Repairing IE in ME

Tried the search function, kept stalling out. Is the repair the same as 98?

 

MSKB

How to Repair or Return to Previous Internet Explorer Installation
If the Internet Explorer Repair Tool Verification does not work, or if Internet Explorer 5 is not listed in the Add/Remove Programs tool in Control Panel, you may be able to start the Internet Explorer Repair tool from a command prompt. To do so, click Start, click Run, and then in the Open box, type the following command, and then click OK:
rundll32 setupwbv.dll,IE6Maintenance "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Setup\SETUP.EXE" /g "C:\WINDOWS\IE Uninstall Log.Txt"

The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows XP
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows XP 64-Bit Edition
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows 2000
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows Millennium Edition
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows 98 Second Edition
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows 98
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows Advanced Server Limited Edition

 

Thanks Dave. Doing this via email to a friend of my mom. Let you know how it goes.

 

You bet. If it's in the add/remove list, should be able to do it there also.

 

Where do you see that that applies to XP ?

The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows XP
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows XP 64-Bit Edition

Its doesnt I had already made that mistake assuming it works with XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;194177
Windows XP Repair Internet Explorer - Windows-Help.NET: http://www.windows-help.net/WindowsXP/howto-03.html

 

Info came from this page, towards the bottom. I saw that it says it applies to XP, but never gave it a second thought since the OS in question was ME. Thanks for the additional links.

 

Lonny,

I might add that while searching MS for IE repair for WinME, that page was the closest I found. If you, or anyone else, know of another, I would appreciate a link. (for future reference)

 

The link that noahdfear supplied does, in a manner of speaking, "Apply to windows XP ". It includes a sublink to the directions directly specific to XP:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;318378

NOTE: Internet Explorer 6 is preinstalled by default in all versions of Windows XP. To provide computer manufacturers greater flexibility in configuring desktop versions of Windows XP, Microsoft has made it possible for OEMs, administrators, and users to remove user access to Internet Explorer while leaving the Internet Explorer code intact and fully functional to ensure the functionality of programs and operating system functions that rely on it. For example, Windows XP supports an "IEAccess=off" switch in the Unattend.txt file, and Internet Explorer has been added to the Add/Remove Windows Components section of the Add/Remove Programs tool in Control Panel.

For additional information on how to repair or reinstall Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
318378 How to Reinstall or Repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in Windows XP