To repair the Internet Explorer
Run the command
rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 132 %windir%\Inf\ie.inf
You will need to have your XP CD available
If you have problems with the command line above, copy the text and paste then save ie.vbs. Then double click it and run script
below are script for
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'run_ie_reinstall.vbs - Runs the Internet Explorer Setup
'© Doug Knox - 4/10/2002
'Downloaded from www.dougknox.com
X = MsgBox("Do you want to reinstall Internet Explorer?", vbYesNo, "Prompt!")
Y = MsgBox("Do you want to reinstall Outlook Express?", vbYesNo, "Prompt!")
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
If X = 6 Then
WshShell.RegWrite "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{89820200-ECBD-11cf-8B85-00AA005B4383}\IsInstalled", 0, "REG_DWORD"
End If
If Y = 6 Then
WshShell.RegWrite "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C}\IsInstalled", 0, "REG_DWORD"
End If
If X = 6 OR Y = 6 Then
WshShell.Run ("rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 132 %windir%\Inf\ie.inf")
Else
MsgBox "You chose not to reinstall IE or OE. No changes were made." & vbCR & vbCR & "Copyright 2003 - Doug Knox",vbOkOnly, "User Cancelled"
End If
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