"MJ" <MJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news4CE9ABD-80D1-423A-97DD-9DA7830F2415@microsoft.com...
> My computer (WINXP SP3) did it's auto update thing last night and this
> morning

> I was unable to open IE 7.


It may help to clarify the symptom. E.g. does the window open at least?
And how are you trying to do that? Try Run... (e.g. press Win-R and enter

iexplore.exe -nohome -extoff

What do you see then?


> So I uninstalled updates dated 6/10/2009
> though Add and Remove Programs and still no IE7. Tried several reboots as
> well. Messneger and Outlook work fine. Tried to do System Restore but that
> module also will not open and

> the management console shut down when I was
> trying to read error messages the same way.


?


> Tried this both in regular boot
> and in safe mode but could not access IE or System Restore in either.
> Help!!


Can you use Internet Options, Programs Tab? E.g. Run...

control.exe inetcpl.cpl,,5

Try a Reset... there. Note that you will lose any personal data which
install/uninstall procedures would have preserved up to then, including
in particular any saved passwords.


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
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