XP SP 2 - how do i repair / reinstall IE6 SP2 ? (two part question)

[*ProteanThread*]

how can i repair an installation of IE6 (it somehow think its IE6 SP1
and not IE6 SP 2) after XP SP 2 has already been installed ?

how safe is it to use the "sfc" command after XP SP 2 has already been
installed ?


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[Will Denny]

Hi

What problem have you got with IE? Yes, try 'sfc' first. If that doesn't
work, try the following article:

"How to reinstall or repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in Windows
XP"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;318378

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"*ProteanThread*" > wrote in message
...
> how can i repair an installation of IE6 (it somehow think its IE6 SP1 and
> not IE6 SP 2) after XP SP 2 has already been installed ?
>
> how safe is it to use the "sfc" command after XP SP 2 has already been
> installed ?
>
>
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> Woodzy
>
> http://www.rtdos.com (alt OS for games based on the classics)
> http://g.webring.com/hub?ring=videogamemessage ( video game message
> boards )
>

[*ProteanThread*]

Will Denny wrote:
> Hi
>
> What problem have you got with IE? Yes, try 'sfc' first. If that doesn't
> work, try the following article:
>
> "How to reinstall or repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in Windows
> XP"
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;318378
>


IE does not load at all. crashes each and every time although i can
still connect to the net thru msn, aol, firefox, or other means.

[PA Bear]

*ProteanThread* wrote:
> Will Denny wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > What problem have you got with IE? Yes, try 'sfc' first. If that
> > doesn't work, try the following article:
> >
> > "How to reinstall or repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in
> > Windows XP"
> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;318378
> >
> IE does not load at all. crashes each and every time although i can
> still connect to the net thru msn, aol, firefox, or other means.

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[Alex Nichol]

*ProteanThread* wrote:

>how can i repair an installation of IE6 (it somehow think its IE6 SP1
>and not IE6 SP 2) after XP SP 2 has already been installed ?
>
>how safe is it to use the "sfc" command after XP SP 2 has already been
>installed ?

Installing SP2 makes a folder Windows\ServicePackFiles to hold SP2
versions, and a pointer in the registry so that SFC looks to it first.
At worst that folder could have incomplete content, after using the
Windows Update method for SP2, when *if* you have added something that
would normally use an SP2 file, it might come asking for a Windows with
SP2 CD.


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