reinstalling IE

[one.123]

is there anyway to reinstall ie without reformatting?

 

[muzikool]

Yes, do the following:

Start/run/rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 132 c:\windows\inf\ie.inf

or check here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q318378&

 

[mooo]

don't use IE, just jump to firefox🙂

 

[one.123]

yea i tried firefox too...no change, still does not open certain sites...any other ways?

 

[Hipster Doofus]

If firefox is doing it too then it must be a problem other than IE.

Try resetting IE's settings to default maybe. Maybe your firewall.

 

[leedogg]

Yeah check your firewall. Also delete your host file

C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc

 

[one.123]

what do you mean delete your host file and what should i check with my firewall?

 

[leedogg]

delete it. windows will generate another one. the host file is where you can map an ip to a particular domain. so if i had www.cnn.com linked to abc's ip then whenever i enter cnn.com it will take me to abc's site. If the ip is old/outdated then you get a page not found.

Try disabling your firewall and see if you can access those sites or not afterwards.

 

[muzikool]

Good advice there. ^^^