Can no longer find IE6

[Guest]

Strange problem: Came back from a business trip and my kids had installed AOL
Explorer on our laptop. I want to use IE. I can no longer find the
iexplore.exe file on the computer. I can use the Start button, click on
Windows Update and that spawns a version of Internet Explorer, so obviously
it's somewhere on the computer. Where I do a search on "iexplore.exe" it
shows there is a copy in the windows/software distribution//download
directory, but if I try to click on that file I get the meesage "The
procedure entry point SHRegGetValueW could not be located in the dynamic link
library SHLWAPI.dll"
I went to Microsoft's download web site and tried to download the most
recent version of the software (The version I have is
6.0.2800.1106.xpsp2.050301-1526). I downloaded the file ie6setup.exe but when
I try to click on that I get the error message "Setup has detected a newer
version of Internet Explorer already installed on this system. Setup cannot
continue." And then it exits out of the startup program.
Finally, I inserted the original Windows Office disk and selected the Repair
option, and it appeared to be repairing something, but after it was done, I
still do not have an IE icon on my desktop, and I cannot find an IExplore.exe
file on my computer.

Help!

 

[Alan Edwards]

Have you looked where it should be?
"C:\PROGRAM FILES\INTERNET EXPLORER\iexplore.exe"
Ensure you can see hidden files (just in case)

Sorry, but I don't follow why you are inserting an Office disk. IE is
not part of Office.

Your version is a strange mixture for XP SP2 (to me, anyway)

Mine is 6.0.2900.2180.xpsp2.050301-1526
6.0.2800.1106 is IE6 SP1
How to Determine Which Version of Internet Explorer Is Installed
[Q164539]
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=kb;en-us;164539

There are probably many ways of finding the path to the IE program you
are running, but try Start-Run-MSINFO32 and click on Running Tasks and
see where the iexplore.exe is that you are running.

....Alan