Re: I cannot Install IE7

[Crosspost to IE General & Windows Update newsgroups]

> ...Turns out
> all i hade to do was uninstall it from add remove programs not system
> restore.

It's best never to use System Restore to undo an installation! Always use
Add/Remove Programs first.

> Then it said Setup was unable to install the latest updates.

Best get that issue sorted first, Balloo.

By any chance have you just reinstalled or upgraded to WinXP?

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balloo wrote:
> I am running IE6 I have tried many times to install IE7 but it fails.
> i had another bash at installing IE7 and i downloaded it and saved it to
> my
> desktop this time. It downloaded and saved to the desktop fine. then i ran
> the install it went through things like
>
> Downloading updates for Internet Explorer 7
> Running Microsoft Malicious Software Removal tool
> I missed one then something about core updates
> Installing Windows Internet Explorer Critical Upgrades
>
> Then it said
> Setup was unable to install the latest updates. After you restart your
> computer, open Internet Explorer, click the tools button, and click
> Windows
> updates.
>
> When i opened Internet Explorer the page popped up but it did not have any
> buttons on it at all it did have the continuous blue line at the top with
> the minimise maximise and exit buttons on it, and below that it had the
> search boxes for IE . I tried to click on to see if i could find the
> missing buttons but again as soon as i clicked the page it disapeared and
> kept doing this every time. I switched off the firewall shouted at the
> wife
> and had already activated windows automatic updates and stuff. tried to
> install in safe mode to.
> So I tried to reinstall it but after the install the same thing happened
> again (No Buttons) so i did it again but this time after it said about the
> setup problem another error box popped up and that said.
>
> Dr Watson Postmortem De!!!!!! has encountered a problem and needs to close
> we are sorry for any inconvienience.
>
> Then i decided to do a system restore to the last day would not restore to
> the last day either so i tried the day b4 that same thing so after
> fiddling
> with my pc for 6 hours i am back to where i was last night IE6. Turns out
> all i hade to do was uninstall it from add remove programs not system
> restore. I hope i am not in the wrong place as i am not a techie or very
> techie minded but i am an elderly man frustrated by not being able to get
> IE7. I have tried other techie forums and all i get there is its your
> browser get Firefox but i dont want firefox :-( i have been quite happy
> with IE for many years now.