lynchknot Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 Hello, i'm having some issues that completely baffle others. I know there are some real experts here so maybe you can help me. Please! Here is the problem I really need help with:First of all my system is not recognizing IELogfile of HijackThis v1.98.2Scan saved at 12:15:50 PM, on 10/3/2004Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)MSIE: Unable to get Internet Explorer version! Photoshop elements will not reinstall because: I have photoshop 7 working but there seems to be no PNG support (help file not working as well): I tried to reinstall IEmy version: Please help if you can. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCT Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 how r u skinning IE? windows blinds? or have u hacked IE files? that maybe why try redownloading IE? have u used nlite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynchknot Posted October 6, 2004 Author Share Posted October 6, 2004 No I have been using msstyles and changed back to my original shell32 and still have the problem - can't reinstall IE because: I downloaded nlite at one time - what is it? I forgot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCT Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 try removing IE with some program, (i dont know of any specifally, but i think "IEradicator" rings a bell)as with anything on here that removes core windows files, be ready 2 format if u mess up EDIT: http://www.litepc.com/ieradicator.htmldoesnt say it supports xp, so maybe it MIGHT work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aresgodofwar Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 here is a reghack you can apply to tell XP that ie is not installed. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{89820200-ECBD-11cf-8B85-00AA005B4383}set IsInstalled to 0. then try reinstalling IE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynchknot Posted October 6, 2004 Author Share Posted October 6, 2004 here is a reghack you can apply to tell XP that ie is not installed. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{89820200-ECBD-11cf-8B85-00AA005B4383}set IsInstalled to 0. then try reinstalling IE.I did that and still see thisThere is also this - should this be edited as well? - \{89820200-ECBD-11cf-8B85-00AA005B4340} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushidou Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 The reg-tweak usually works. Have you tried to install your version of Photoshop at anoter Windows-pc? And even better - on a pc that have Windows from another Windows cd? You could also simply try to remove IE from controlpanel --> add/remove programs --> add/remove Windows components (3. button at the left side), thou I cannot recommend this, without backup of everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCT Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 did u restart after applying the reg tweak? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynchknot Posted October 6, 2004 Author Share Posted October 6, 2004 did u restart after applying the reg tweak?I had to - install told me to.I just installed Photoshop CS without any problems - but the real issue is - why this?Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7Scan saved at 11:50:11 PM, on 10/5/2004Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)MSIE: Unable to get Internet Explorer version! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChunkDog Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 OK, I presume you are running windows XP or 2003. All you have to do is to go to "Add/Remove Programs" in the control panel. Then on the left hand side look for "Add/Remove Windows Components" then look through the list for internet explorer. Once you've found internet explorer, make sure that it is "unchecked", then click on apply, that should remove ie, restart your comp. When windows comes back up, redo the procedure, but this time make sure there is a check next to internet explorer, then apply. That should have uninstalled ie, then reinstalled it. Next go to windows update, and make sure IE is up-to-date. I hope this works for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aresgodofwar Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 OK, I presume you are running windows XP or 2003. All you have to do is to go to "Add/Remove Programs" in the control panel. Then on the left hand side look for "Add/Remove Windows Components" then look through the list for internet explorer. Once you've found internet explorer, make sure that it is "unchecked", then click on apply, that should remove ie, restart your comp. When windows comes back up, redo the procedure, but this time make sure there is a check next to internet explorer, then apply. That should have uninstalled ie, then reinstalled it. Next go to windows update, and make sure IE is up-to-date. I hope this works for you. that doesn't uninstall/reinstall IE. that merely removes access to IE. xp need IE installed because explorer and ie are so tightly wound that if you truly uninstalled ie, explorer would cease to function. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynchknot Posted October 8, 2004 Author Share Posted October 8, 2004 It's strange to me that windows update link does not work from start menu - I have to first start IE from quicklaunch.this is the target listed %SystemRoot%\system32\wupdmgr.exe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChunkDog Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 @aresgodofwarhmm, I know it doesn't "completely" remove IE, but anything is worth a trie. @lynchknotTheres Always System restore, Unless you have disabled it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynchknot Posted October 9, 2004 Author Share Posted October 9, 2004 I already tried sys restore - got photoshop elements back but some files were missing - IE is still unidentified Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChunkDog Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 Well, The only thing I can tell you is to get out your XP CD and to do a repair install, this will fix your problem, but make sure you have some sort of firewall, becasue you will lose all of the windows updates that you have done that are not a part of you installation cd. If you dont know how to do a repair install check this site out http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm or google it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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