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Posted by Anthony on 31 March 2005 @ 12pm

You could actually download an Internet Explorer Fix utility, fairly automatic.

You see, the problem with downloading and reinstalling IE 6 on XP is that almost always, XP has a higher IE 6 version (IE 6 SP2), whereas the one you can download is IE 6 SP1, and you would need to make changes on the registry to allow the installation of an earlier version of IE.

Try the article on the link on top, it works like 8 out of 10 times. You could get lucky for all you know.

Better yet, use FireFox!

Posted by Raymond on 4 May 2005 @ 9am

and try doing these also:

click on start>run>type in cmd>enter

then type in the following(one at a time)
regsvr32 shdocvw.dll
regsvr32 shell32.dll
regsvr32 oleaut32.dll
regsvr32 actxprxy.dll
regsvr32 mshtml.dll
regsvr32 urlmon.dll

Posted by Raymond on 4 May 2005 @ 10am

YOU ARE A HERO RAYMOND, i have tried for more than 10 hours to fix this!
This solution fixed it!!
THANKS
from Australia
Rachel & Ed

Posted by Rachel on 11 June 2005 @ 12am

help…….nothin works……..i need help ………firefox doesnt open hotmail eather…………..moo

Posted by tarik on 12 June 2005 @ 2pm

@Tarik: Input, need more input.

Posted by Bryan on 13 June 2005 @ 9am

Thank you, RAYMOND!

I’ve been dealing with this problem for weeks and your response fixed it.

Posted by Zan on 20 November 2005 @ 7am

it seems my ie6 is being blocked by some software or firewall, I use zonealarm pro…but even if I shutdown the firewall, my ie is not able to access internet where firefox works fine. Should I need to reinstall windows again?

Posted by arivo on 28 November 2005 @ 10am

Try uninstalling and reinstalling the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in your connection properties? Uninstall as many programs as you can to try and reduce the variables.

Posted by Bryan on 28 November 2005 @ 12pm

Thanks for the info, but I found a tool called TCP/ IP Optimizer, its great! And after some tweaking with the IP configuration, IE started working again. But the key is to restart windows after any change is done. Otherwise things dont seem to work.

Posted by arivo on 30 November 2005 @ 7pm

Im having similar problems. i can use internet explorer fine, but when i try to use any high security websites it goes to page not found. hotmail cannot sign in, msn messenger doesn’t work. im using windows xp sp2. the problem started when i tried to install skype. i since, uninstalled it, but it has left IE messed up. please help

Posted by minesh on 4 December 2005 @ 4pm

Google search “repair IE”

Posted by Bryan on 4 December 2005 @ 4pm

minesh: Sounds like your encryption is turned off or too low.

Posted by jester on 19 December 2005 @ 12pm

HELP… Internet Explorer has problem openeing some sites… Please HELP…

I cant open http://www.hotmail.com…when i open it, it just shows continue on the top where is shows the name of the program that is Internet Explorer……Please help immidiately…..anyone who helps me gets a gmail invite…..PLz…..post how to repair or re-install here….or email me- rohin_adalja@hotmail.com . and I hav Windows XP HOme edition Service Pack 2 and Internet Explorer 6…….THANKS IN ADVANCE!!

Posted by Rohin on 7 January 2006 @ 9am

when trying to open most sites on the side of google/Sponsored Links or other links i recieve error page cannot be displayed so i have to copy and paste the site to the adress bar so it can open please help

Posted by outsider on 22 January 2006 @ 11pm

If you have internet connectivity issues, after unistalling Internet based Apps/games or spyware use this utility: http://www.snapfiles.com/get/winsockxpfix.html
I have used it after fixing several machines with spyware installed. 90% success rate at re-establishing internet connectivity.
Ensure you have removed all spyware first by running X-cleaner, spybot S&D and Ad-aware personal (All free). Each one is better at catching and cleaning different spyware. Run the cleaners in “safe mode” to prevent spyware from loading and blocking the cleaning process. Then run winsockXPFix. (there is also a version available for Win9x/me).
If all else fails attempt to do a system restore back to an earler restore date.

Posted by Keith on 23 January 2006 @ 5pm

[...] One of my posts, which asks readers how I can repair IE 6 without a Windows XP CD, has gotten a large amount of comments (for me, at least). In particular, Keith’s comment suggests using WinSock XP Fix: I have used it after fixing several machines with spyware installed. 90% success rate at re-establishing internet connectivity. [...]

Posted by All Narfed Up » Blog Archive » Fixing IE after spyware cleaning on 23 January 2006 @ 6pm

I need to repair install my IE6, but the only problem is that I don’t have the actual CD. It’s built into my computer incase I need to format, but I can’t access it in any way, shape or form. What should I do?

Posted by Mad Muffin on 10 March 2006 @ 10am

@Mad Muffin: Did you read thru the comments above?

Posted by Bryan on 10 March 2006 @ 1pm

Hi please could somebody help me? I accidentally deleted IE the other day. Re-installed and since then certain websites such as hotmail will not work. Also Windows media will not work. Any clues?

Posted by John Davis on 24 March 2006 @ 10am

How did you delete and reinstall? Have you tried a repair install of Windows? How does Windows Media Player not work?

Posted by Bryan on 24 March 2006 @ 10am

Well I tried all of the recommendations above and none worked for me.
I remember downloading an installation file somewhere on the net
and when run it actually gave the options of Install, Uninstall AND repair.
Now I wish I had that file. It was big - 60 or 70 Mbytes and so did not require the XP CD.

Posted by Kalloo on 4 September 2006 @ 3pm

My IE6 stopped working - no internet access. A kind heart suggested accessing the internet by typeing the URL address in the Address bar of “My Computer”, and it worked. I tried with Mozilla and Opera, and all work, except the IE6 (I have MediaCenter OS). I have tried reinstalling but to no avail. So, for emergency, one can use “My Computer” address bar to access the internet to download other web browsers.

Posted by RAN on 8 March 2007 @ 3am

I had at one time used a dos hack that allowed me to download all the IE 6 files to a folder. I think it’s time to use IE 7 IE 6 is for old people that smell like moth balls and bingo. lol

or just use Mozilla FireFox http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

Posted by Dll Weed on 24 July 2007 @ 12pm

Hi, i was trying to clean up my laptop to make it run faster but wen i try to start up, a box pops up saying the application failed to start because shdocvw.dll was not found. Reinstalling may fix the problem. I dont have the software and i cant even get the start menu up. Is there anything you know of that may help?! ITS

Posted by Roisin pelan on 14 October 2008 @ 5am