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Mon Apr 14 23:09:25 PDT 2008
There isn't a Repair option for IE6 in Win2K: You'd have to (1) uninstall
all Service Packs that were installed after IE6 was installed, (2) uninstall
IE6, (3) reinstall IE6 and (4) all Service Packs.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
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Matt Williams wrote:
> Robear, why did one of the Service Packs eliminate IE6 from view? I
> believe
> that access wasn't just Add or Remove, but rather Add or Remove or Repair.
> I may be wrong, but I believe that Repair option was useful. I don't want
> to remove IE6, simply repair it.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Matt
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Cannot Uninstall Internet Explorer After Installing Windows 2000 Service
>> Pack 1:
>>
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/265078
>>
>> Before IE6 will become available in Add/Remove Programs, you must
>> uninstall
>> any Windows 2000 Service Packs which were installed *after* you installed
>> IE6.
>>
>> [Not that I think uninstalling/reinstalling IE6 will resolve your
>> problem.]
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
>> AumHa VSOP & Admin
http://aumha.net
>> DTS-L
http://dts-l.net/
>>
>>
>> Matt Williams wrote:
>>> Don, sorry for the omission. I put that info into the immediately prior
>>> post. I'm running Windows 2000. The problems I have been having are
>>> detailed in that post.
>>>
>>> BTW, thank you for the gentle hint about gong "naked" I don't do that
>>> as
>>> a
>>> rule, but knew that the various Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware programs can
>>> often be the source of the problem. By "stripping" the system down to
>>> only
>>> IE, I thought I could perhaps remove the problem, or at least simplify
>>> the
>>> diagnosis.
>>>
>>> Matt
>>>
>>> "Don Varnau" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>> Windows XP?
>>>>
>>>> What problems are you having with Internet Explorer?
>>>>
>>>> Many (perhaps most) performance problems with IE are caused by
>>>> third-party
>>>> programs.
>>>>
>>>> Don
>>>> [MS MVP- IE]
>>>>
>>>> "Matt Williams" <MattWilliams@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>>>> message
>>>> news:8C617FD1-7CA9-47D4-8055-1DD11B43C219@microsoft.com...
>>>>> For some unknown reason IE6 no longer appears in the list of programs
>>>>> in
>>>>> the Add/Remove Programs selection of the Control Panel.
>>>>>
>>>>> I wanted to click on "Repar" to see if that would correct the
>>>>> performance
>>>>> problems I've been having. Anyone know why it might not be there? Or
>>>>> how to get it back so I can repar my IE6 install?