"Gary Wardell" <nospam@sample.com> wrote in message news:%23rhxk8NZJHA.3496@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

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> Why can't IE be a separate program that can be uninstalled and reinstalled
> like other applications, like say MS Word.


In your OS IE6sp1 can be uninstalled but you may have to uninstall
some OS service packs if they were installed later to make it show
up in the Add/Remove Programs list.


>
> Anyone have any less traumatic ideas?


Your OS also provides IE's Repair tool.
E.g. either via Add/Remove Programs or via Run...

rundll32.exe setupwbv.dll,IE6Maintenance


Hope I got that right. I haven't had to type it in here in a long time. ; )


>
> My configuration:
> IE 6.0.2800.1106 SP 1
> Windows 2000; 5.00.2195; SP 4
> Did have all of the latest updates, see above.
>
> Gary


Good luck

Robert Aldwinckle
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