Problems With IE6 in XP Home e/d

[pebbles]

I recently bought a laptop with Xp home e/d .

I removed unuded shortcuts from the desktops , which at the time included
IE.

I have also installed East-Tec eraser which , when scrambling files has
eliminated the restore points .

When I download a file , the prompt asks me to designate which program I
want to run it . I choose the IE , but this is a shortcut

and I get a message saying it is not a win32 file .

How can I get the IE icon to behave like it did originally ?

[Mhzjunkie]

pebbles < > spewed out this bit :

> I recently bought a laptop with Xp home e/d .
>
> I removed unuded shortcuts from the desktops , which at the time
> included IE.
>
> I have also installed East-Tec eraser which , when scrambling files
> has eliminated the restore points .
>
> When I download a file , the prompt asks me to designate which
> program I want to run it . I choose the IE , but this is a shortcut
>
> and I get a message saying it is not a win32 file .
>
> How can I get the IE icon to behave like it did originally ?


Have you ever thought about pointing the file to IE itself ?

C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe

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Mhzjunkie

Programmer: alt.os.windows-xp
1 PRINT "Windows XP ERROR"
GOTO 1
END

[Brian]

Mhzjunkie,

"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"

It's on the same drive as Windows. This is not necessarily C drive.

--
Brian

[Kadaitcha Man]

Brian wrote:
> Mhzjunkie,
>
> "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
>
> It's on the same drive as Windows. This is not necessarily C drive.

**** me dead, what a ****ing ****ant pedant you are.

[Mhzjunkie]

Brian < > spewed out this bit :

> Mhzjunkie,
>
> "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
>
> It's on the same drive as Windows. This is not necessarily C drive.



A:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
B:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
D:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
E:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
F:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
G:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
H:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
I:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
J:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
K:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
L:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
M:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
N:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
O:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
P:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
Q:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
R:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
S:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
T:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
U:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
V:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
W:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
X:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
Y:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
Z:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe


--
Mhzjunkie

Programmer: alt.os.windows-xp
1 PRINT "Windows XP ERROR"
GOTO 1
END

[Mhzjunkie]

Kadaitcha Man < > spewed out this bit :

> Brian wrote:
>> Mhzjunkie,
>>
>> "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
>>
>> It's on the same drive as Windows. This is not necessarily C drive.
>
> **** me dead, what a ****ing ****ant pedant you are.

Was he one of those MVP people ?

--
Mhzjunkie

Programmer: alt.os.windows-xp
1 PRINT "Windows XP ERROR"
GOTO 1
END

[Kadaitcha Man]

Mhzjunkie wrote:
> Kadaitcha Man < > spewed out this bit :
>
>> Brian wrote:
>>> Mhzjunkie,
>>>
>>> "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
>>>
>>> It's on the same drive as Windows. This is not necessarily C drive.
>>
>> **** me dead, what a ****ing ****ant pedant you are.
>
> Was he one of those MVP people ?

****! Do they class those ****wits as people now? Stop the planet! I want to
get off!

[Brian]

Mhzjunkie,

"A:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
B:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"

We already know about C drive, and it's not likely to be on A or B drives.

--
Brian

[Sandi - Microsoft MVP]

That error is triggered when iexplore.exe is damaged/corrupt.

ErrMsg: "IEXPLORE.EXE Is Not a Valid Win32 Application" [Q303395]
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q303/3/95.asp


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"pebbles" > wrote in message
...
> I recently bought a laptop with Xp home e/d .
>
> I removed unuded shortcuts from the desktops , which at the time included
> IE.
>
> I have also installed East-Tec eraser which , when scrambling files has
> eliminated the restore points .
>
> When I download a file , the prompt asks me to designate which program I
> want to run it . I choose the IE , but this is a shortcut
>
> and I get a message saying it is not a win32 file .
>
> How can I get the IE icon to behave like it did originally ?
>
>