Repair Internet Explorer

In previous Windows versions, if you wante= d to repair Internet Explorer, you would go to Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel, choose the listing for Microsoft Internet Explorer and press Change/Remove. Th= is would bring up a Window where you could select to repair Internet Explorer. This is not an option in Windows XP. Internet Explorer is listed in the Add/Remove Win= dows Components part of Add/Remove Programs of Windows XP, but you can only remove access to Internet Explorer from the Start menu and Desktop.=

The only way to repair Internet Explorer i= s to have sfc chec= k the system files by running the command sfc<= b> /scannow from the Command Window (Start > Ru= n > cmd).

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If a repair doesn't do the trick, you can = try a reinstall:

Start the Registry Editor
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MAC= HINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Active Setup \ Installed Components \ {89820200-ECBD-11cf-8B85-00AA005B4383}
right-click the IsInstalled value, and then click Modi= fy
Change the value data, = from 1 to 0
Close the registry edit= or
Download and install Internet Explorer 6.

The above will let you reinstall the Inter= net Explorer 6 browser component. To reinstall Outlook Express 6, change the IsInstalled value from the following registry = key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Active Setup \ Installed Components \ {44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C}

Note: You need to be logged on as an administra= tor to be able to change these registry keys.

Method 1: Reinstall= or Repair Windows XP

To= repair or reinstall Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in Windows XP, complete = the following procedure while you are logged on as an administrator:

1. = Use the System File Checker tool to scan all of the protected files on your computer:

a. = &nb= sp; = Click Star= t, and then click Run.

b.      =             &nb= sp;            =             In the Ope= n box, type sfc= /<= span class=3DSpellE>scannow, and then click OK.

Note that you may be prompted for the Windows XP or Windows XP Service Pack= 1 installation media.

2.      =              Test to determine if the issue is resolved. If the iss= ue is resolved, skip the remaining steps. If the issue is not resolved, contin= ue to the next step.

3.      =              Complete an in-place upgrade of Windows XP, a repair of Windows XP, or reinstall Windows XP. For additional information about how to complete an in-place upgrade or repair of Windows XP, click the article num= ber below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

3= 15341 How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation) of Windows XP

4.      =              To reinstall Windows XP updates, visit the following Microsoft Windows Update Web site:

http://windows= update.microsoft.com/

Method 2: Edit the Registry and Install Internet Explorer 6

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinsta= ll your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve proble= ms that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

When you try to reinstall the same version of Internet Explorer, you may receive the following error message:

Setup has detected a newer version of Internet Explorer already installed on this system.
Setup cannot continue.

To= avoid this error message and reinstall the same version of Internet Explorer and Outlook Express, follow these steps:

1. = While you are logged on as an administrator, click Start, and then click Run.

2. = In the Ope= n box, type regedit, and then c= lick OK.

3. = Locate the appropriate registry s= ubkey, right-click the IsInstalled (REG_DWORD) value, and then click Modify.

To reinstall only the Internet Explorer 6 browser component on Windows XP, = use the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mic= rosoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{89820200-ECBD-11cf-8= B85-00AA005B4383}

To reinstall only Outlook Express 6 on Windows XP, use the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mic= rosoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-A= AFA-00AA00B6015C}

4. = Change the value data from 1 to 0, and then click OK.

5. = Quit Registry Editor, and then install Internet Explor= er 6.

6. = To reinstall Windows XP updates, visit the following Microsoft Windows Update Web site:

http://windows= update.microsoft.com/

By default, Internet Explorer 6 is preinstalled in all versions of Windows XP = and cannot be removed. To provide computer manufacturers more 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 make sure the functionality of programs and operating system functions that rely= on it. For example, Windows XP supports an "IEAccess= =3Doff" 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. This does not reinstall Internet Explorer.