Mangix Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 does anyone know how to fully reinstall IE? basically, there's an annoying bug with IE where if I click Search, IE crashes along with explorer. i've tried upgrading to IE7 Beta 3 but for some reason, i can't delete(or maybe edit) the regkey "HKCU\Classes\https" and because of that, the installer can't complete the instalation. edit: also, the main browser that I use is Opera, but my dad still needs IE because of ActiveX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrT Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 you will need your Windows XP w/SP2 CD... lets say you install Windows XP on C: go to C:\Windows\inf and find a file ie.inf. right click and select Install (context menu)... reboot when all the necessary files are copied... * inf folder is hidden by default... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangix Posted July 17, 2006 Author Share Posted July 17, 2006 yeah but i don't have a cd. my cd is called drive D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodbutcher Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 OK, I take it that your PC did not come with the WindowsXP disk? And the "install disk" is loaded onto your hardDrive--correct? If so: You can search the "d" drive for the needed files--or-- use the system restore-- which is a good thing IF a restore point is created about every 2 weeks. If there is not a point created then the system defaults back to the install when the computer was new. There might be a "repair file" option similar to the Win98SE O.S. I don't use WinXP much, I use Win 2000Pro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrT Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 try this: lunach command prompt (a.k.a. cmd) register the following dll file one at a time... regsvr32 shdocvw.dll regsvr32 shell32.dll regsvr32 oleaut32.dll regsvr32 actxprxy.dll regsvr32 mshtml.dll regsvr32 urlmon.dll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Tarun Posted July 17, 2006 Administrator Share Posted July 17, 2006 You can use Dial-a-fix's tools to reinstall IE. If it asks for the cd, simply point it to your i386 folder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krit86lr Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Or, you can make it easy on yourself and use DAF to reinstall IE. Tools > repair/reinstall IE > GO Easy as pie. DAF EDIT: Tarun and I posted at the same time. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krit86lr Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 You can use Dial-a-fix's tools to reinstall IE. If it asks for the cd, simply point it to your i386 folder. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hint: the following is a list of common paths you can pull the requested files from, provided that they are not corrupted: * Try the i386 folder on your installation media whenever possible * iexplore.exe: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer * iedw.exe: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer * html32.cnv: C:\Program FIles\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\TextConv * dhtmled.ocx: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Triedit * mswrd632.wpc: C:\Program FIles\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\TextConv * install.ins: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\SIGNUP * ieinfo5.ocx: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\MSInfo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangix Posted July 17, 2006 Author Share Posted July 17, 2006 i used dial-a-fix to do that but when i clicked it, it didn't do anything. also if anyone wants to know what's wrong with IE, here's an SS. as you can see, it's not responding due to the search thingy being activated. right now, i'm trying to somehow edit a registry entry or a file to prevent it from launching on IE startup. but if i can't find a way to do that soon, then i guess i'm going to have to reinstall it using MrT's way. edit:also, that big white space that blocks Google's search bar was a program called Launchy. i used it to launch WinSnap so that it could make the ss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Tarun Posted July 17, 2006 Administrator Share Posted July 17, 2006 Run HijackThis and delete the R0 and/or R1 entries. You can also use Windows Defender to reset any homepage "hijacks". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangix Posted July 18, 2006 Author Share Posted July 18, 2006 that didn't do anything. also, i am NOT affected by any adware or spyware. it's an error with Microsoft's s***ty IE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Tarun Posted July 18, 2006 Administrator Share Posted July 18, 2006 The suggestions were so you could reset the homepage and search page back to their defaults. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrT Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 come to worst, use an alternative trident layout engine browser such as Maxthon... Maxthon Combo Maxthon Standard disable all the advance features and you will get some similar to IE and it runs ActiveX too~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haze Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Or, as a different option, get FIREFOX! :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrT Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 no... Mangix need something that allow him to run activeX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangix Posted July 18, 2006 Author Share Posted July 18, 2006 i've tried Maxthon before, but i didn't really like it. Avant Browser however was really nice. looks like i'm gonna have to install one of those . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjLizard Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 I see you had issues editing a registry key... have you tried Dial-a-fix's Repair permissions? (you need the medium version) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangix Posted July 19, 2006 Author Share Posted July 19, 2006 hmmm. i'm running as Owner(Administrator) right now so i don't think that i should be having permission issues? i'm trying to repair the permissions right now with dial-a-fix, but it takes a loooooooooong time to analyze them. it's been over 5 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenutyEnool Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Hmmm, if it's taking that long I've got a feeling that you have some huge underlying issues with your system. My reasoning behind this is that when I run DAF, it's done in less than 2 minutes. The only time if took over 5 minutes was after I had major malware/virus infection which on it's own took me 3 hours to rectify. Not saying you've got malware/virus problems, but you never know. Cheers :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangix Posted July 19, 2006 Author Share Posted July 19, 2006 allright, this situation is resolved. i rad djlizard's dial-a-fix, but it didn't seem like it did anything. then i tried out his "Repair Permissions" package from his wiki and that worked like a charm. afterwards, i restarted my comp, installed IE7, and the instalation was a sucess. thanks a lot to everyone that helped me. now i can live happy . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjLizard Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Repair Permissions typically takes a long time, even on fast systems that have no problems. Also, the package on my wiki does exactly the same thing as running it from Dial-a-fix :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangix Posted July 20, 2006 Author Share Posted July 20, 2006 i know but the batch file provides more info while dial-a-fix just says analyzing some file. and it seems like the batch file was actually faster than dial-a-fix but i could be wrong. also, that batch file is messed up. after it's finished, the secedit.exes continue to remain open :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjLizard Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 It's not my bug. Well, first of all, I've never had that happen. Second, there's nothing actually wrong with my batch script itself that would cause this. If secedit.exe sends a return value but stays open, that's secedit's problem :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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