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    Can IE be safely reloaded

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    by john.l.bechtle ·

    I picked up some type of bug off the net and now when I open IE all I can see is the address bar with a totally grey bar above it. I name no menu bar and no button bar which makes navigation difficult. I can’t seem to find a fix so I am wondering if it is safe to just reinstall IE. I started to do this and it said I have all the latest components installed and suggested I abort, which I did but the browser is still not usable.

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    • #3079346

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      by bfilmfan ·

      In reply to Can IE be safely reloaded

      First, use ADAware http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/ or Microsoft’s product http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx to remove the bug.

      Then run a re-installation of IE.

    • #3079343

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      by charliespencer ·

      In reply to Can IE be safely reloaded

      What version of Windows and what version of IE?

      Unless you’re running W98 or lower, and IE 5 or lower, you can’t uninstalled it or reinstall it.

      If you’re running a newer version of Windows, IE is built into the operating system. You can use Control Panel, Add / Remove Programs to remove the icon only; IE stays installed. Outlook Express is the same.

      Another one of Bill Gates’ brilliant ideas…

    • #3079340

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      by w2ktechman ·

      In reply to Can IE be safely reloaded

      Run Spybot Search and Destroy, and Ad-Awaer (as suggested before). Afterwards uninstall IE (from windows components). This really doesnt uninstall most of it, but it does do a few things (more than the icon itself).
      Then reinstall IE and reset the settings.
      Also, it it still does not fix the problem, see if any add-ins are running, and disable them until you find the culprit.
      I had a similar problem and traced it to the Yahoo Toolbar, it caused an IE problem, was uninstalled, 2 weeks later the same symptoms happened. I disabled an add in for it and it has not had a problem since

    • #3078625

      Reply To: Can IE be safely reloaded

      by john.l.bechtle ·

      In reply to Can IE be safely reloaded

      I should have added that I am running win2k and cannot remove IE, I have IE SP1 downloaded from MS, and would it be safe to re-install that over what I have. I think I have removed the bug that caused the problem, I now have to fix the damage.

    • #3079147

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      by nz_justice ·

      In reply to Can IE be safely reloaded

      If you don’t have to use IE, try using an alternative browser. I recommend you use firefox, alot of IE explots will not work with this browser.

    • #3079132

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      by pierrejamme ·

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    • #3079090

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      by nz_justice ·

      In reply to Can IE be safely reloaded

      IF you don’t need to use IE, now woul dbe a good time to try an alternative browser, I can reccommend firefox

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