i had same problem with 1.6.2 (that forum question is gone now even though i looked at it a few days ago...) heres what worked for me... i went into safe mode and ran either the sfn fix or scanreg cant remember for sure it was a few days ago actually it was the registry restorer for backed up files (.bak).... but this led to explorer crashing in the regular and safe mode before anything would run so i thought i was screwed..... anyway heres the fix to follow that up Method 1: Repair Internet Explorer 1. Restart the computer to a command prompt: • Insert the Windows 98 Emergency Startup disk in the floppy, and then start the computer. -or- • Press the CTRL key while you start the computer, and then select Command Prompt Only from the Windows Startup Menu. 2. At the command prompt, type edit c:\windows\system.ini, and then press the ENTER to open the System.ini file in MS-DOS Editor. 3. To navigate through MS-DOS Editor, use the arrow keys. Under the section labeled [boot], change the following line shell=Explorer.exe to: shell=Progman.exe 4. Press ALT+F to scroll down to Exit, and then press ENTER. Select Yes to save the Windows\System.ini file, and to return to the command prompt. 5. Restart the computer. The operating system starts Program Manager. 6. On the File menu, click Run, type control appwiz.cpl, and then click OK to open the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box. 7. On the Install/Uninstall tab, click Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 and Internet Tools, and then click Add/Remove. 8. Click the Repair Internet Explorer option, and then click OK. Complete the wizard to repair Internet Explorer, and when you are prompted to restart the computer, click Yes. 9. Repeat steps 1 through 5, with the following exception: In step 3, change the line "shell=progman.exe" to "shell=explorer.exe". 10. If the error persists, follow the steps in Method 2. fyi 1.6.2.-- internet explorer was 1.6 not 1.5 but run with it anyway- it worked for me
