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Blank screen after upgrading to ie6
If i were to do the system restore to an earlier point then i would lose the
update to IE6 and go back to IE5.5. This is one thing i do not wish to do. I think it must be hardware related as i have another machine running ME and i upgraded to IE6 with no problem at all. "Ben Myers" wrote: "pauly" wrote in message ... Hi Have just recently upgraded to ie6 from ie5.5. Whenever i go for a restart i get a blank ( black ) screen with a flashing cursor in the top left of screen. The only way to get out of it is to press re-set button on compy or switch off then back on again. I am running Windows ME 4.90.3000 Thanking anyone in advance for any help Start the computer in Safe mode, wait until the "Help and Support" window opens and select "System Restore". Make sure "Restore my computer to an earlier time" is selected, click "Next" and select a restore point that predates the problem. Ben |
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Blank screen after upgrading to ie6
You need to uninstall and then reinstall IE6 and using system restore and
rolling back to before your problems started is one way of doing so. Something that I suggested you do earlier two weeks ago but since you reported that you were unable to uninstall IE6 using Add/Remove Programs (which suggests something odd with your setup) then using system restore should do this for you however a lot of time has passed since you first reported your problem and the longer you leave it the less likely system restore will be able to help. -- Mike Maltby pauly leotardo wrote: If i were to do the system restore to an earlier point then i would lose the update to IE6 and go back to IE5.5. This is one thing i do not wish to do. I think it must be hardware related as i have another machine running ME and i upgraded to IE6 with no problem at all. |
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Blank screen after upgrading to ie6
Hi Mike
Don't think i ever said i could'nt remove IE6 via add/remove. Anyway have just tried the repair bit and its still the same. Am pretty sure its hardware related so will have to live with it until i am able to upgrade the compy. Thanks for all your help. "Mike M" wrote: Alternatively try repairing Internet Explorer. Either use Add/Remove Programs, Select IE6 and click Remove and then select Repair from the menu. If IE6 does not appear in Add/Remove programs repairing is a little more complicated and you need to use Start | Run and in the box type (all as one line): rundll32 setupwbv.dll,IE5Maintenance "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Setup\SETUP.EXE" /g "C:\Windows\IE Uninstall Log.Txt" Keep the spaces (after ll32, ance, Program, rnet, EXE", /g, \IE and tall) and also the quote marks. Now click OK and follow the prompts. This can be done from Safe Mode. See MS KB 194177 - "Description of the Internet Explorer Repair tool" (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=194177). This article also applies to IE6 although not mentioned in the article. -- Mike Maltby Mike M wrote: You need to uninstall and then reinstall IE6 and using system restore and rolling back to before your problems started is one way of doing so. Something that I suggested you do earlier two weeks ago but since you reported that you were unable to uninstall IE6 using Add/Remove Programs (which suggests something odd with your setup) then using system restore should do this for you however a lot of time has passed since you first reported your problem and the longer you leave it the less likely system restore will be able to help. If i were to do the system restore to an earlier point then i would lose the update to IE6 and go back to IE5.5. This is one thing i do not wish to do. I think it must be hardware related as i have another machine running ME and i upgraded to IE6 with no problem at all. |
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Blank screen after upgrading to ie6
Well you did say "Tried all that and still no joy." (Sun, 9 Sep 2007
06:30:01 -0700) when I first suggested that you uninstall IE6 using Add/Remove Programs. Personally I think it unlikely that your problem is hardware related but then I know nothing about your PC so there may be other factors at play that I/we know nothing about. -- Mike Maltby pauly leotardo wrote: Hi Mike Don't think i ever said i could'nt remove IE6 via add/remove. Anyway have just tried the repair bit and its still the same. Am pretty sure its hardware related so will have to live with it until i am able to upgrade the compy. Thanks for all your help. |
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Blank screen after upgrading to ie6
"pauly leotardo" wrote in message ...
If i were to do the system restore to an earlier point then i would lose the update to IE6 and go back to IE5.5. This is one thing i do not wish to do. I think it must be hardware related as i have another machine running ME and i upgraded to IE6 with no problem at all. You seem to be saying that the computer works normally when initially started, but fails during a warm reboot. If this is the case, you might try hitting F8 during the restart and using "Logged" or "Step by step confirmation" to determine where the problem is occurring. Ben |
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Blank screen after upgrading to ie6
Thanks to all involved and i seem to have sorted the problem.
I changed the motherboard and all seems to be ok, although why it started doing it only after installing IE6 i will never know. Once again thank you to all "Ben Myers" wrote: "pauly leotardo" wrote in message ... If i were to do the system restore to an earlier point then i would lose the update to IE6 and go back to IE5.5. This is one thing i do not wish to do. I think it must be hardware related as i have another machine running ME and i upgraded to IE6 with no problem at all. You seem to be saying that the computer works normally when initially started, but fails during a warm reboot. If this is the case, you might try hitting F8 during the restart and using "Logged" or "Step by step confirmation" to determine where the problem is occurring. Ben |
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Blank screen after upgrading to ie6
You've done it the hard way, pauly, but circumvention is one way, no doubt.
Good to know you see light at the end of your tunnel. And you are welcome, too. Harry. "pauly leotardo" wrote in message news Thanks to all involved and i seem to have sorted the problem. I changed the motherboard and all seems to be ok, although why it started doing it only after installing IE6 i will never know. Once again thank you to all "Ben Myers" wrote: "pauly leotardo" wrote in message ... If i were to do the system restore to an earlier point then i would lose the update to IE6 and go back to IE5.5. This is one thing i do not wish to do. I think it must be hardware related as i have another machine running ME and i upgraded to IE6 with no problem at all. You seem to be saying that the computer works normally when initially started, but fails during a warm reboot. If this is the case, you might try hitting F8 during the restart and using "Logged" or "Step by step confirmation" to determine where the problem is occurring. Ben |
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