Hi,

I don`t know what virus etc you had but some of these can do a lot of damage. Making sure IE is not corrupted is as good a place to start as any.

Here is a way to repair Interner Explorer
Note: Before proceeding, ensure that your Microsoft Windows XP CD-ROM is available.

From the Start menu, select Search, and choose Files or Folders.

Click the More Advanced Options item and ensure that there is a checkmark beside the Search hidden files and folder option.

In the Name field, type ie.inf

In the Look in drop-down menu, click C: or the letter of the hard drive that contains the Windows folder.

Click the Search Now button. The correct ie.inf file should be located in the Windows\Inf folder.

Right click the ie.inf file and choose Install from the drop-down menu that appears.

Restart the computer when the computer finishes copying files.

Post back if this helped or not

Dear Dunedin:  Greetings.  I'm having a problem with what you want me to do.  I did all the steps; when I get to right-clicking on the ie.inf file in Windows/INF folder, and click INSTALL on the drop-down menu, I get a FILES NEEDED window that tells me "The file IEXPLORE.EXE on Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 1 is needed" [without quote].  I've searched and searched on my OPERATING SYSTEM MICROSOFT WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION INCLUDING SERVICE PACK 1a CD, but is no where to be found.  What do I do now?  Thank you.  Ben J.

Sorry to take so long but have been out all day.

I`d agree that your problem is that SP1 is not on your CD but is on your machine.
You would have to slipstream SP1 into your CD.
Why have you not tried SP2?

Go here and download the latest scripting engine 5.6   and see if it fixes any of your problems especially the Updates problem. Make sure to select the one for XP
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/downloads/list/webdev.asp

Try this way to repair Internet Explorer

1. Open up Control Panel.
2. Open Add/remove programs.
3. Select Microsoft Internet Explorer and Internet Tools.
4. Click Add/remove.
5. Click Repair.
6. Follow the steps provided by the Repair Wizard.
7. Click OK

Dear Dunedin: Greetings.  The reason why I haven't "Why have you not tried SP2?", is because the only way I can get to it is to access the Windows Update site; I loaded your program as you said.  I still cannot load anything from this Windows Update site; it doesn't do anything once I get there.  What do I do now?  Thank you.  Ben

baj777. 

You can order a free [including S&H] copy of Windows XP Service Pack 2 on CD from here

 http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx

Bev.

p.s.: I went to Control Panel as you said.  There is no listing on it  for Microsoft Internet Explorer and Internet Tools; so, I could not do any reparing as you said also.

Thank you Bev.  If I get this CD, will it harm my computer to just load it onto it?  Will it fix the problem of enabling me to access the Windows Update site again?  Ben

IExplore.exe should be in C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer

Dear Duniden:  I did as you said; I loaded the script, and still having problems.  Also, I followed the directions as you said, and could find no where this "Repair Wizard" you were refering to.  This is my second reply to you.  Thank you.  Ben J.

Dear Bev.: I just received the Windows XP SP2 CD a few days ago.  Is it safe to go ahead and just load it now?  Thank you.  Ben J.