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More info?)
It is unwise to restore a pre-IE6 Registry. That would give you all the
matter of IE5 in the Registry & all the files of IE6 in system folders.
It could come to no good. Anyway, normally only 5 Registry backups are
kept, one made each separate day you have successfully boot to Normal
Mode.
You might have an option to uninstall IE6 in Add/Remove Programs, but I
think that might be a bit drastic at this point.
--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR
pcrrcp@netzero.net
"Tanya" <tjtmdREMOVE_THIS@attglobal.net> wrote in message
news:4319165E.E581B60A@attglobal.net...
| thanks for the information -- i'll try it...
| just wonder whether i should restore the registry (i've only booted
about 6
| times since i installed i.e. 6 so likely i still have a copy from
before (i
| did back it up before i.e 6 also))
| thanks,
| sincerely
| Tanya
|
| PCR wrote:
|
| > What you describe is unnatural. If Windows shows, then ALL of C:'s
| > folders should show in the left pane, & C: should have a minus sign.
I
| > guess the easiest try would be...
| >
| > "START button, Run, MSInfo32, Tools menu, IE Repair Tool".
| >
| > If that fails, I guess, just to shake things up...
| >
| > (1) Undo Active Desktop.
| >
| > (a) R-Clk the Desktop, point to Active Desktop, & select Customize
my
| > Desktop.
| > (b) Uncheck "View my Active Desktop as a WEB page" & Apply.
| >
| > Is there anything in the box under that item? Those are WEB sites
that
| > would appear on the Desktop. Delete them.
| >
| > (c) At the Effects tab, uncheck "Hide icons when the Desktop is
viewed
| > as a WEB page" & OK.
| > (d) R-Clk the Desktop, & uncheck "View as WEB page".
| >
| > (2) "START, Settings, Folder Options, General tab". Set to "Classic
| > style". If all gets better, click "Custom...", & gingerly go back to
how
| > you like it. But stay away from "Enable all Web related content...".
| >
| > --
| > Thanks or Good Luck,
| > There may be humor in this post, and,
| > Naturally, you will not sue,
| > should things get worse after this,
| > PCR
| > pcrrcp@netzero.net
| > "Tanya" <tjtmdREMOVE_THIS@attglobal.net> wrote in message
| > news:431891A9.CDDD9C55@attglobal.net...
| > | hi Glen,
| > | thanks for answering
| > | [...below...]
| > |
| > | glee wrote:
| > |
| > | > Is the Windows folder *not* under C: on your computer? In order
for
| > you to see
| > | > Windows expanded, would not C: also have to be expanded? Or, do
you
| > mean C: is not
| > | > expanded, but when you manually expand it, Windows is expanded
below
| > it? Please
| > | > explain.
| > |
| > | i just checked and it has c (with the + sign) and right under
| > (indented) is windows
| > | (with the minus sign) and all of windows sub folders / files.(and
on
| > the right side are
| > | the contents of the start menu)
| > |
| > | i also checked 'my computer' and windows is under 'c' (i.e. when i
| > double-click c,
| > | windows is present) where it should be. (if windows hadn't been
there
| > very likely i'd
| > | have a different message subject like 'where is the os...'
| > |
| > | > How are you opening Windows Explorer? Are you using a shortcut,
and
| > if so, where is
| > | > it? If so, right-click the shortcut and click Properties. On
the
| > Shortcut tab,
| > | > what is the complete line in the Target box?
| > |
| > | i don't have a short-cut to windows explorer.
| > | i am right-clicking the start button (as i always do) (which now i
| > realize is why i had
| > | the contents of the start menu in the right sided window.)
| > | however when i access windows explorer from start-> programs, it
has
| > on the left: c
| > | (with the plus sign) (c is high-lighted) and all of c's content is
on
| > the right
| > | side.(none of c's content is expanded on the left -- hopefully
this
| > is *clear*)
| > | (on the 98se pc, when i access the short-cut that Gary S. Terhune
had
| > given instructions
| > | for, c is not expanded on the left... nothing is expanded on the
left.
| > but the right
| > | side has c's contents (c is high-lighted)
| > | i don't have another win98 pc but the 95bs had similar hierarchies
as
| > the 98se pc *HAD*
| > | on the win95b pcs, when i create a short-cut or start windows
explorer
| > from start->
| > | programs, they have c expanded (subfolders both in the left side
under
| > c, and on the
| > | right side.)
| > |
| > |
| > | > Did you install IE6 SP1 and then all the critical updates after
| > that, from Windows
| > | > Update?
| > | > Did you close all open apps by End Task on all but Explorer
*prior*
| > to starting the
| > | > IE6 installer?
| > |
| > | i did everything right
| > | thank you,
| > | sincerely
| > | Tanya
| > |
| > | > --
| > | > Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
| > | >
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
| > | >
| > | > "Tanya" <tjtmdREMOVE_THIS@attglobal.net> wrote in message
| > | > news:4317B531.C97667F1@attglobal.net...
| > | > > hello,
| > | > > win 98 se.
| > | > > i installed i.e. 6 and following this, windows explorer does
not
| > have
| > | > > 'c' expanded. windows is expanded though.
| > | > > before the instal, c and windows were expanded (iow both had
minus
| > | > > signs)
| > | > > (sorry -- this is not effecting the pc's performance at all)
| > | > > thank you...
| > | > >
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