you can check (free) for viral
> >problems is at
> >http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp
> > If you don't find anything there, you might move on
> >to check for spyware (again, free) at
> >http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/
> > If IE has simply gotten corrupted, and it doesn't
> >show up on Add/Remove, you might be able to remove the
> >files by searching manually for them (Control Panel,
> >Search, All files and folders).
> >
> >.
> >

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