Re: Restoring web buttons

From: Jim Byrd (jrbyrd_at_spamlessadelphia.net)
Date: 02/11/05

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    Hi David - There is no direct Repair function for IE6 in XP. Here are some
    alternatives:

    1. If you're on XP SP2, try the suggestions in KB 870700, here How to
    troubleshoot problems accessing secure Web pages with Internet Explorer 6
    Service Pack 2, http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=870700#9 first.

    With XP you need to go (as an Administrator) to Start|Run and type "sfc
    /scannow" (without the quotes and notice the space between the c and the /.)
    Have your XP CD handy and be prepared to go get a cup of coffee - it takes a
    while. This will do the same thing as Repair IE6 for XP but a lot more,
    that is find any corrupt system files and replace them. It does not,
    however, re-register the various software components (except possibly the
    ones it replaces?) AFAIK.

    Be aware that under certain circumstances (Win2k before SP4 - see mskb
    814510, http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q814510) sfc
    can erroneously overwrite (restore over) previously installed files from
    certain "hotfixes" which will then need to be re-installed. This may also
    apply to XP. To check for this, after running sfc, open a Cmd window and
    enter "qfecheck /v /l:c:\" (without the quotes). If you don't have qfecheck
    installed, it can be obtained for XP here:
    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?ReleaseID=35468 and for
    Win2k, obtain qfecheck here:
    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?ReleaseID=35470

    2. Another alternative for just IE6 repair if you don't have IE6 listed in
    Add-Remove Programs, then in Start|Run then enter

    "rundll32 setupwbv.dll,IE6Maintenance"

    without the quotes, exactly as shown, and select the appropriate entry.

    3. If you find that you need to do a re-install of IE6 then you can
    consider the following:

    1) Insert the Windows installation CD in your CD-ROM drive.
    2) Click Start, and click Run.
    3) Copy the command prompt below in the Open box, and click OK. (Assumes
    %System% is installed in Windows on your C:\ partition. Change as
    appropriate for your particular situation.)

    Rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 132
    c:\windows\inf\ie.inf

    4) It will display a "File Needed" screen, click "Browse.." and browse to
    <CD-ROM drive>\i386, (<CD-ROM drive> is the drive letter of the CD-ROM, For
    example, D:).

    5) Click Open, click Ok, it should begin reinstalling Internet Explorer.

    (NOTE: It has been reported, courtesy of Steve Wechsler, that if you're on
    Windows XP Pro SP2, it may prompt you for some files that it cannot find in
    the WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386 folder, which you'll then need to browse
    to. It's thought that this may apply to XP Home also. The specific files
    are iexplore.exe which actually IS in the i386 folder, mswrd632.wpc
    , which is located in the Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft
    Shared\TextConv folder, AND, INSTALL.IN_ , which will be located on
    a slipstreamed XP Pro CD in the i386 folder and also located in the i386
    folder on an XP Pro SP1 disk. So, copying the 2 files above to the
    WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386 folder should allow you to be able to
    repair/reinstall IE on an SP2 system by right clicking ie.inf in the
    WINDOWS\inf folder and selecting Install or using the rundll32.exe line
    given above.)

    4. Lastly, here is a link to a MSKB article about re-installing IE6/OE6:

    How to Reinstall or Repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in Windows
    XP (Q318378)
    http://support.microsoft.com/?id=kb;en-us;Q318378 

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Please respond in the same thread.
Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP
In news:e0NMd.27133$t67.1355@bignews5.bellsouth.net,
AutoJ <autoj@bellsouth.net> typed:
> I read somewhere in a post/reply that you could restore or fix your
> browser with a command in the "run" window with your xp cd. Is this
> possible.
> I removed the Sasser worm by running Mcafee stinger and i also ran,
> trendmicro,and adaware. Still can not get the buttons to work on most
> web pages. My mouse clicks don't get recognized.
> Thanks for any help.
> David
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