Internet Explorer will not start

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Hi

After running XP for six months, this morning, Internet Explorer won't start. It flashes a white box, and then quits. The task manager does not show it running. I can't get it started by shortcut, or directly starting the exec.

Any thoughts? This is the only program that behaves this way. I didn't do anything different last night when I powered down.
 
Hi,

Try reinstalling Internet Explorer. Go to the Control Panel/Folder
Options/View tab, set it to "Show hidden files and folders" and uncheck
"Hide protected operating system files [recommended]". Also uncheck "Hide
extensions for known file types".

Then, open Windows Explorer from Start/All Programs and go to the
C:\Windows\Inf folder. Locate the ie.inf file, right-click it and choose
install.

You may need to either insert your WinXP CD or know where your I386 folder
is located on the hard drive. You may also need to know where the
\ServicePackFiles folder is (usually under the Windows directory).

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone



xxrjbrjb said:
Hi

After running XP for six months, this morning, Internet Explorer won't
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start. It flashes a white box, and then quits. The task manager does not
show it running. I can't get it started by shortcut, or directly starting
the exec.
Any thoughts? This is the only program that behaves this way. I didn't
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do anything different last night when I powered down.
 
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