IE icon changed

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Hi.

A few days ago I was trying to uninstall a program from my desktop page
using "Your Uninstaller! 2006". For some reason it also uninstalled parts of
IE6 so that the icon/shortcut for IE6 has now changed to a picture of an open
box infront of a web page and when I double click it, nothing happens. I
think the files that were removed were ieexcep.cat and ieexcep.inf, though I
am not 100% sure.

Can anyone tell me how I can download the missing files so I can have a
normal working icon? I have gone to the Windows update page (via Mozilla
Firefox) but I get told that I have to be using IE, which I can't do. I
still have the IE folder in Program files. Is there anything in there that I
can use to replace the missing files? Or do I have to reinstall IE6
completely?

Yours (feeling worried)

CWC
 
CWC said:
Hi.

A few days ago I was trying to uninstall a program from my desktop page
using "Your Uninstaller! 2006". For some reason it also uninstalled parts of
IE6 so that the icon/shortcut for IE6 has now changed to a picture of an open
box infront of a web page and when I double click it, nothing happens. I
think the files that were removed were ieexcep.cat and ieexcep.inf, though I
am not 100% sure.

Can anyone tell me how I can download the missing files so I can have a
normal working icon? I have gone to the Windows update page (via Mozilla
Firefox) but I get told that I have to be using IE, which I can't do. I
still have the IE folder in Program files. Is there anything in there that I
can use to replace the missing files? Or do I have to reinstall IE6
completely?

Yours (feeling worried)

CWC
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Does the internet Explorer if you click Start >> All programs >> Internet
Explorer?.
If yes then try to right click this Icon/Shortcut and do the following:

On the IE properties click on Shortcut Tab and see these settings:

Target : ["C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplorer.exe" ]

Start In:[ %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH% ]
Shortcut Key: [ None
]
Run : [ Normal window
][v]

Click [ Change Icon.. ] Button and change it to the Explorer (e) icon.
<Quote::>
From http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/nolinks.htm

Open Windows Explorer.
Go to Tools | Folder Options | File Types.
Scroll down to URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol (NOT URL:Internet Shortcut)
and select it.
Click Edit or Advanced, depending on your Windows version.
Select 'open'.
Click Edit.

"Application used to perform this action" should read:

"C:\PROGRAM FILES\INTERNET EXPLORER\iexplore.exe" -nohome
(Check the path to iexplore.exe to make sure that is correct and use the
double quotes.)

DDE should be checked and in the boxes below it you should have:

#1:
"%1",,-1,0,,,,
#2
IExplore
#3 (blank)

#4
WWW_OpenURL

URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol with Privacy should be the same.

Sometimes it is necessary to uncheck Use DDE.

If that doesn't fix it, go to Start | Run and type

regsvr32 urlmon.dll

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
</Quote::>

To modify an existing file type
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...ocs/en-us/win_fcab_reg_filetype.mspx?mfr=true

Internet Explorer 6.0 File List 2 of 2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/311872
How to reinstall or repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318378
Make sure this machine clean from malware and viruses by scanning your system.
HTH.
nass
 
Windows version?

What program were you trying to uninstall and why didn't you use Add/Remove
Programs to uninstall it?
 
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