That didnt work. Here is another problem that started me on the road to a new install. When I open my IE6 and hit the history tab and then click on a previous viewed web site my IE6 locks up and or just starts acting funny. So basically its a problem with my history use ,most the time I can still use the browser if I dont use the history feature. But I would still love to be able to learn where XP stores all the installation files. I did the regedit and it didnt work? I also did a full sfc /scannow proceedure. Thanks for your help.