I can't run iexplore.exe

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Binome

Hi,
here is my problem:
When I want to run WINDOWS\ie8\iexplore.exe nothing happens. The way I solve
that is by running WINDOWS\system32\wupdmgr.exe, then ie starts so that means
ie8 is present on my computer.
Does someone knows how I can make iexplore.exe launchable?
I'm running Windows XP SP3 and IE8.
Thank you
 
Binome said:
Hi,
here is my problem:
When I want to run WINDOWS\ie8\iexplore.exe nothing happens.
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Why are you trying to do that?

The way I solve that is by running WINDOWS\system32\wupdmgr.exe,
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then ie starts so that means ie8 is present on my computer.
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How do you know it is IE? Did you do a Task Manager, Go To Process
to prove that? If so you could use msinfo32.exe to find the path it's
launching from. E.g. Run... (press Win-R and enter:)

msinfo32.exe /category SWEnvLoadedModules

find and capture the iexplore.exe entry.

Compare then with the iexplore.exe entry under Internet Explorer File Versions
(category IEFileVersions)

Does someone knows how I can make iexplore.exe launchable?
I'm running Windows XP SP3 and IE8.
Thank you
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How do you know it is IE8? Have you done Help, About to see what
the version is? Can you Run... iexplore.exe -nohome


FWIW I have iexplore.exe in my dllcache, so if it wasn't in its normal
place that Alan showed you I could use sfc /scannow to put it back there.

I suspect you have a bad install. In that case you would uninstall whatever
version of IE shows in Add/Remove Programs and start over.
Make sure that you minimize all possible sources of interference
including AV app before doing this.


Good luck

Robert Aldwinckle
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Robert Aldwinckle a écrit :
Why are you trying to do that?
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Some websites require IE.
How do you know it is IE? Did you do a Task Manager, Go To Process
to prove that?
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Yes, the Task Manager tells me iexplore.exe is running.

If so you could use msinfo32.exe to find the path it's
launching from. E.g. Run... (press Win-R and enter:)

msinfo32.exe /category SWEnvLoadedModules

find and capture the iexplore.exe entry.
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When loading MSInfo32.exe every page is blank: hardware, software, anything.
Compare then with the iexplore.exe entry under Internet Explorer File Versions
(category IEFileVersions)




How do you know it is IE8? Have you done Help, About to see what
the version is? Can you Run... iexplore.exe -nohome
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Yes I've looked for the version. iexplore.exe -nohome doesn't work.
FWIW I have iexplore.exe in my dllcache, so if it wasn't in its normal
place that Alan showed you I could use sfc /scannow to put it back there.
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sfc /scannow asks for the Windows XP SP3 but I don't have it as I
installed SP3 from internet on an SP2 install.
I suspect you have a bad install. In that case you would uninstall whatever
version of IE shows in Add/Remove Programs and start over.
Make sure that you minimize all possible sources of interference
including AV app before doing this.
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I've already tried that but it's not working.
Good luck
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So I don't have any luck for the moment but I thank you for all the help.
 
Binome a écrit :
Hi,
here is my problem:
When I want to run WINDOWS\ie8\iexplore.exe nothing happens. The way I solve
that is by running WINDOWS\system32\wupdmgr.exe, then ie starts so that means
ie8 is present on my computer.
Does someone knows how I can make iexplore.exe launchable?
I'm running Windows XP SP3 and IE8.
Thank you
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OK, everything is fine. In the default windows components "Internet
Explorer" was not checked.

Thank you.
 
Bibi69 said:
Robert Aldwinckle a crit :

Some websites require IE.
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I meant why are you trying to use that path?

Yes, the Task Manager tells me iexplore.exe is running.

If so you could use msinfo32.exe to find the path it's

When loading MSInfo32.exe every page is blank: hardware, software, anything.
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Perhaps you need to do that running as Administrator?

Yes I've looked for the version. iexplore.exe -nohome doesn't work.
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What does "doesn't work" mean? What do you see?
Some kind of language difference perhaps?

sfc /scannow asks for the Windows XP SP3 but I don't have it as I
installed SP3 from internet on an SP2 install.
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So it found some missing or corrupt modules?
Does Event Viewer show you which ones?

I've already tried that but it's not working.
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Again, "not working" is not a helpful symptom description.
Remember, your words have to substitute for what our eyes might notice.

So I don't have any luck for the moment but I thank you for all the help.
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Glad to see you have found the cause of your missing icons.
If you had described your symptoms better someone might have
thought of that possibility earlier.

BTW notice that the help you were getting assumed an English version
of Windows and an English version of IE. Since that is probably not
the case it would probably have been better if you had used a newsgroup
which is more familiar with whatever it is that you actually should see
using a non-English Windows and IE.


Robert
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