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More info?)
Thanks for your reply.
I do agree that it is diffcult or almost impossible to remove and install a
clean version of IE in WinXP. However, I may try to run "sfc /scannow" to
repair the IE but I think I will need to backup all the data first just in
case it corrupt the OS.
If anyone else know a better way, please share with us.
"RobertVA" wrote:
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>
> >>How to reinstall Internet Explorer 6 wrote:
> >>
> >>>I've a PC running Windows XP Pro but the IE just couldn't lanuch a tif file
> >>>from a browser application which previously able to. Hence, I would like to
> >>>reinstall the IE6.
> >>>
> >>>Anyone know how to install back a clean IE again? I've tried to re-install
> >>>the XP SP2 again but it just don't solve the problem.
>
> RobertVA wrote:
>
> >>A web browser wouldn't normally open tif files. They normally handle
> >>jpeg (for photos) and gif (line art cartoons etc). You may have had some
> >>sort of plugin that added tif capabilities above IE's normal
> >>capabilities. Check to see if you were running any photo editing
> >>applications like Microsoft Photo Editor, Corel Photo-Paint, or JASC
> >>Paintshop that may have added to the browser's compatable file types.
>
> How to reinstall Internet Explorer 6 wrote:
>
> > Thanks Robert, but I can actually open a tif file from the browser by doing
> > "File->Open". The problem is that it was unable to lanuch a tif file
> > attachment from a browser application.
> >
> > Any idea how to remove and add the plugin again? I guess the other solution
> > is to reinstall a clean IE but how to do that?
>
> I don't know what browser plugin or extension allowed you to open tif
> files in IE, so I don't have a clue as to how to reinstall it or the URL
> for a download to permit it.
>
> I can "open" a tif file from IE's file menu BUT the image opens in my
> graphics editor (Corel Photo-Paint) instead of an IE window.
>
> The ONLY time I ever removed IE 6 from a computer was from a Windows 98
> system. I recall that the process included Windows registry editing. I
> am not certain the procedure would be safe on a more recent OS especialy
> the Windows NT based Windows 2000 or Windows XP. The automated download
> and install on Microsoft's site normally refuses to work if IE 6 is
> already in place.
>
> You might try using a System Restore point from the period before your
> tif loading capability disapeared.
>
>
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