hover buttons won't display

wonder if anybody can help: seems as though in my "zeal" to delete files and
"free up" some much needed disk space, I must've deleted a needed file
because now IE6 won't display "hover buttons" on web pages. (and
occasionally, regular pictures in web pages won't display) Yes, the settings
in "internet options" that concern Java seem to be OK. Does anybody know
which file might be missing? This is a real "pain" since I use "Front Page"
a lot and have to see the hover buttons working. I have to go over to
another comp. and actually go to the webpage to know if the hover buttons
are working. thanks for any help. I have Win98 original edition.

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