Further to the note on updating.
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Take a look for a Computer Magazine with a fully up-to-date version of IE 6.0 SP1
Then you can remove IE5.5 completely with IERadicator:
Download the IE6.0 SP 1 Installer from the MAIN WINDOWS DOWNLOAD site MS DOWNLOADS
Or the full program as mentioned below.
Then use IEradicator to remove IE completely from your system and re-install after
running scandisk & and defrag.
Then fully update your system at the Windows Up-Date site for ALL system-critical
and security up-dates: Windows Update
How to download the FULL program of Internet Explorer 6·0 SP1 to disk.
(Choosing language and Operating system!)
1./ Download the IE6.0 SP 1 Installer from the MAIN WINDOWS DOWNLOAD site MS DOWNLOADS
2./ Choose the language which you require at the right side of the page.
3./ Download the installer (490+Kb) into a new folder called: C:\IE6.0SP1 and open
the folder to ... FULL ... window.
4./ Go to Start> Run>: cut & paste this line into the Run window, then press OK
ie6setup.exe /c:"ie6wzd.exe /d /s:""#E"""
Or sometimes: C:\IE6.0SP1\ie6setup.exe /c:"ie6wzd.exe /d /s:""#E"""
5./ In the download window which appears choose the operating system which you want
to put IE6.0 SP1 onto and press enter.
All of the cabinet files will now download into the same folder and you can
then either install or burn to CD-ROM
6./ Remove your old IE completely from your system using: IEradicator
7./ Run scandisk & and defrag.
8./ Run ie6setup.exe from the cabinet files to install the basic IE6.0 SP1
9./ Now fully update your system at the Windows Up-Date site for ALL system-critical
and security up-dates: Windows Update
10./ NOTE: Just copy and paste the above line. Otherwise you can get the syntax wrong.