noel: IE uninstall/reinstall

hi noel,
my IE6 SP1 was 'freezing' the desktop on closing after
browsing the 'net, with no response to ctrl-alt-del,
followed by an 'exception OE...0028:...in VxD' error,
needing a manual power-down. none of the remedies suggested
in these NGs was of any help. i 'removed' the IE as per
your meticulous instr in "Uninstalling and Reinstalling IE
in ME" using the IEradicator2001a which has the added
function of removing the web view integration from the
Explorer Desktop environment, as per its 'readme'. it also
says- (Specifically IEradicator2001a removes: * The Sidebar
file summaries * Thumbnail image preview in the sidebar *
Custom graphics for individual folders
* web view).
on launching the IE installer then, the needed
(full)download size was just 1000kb+ (10000kb+ of the total
IE6 file size of 11000kb+ was 'recovered' from my puter by
the installer). the thing installed (none of the newer
files was replaced by the downloaded older ones)- rebooted-
SR fixed- 329115 patch installed- reboot- JET package run-
reboot- visited WU and downloaded critical updates (8867801
was unavailable even on searching). SR is working, i've
reenabled active desktop and 'web content' is enabled in
folder options, but the problems are-
1. sidebar file summaries in folders, except in 'My
Documents', are now not displayed
2. thumbnail image preview is now not available (i've run
'regsvr32 thumbvw.dll')
3. web view for folders not available (basically all the
extra things IEradicator2001a is supposed to do)
4. the internet dial-up launches on trying to open 'My
Documents', before its actual opening
5. 'windows update' shortcut is now missing in start-up menu
6. 'personalized menu' for 'programs' in start-up not
working (enabled in start-settings-taskbar and start
menu)- i disabled-ok-enabled-oked it to no avail
7. under system info-IE-cache-list of objects, all the
listed program files are shown as 'damaged' (Cult3D
ActiveX player, Compaq System Data Class, Symantec RuFSI
Registry Information Class, sys Class, iCC Class, mhLabal
Class, DD_v4.DDv4, Work.MP, YAddBook Class, GDIChk Object)
8. on placing the mouse pointer over any of the
minimize/restore/close buttons of a folder or a browser
window, no indicative text appears

i did the IE uninstall-reinstall yesterday and more
problems may yet be noticed. i've repaired IE from
add-remove programs also. can you or any of the other mvps
guide me to resolve the ones noted above. tia

arvind