Resolved Internet Explorer won't uninstall

Hi everyone, I installed ie8 a couple weeks ago. Stupid mistake on my part, all of a sudden nothing would work from the browser. So ok I think the pc is infected so I run Macafee AV, malwarebytes, spybot s&d etc. Nothing shows up. so I rebooted, still the same. I tried to uninstall IE8 but its asking for files it can't find like hmmapi.dll, ieak.chm. Then i tried reinstalling but it goes about 30% and then tells me it can't install it. I've tried the Fixit from Microsoft, the alternative %windir%\ie8\spuninst\spuninst.exe. Plus a system restore!
All to no avail, still can't uninstall ie 8 or reinstall it.
HELP!! I really don't want to reformat. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated
my pc has Windows xp sp2.

 

Hi, thanks for responding, I have already tried all the options in "How to solve internet explorer 8 installation problems" They didn't work. I will try the Dial a fix and let you know how I make out.

 

It WORKED!!!! I had to try different options but it seems to have worked. Thank you so much!!! If I have any other effects I'll be back

 

In case anyone else has this issue, I had to run the Dial a fix 2 times. Then my Browser was restored to IE 6. I then tried to install ie 7 and it installed fine but then wouldn't run. So I installed ie8 which installed without errors and now works great. It took me a week of trying to methodically work through all the options, I am very happy I joined this forum. I've discovered when troubleshooting a problem that after a while you can't see the forest for the trees. So thanks again.