Reinstalling Internet Explorer
erich March 22nd, 2006
We had a situation at work where a Windows XP computer had a completely corrupted installation of Internet Explorer - the browser simply was broken. It is not incredibly obvious, but it is possible to reinstall Internet Explorer without having to try and fix the operating system itself.
From the Start menu, select “Run” and entering the following command:
rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 132 %windir%\Inf\ie.inf
You will need to have your XP CD available.
This command line is not the easiest thing in the world to type, so for those with weak typing skills, a small VBScript that will execute the command for you can be downloaded here.
Save the file to your hard drive and double click it to run IE Setup.
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tags: internet+explorer, repair, windows, xp
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