cant find ie in add-remove (grrrrrrrrrrr)

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Well i got an early christmas present. I am running windows xp someone came
in and deleted my administrator account and all my restore points.(lost
everything). to make a long story short, i belive something in my ie is
missing or corrupt. so i went in to add and remove to try to fix it and its
not there. cant find it. the problem is that some of the software i am trying
to download again is not working. ( like yahoo games wont load boots me right
out of ie and back to my desk top. same with a few other sites) i have check
my java which is fine and my security settings which i think i ve set right.
guess what i am asking is a few good starting points to try to reslove this
problem . i am just plain out stuck right now. thks all
 
Hi jjdaddyo :-)

Try the following and see if it helps:

The ability to Repair Internet Explorer does not exist in the version that
ships with Windows XP. This feature only becomes available after you
upgrade to a newer version. This is normal and has been this way since
Windows 98 and IE4.

However, you can reinstall IE in Windows XP by clicking Start, Run and
entering the following command:

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

*You will need to have your XP CD available*.

Some people have problems with the command line above. A small VB Script
that will execute the command for you can be downloaded here at
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts/xp_run_ie_setup.vbs. Save the file to
your hard drive and double click it to run IE Setup.

The ability to Repair Internet Explorer does not exist in the version that
ships with Windows XP. This feature only becomes available after you
upgrade to a newer version. This is normal and has been this way since
Windows 98 and IE4.

However, you can reinstall IE in Windows XP by clicking Start, Run and
entering the following command:

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

*You will need to have your XP CD available*.

Some people have problems with the command line above. A small VB Script
that will execute the command for you can be downloaded here at
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts/xp_run_ie_setup.vbs. Save the file to
your hard drive and double click it to run IE Setup.

If these steps do not resolve your problem, or you need help with the above,
please post back to this thread with the details and any error messages.

Hope this helps

Jan :)
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jjdaddyo said:
Well i got an early christmas present. I am running windows xp
someone came in and deleted my administrator account and all my
restore points.(lost everything). to make a long story short, i
belive something in my ie is missing or corrupt. so i went in to add
and remove to try to fix it and its not there. cant find it. the
problem is that some of the software i am trying to download again is
not working. ( like yahoo games wont load boots me right out of ie
and back to my desk top. same with a few other sites) i have check my
java which is fine and my security settings which i think i ve set
right. guess what i am asking is a few good starting points to try to
reslove this problem . i am just plain out stuck right now. thks
all
Click to expand...

How to Reinstall or Repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in Windows
XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318378
Make sure your anti-virus is turned off.

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