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Problem with IE
Hi, I have Win98 and when launching IE I get an error message, so I'm
unable to login the Internet with it. I have tried the "repair" option, and tried re-installing Win98, without wiping everything out. I have also tried downloading and re-installing IE. Nothing works. I can login using Firefox, so there's no problem with my connection. Any suggestions about what can be done without total re-installation of Win98? I have quite a bit ot other stuff on the disk and don't want the hassle of starting fresh. All suggestions appreciated. |
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1. A reinstall "over the top" which is what you did, seldom fixes anything
and often screws things up. I think you're headed for a reformat/clean install, anyway. For one thing, you've likely broken more than one security patch by overinstalling, Overinstalling overwrites many newer OS files (put there by Updates) with older versions. 2. You left out the most important data: What's the error message, including details? 3. This newsgroup is for issues dealing with setting up Windows 98. You have what is primarily an IE problem. I recommend you take your issue to the IE newsgroup(s). -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User www.grystmill.com wrote in message ups.com... Hi, I have Win98 and when launching IE I get an error message, so I'm unable to login the Internet with it. I have tried the "repair" option, and tried re-installing Win98, without wiping everything out. I have also tried downloading and re-installing IE. Nothing works. I can login using Firefox, so there's no problem with my connection. Any suggestions about what can be done without total re-installation of Win98? I have quite a bit ot other stuff on the disk and don't want the hassle of starting fresh. All suggestions appreciated. |
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On Jun 30, 2:15 pm, "Gary S. Terhune" none wrote:
1. A reinstall "over the top" which is what you did, seldom fixes anything and often screws things up. I think you're headed for a reformat/clean install, anyway. For one thing, you've likely broken more than one security patch by overinstalling, Overinstalling overwrites many newer OS files (put there by Updates) with older versions. 2. You left out the most important data: What's the error message, including details? 3. This newsgroup is for issues dealing with setting up Windows 98. You have what is primarily an IE problem. I recommend you take your issue to the IE newsgroup(s). -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/Userwww.grystmill.com Thanks Gary. The message is "Microsoft Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience". Also, I have posted on the IE ng as you suggested. Thanks again for your helpfulness. |
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Good luck. Sounds like an add-on component causing problems.
-- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User www.grystmill.com wrote in message oups.com... On Jun 30, 2:15 pm, "Gary S. Terhune" none wrote: 1. A reinstall "over the top" which is what you did, seldom fixes anything and often screws things up. I think you're headed for a reformat/clean install, anyway. For one thing, you've likely broken more than one security patch by overinstalling, Overinstalling overwrites many newer OS files (put there by Updates) with older versions. 2. You left out the most important data: What's the error message, including details? 3. This newsgroup is for issues dealing with setting up Windows 98. You have what is primarily an IE problem. I recommend you take your issue to the IE newsgroup(s). -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/Userwww.grystmill.com Thanks Gary. The message is "Microsoft Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience". Also, I have posted on the IE ng as you suggested. Thanks again for your helpfulness. |
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wrote in message ups.com...
Hi, I have Win98 and when launching IE I get an error message, so I'm unable to login the Internet with it. I have tried the "repair" option, and tried re-installing Win98, without wiping everything out. I have also tried downloading and re-installing IE. Nothing works. I can login using Firefox, so there's no problem with my connection. Any suggestions about what can be done without total re-installation of Win98? I have quite a bit ot other stuff on the disk and don't want the hassle of starting fresh. All suggestions appreciated. Go to "Control Panel", "Internet Options", click on "Security" and raise the level as high as possible. If this doesn't help, reset security to the default level, click "Start", "Run", type http://www.windowsupdate.com into the "Open" box and click "OK". If Windows Update opens, let it scan for and install any critical updates. Ben |
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snip Thanks Gary. The message is "Microsoft Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience". Also, I have posted on the IE ng as you suggested. Thanks again for your helpfulness. If you have any AOL add-on's remove them. Also...try downloading any IE updates on another win98 machine... then burn them to CD and install them on your problematic machine |
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