Trying to install IE6 failed and corrupted IE5

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Trying to install IE6 failed and corrupted IE5
I recently reformatted my hard drive and reinstalled
WinMe.
I am now tring to update to IE6 and doing so seemed to
screw things up.
I went to the windows update website and downloaded
ie6setup.exe.
I then selected to install all components includinding all
language display options.
It began to download and then soon froze.
Since then I have attempted repeating the proccess using
different install options each time and still no success.
Also since I attempted this IE will only work for a little
while and then it will not access the net at all.
I am being forced to use the compserve software to write
this letter and access the net in general.
So what can I do to reverse the damage done by my
attempted
IE6 install?
What caused this to happen in the first place?
How can I prevent this from happening again?
Is there any place I can go to download a copy of the full
IE6 install that will let me download with a reliable
download manager instead of IE?
.

My install froze at 62%. I am looking for an answer. No
problem with 5.5 so far.