ie6 quit working, can't update, can't get ie7

My IE6 quit working a while back.  Actually, it'll open up when I launch it, 
but it launches two windows and neither one will work, they just keep 
refreshing every few minutes.

My WindowsUpdate won't work either, since it uses IE as a conduit.  I 
installed Firefox to access the web, but I can't update Windows with 
Firefox.  Then I tried to download and install IE7 to see if that would 
work, but it wouldn't install, said I need IE6??  I tried downloading IE6 
updates, but when I try to install them, it says I don't have Admin Rights, 
even though I'm logged on as Administrator.

I tried deleting History and Temp files in IE6.  I tried adding
"Everyone" 
in the registry and giving full Admin Rights.  Nothing seems to work to get 
IE6, IE7 or WindowsUpdate to work.

Btw, I'm running WinXP Home SP2 (Build 2600, Ver. 5.1).  I'm also running 
OE6, sp2, and it works just fine.  Firefox crashes everytime I open it for 
the first time, but subsequent openings run fine.  IE6 remains 
non-functional.  Even its icon on the Start Menu is gone, although it 
remains in the QuickLaunch.

Any ideas?  Can I download a standalone IE7 to try to install? 

"mrdancer" <mrdancer@vyndotmidco.net> wrote in message
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> My IE6 quit working a while back.  Actually, it'll open up when I launch
it, 
> but it launches two windows and neither one will work, they just keep 
> refreshing every few minutes.
<snip>

Click "Start", "Run", type or paste the following line into
the "Open"
box and click "OK".  Then select "Repair Internet Explorer"
and
click "OK".  Please note that the command is case-sensitive.

RUNDLL32  SETUPWBV,IE6Maintenance

>"Ben Myers" wrote in message...
>"mrdancer" wrote in message...
>> My IE6 quit working a while back.  Actually, it'll open up when I
launch 
>> it,
>> but it launches two windows and neither one will work, they just keep
>> refreshing every few minutes.
><snip>
>
>Click "Start", "Run", type or paste the following line
into the "Open"
>box and click "OK".  Then select "Repair Internet
Explorer" and
>click "OK".  Please note that the command is case-sensitive.
>
>RUNDLL32  SETUPWBV,IE6Maintenance
>
>Ben

Tried it, pasted the command and got a RUNDLL error saying "Error loading 
SETUPWBV"  "The specified module could not be found." 

"mrdancer" <mrdancer@vyndotmidco.net> wrote in message
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>
>>"Ben Myers" wrote in message...
>>"mrdancer" wrote in message...
>>> My IE6 quit working a while back.  Actually, it'll open up when I
launch
>>> it,
>>> but it launches two windows and neither one will work, they just
keep
>>> refreshing every few minutes.
>><snip>
>>
>>Click "Start", "Run", type or paste the following
line into the "Open"
>>box and click "OK".  Then select "Repair Internet
Explorer" and
>>click "OK".  Please note that the command is case-sensitive.
>>
>>RUNDLL32  SETUPWBV,IE6Maintenance
>>
>>Ben
>
> Tried it, pasted the command and got a RUNDLL error saying "Error
loading
> SETUPWBV"  "The specified module could not be found."


You will only have that module if you installed  IE6sp1  in  XP base.
You could probably extract it from a download of  IE6sp1  but I don't
know if you would have all the other setup that would be present
when using it normally.

The main effect of it is to reregister a bunch of .dll during the boot it
forces.
An alternative is to run the following command file, provided courtesy of
MVP Kai Schaetzl:

http://iefaq.info/index.php?action=artikel&cat=24&id=31&artlang=en

Download it and execute it.   Since it is based on the old IE Repair
which used to be done during a boot when *nothing* else is running
I usually suggest as well that it might be a good idea to do it during
a safe boot when at least *less* is running.   ; )

Note for  IE7  lurkers:   there are known incompatibilies if you re-register
IE6 modules such as  shdocvw.dll  while it IE7 is still installed.


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
--- 

Robert Aldwinckle" wrote in message...
> "mrdancer" wrote in message...
>>
>>>"Ben Myers" wrote in message...
>>>"mrdancer" wrote in message...
>>>> My IE6 quit working a while back.  Actually, it'll open up when
I 
>>>> launch
>>>> it,
>>>> but it launches two windows and neither one will work, they
just keep
>>>> refreshing every few minutes.
>>><snip>
>>>
>>>Click "Start", "Run", type or paste the
following line into the "Open"
>>>box and click "OK".  Then select "Repair Internet
Explorer" and
>>>click "OK".  Please note that the command is
case-sensitive.
>>>
>>>RUNDLL32  SETUPWBV,IE6Maintenance
>>>
>>>Ben
>>
>> Tried it, pasted the command and got a RUNDLL error saying "Error
loading
>> SETUPWBV"  "The specified module could not be found."
>
>
> You will only have that module if you installed  IE6sp1  in  XP base.
> You could probably extract it from a download of  IE6sp1  but I don't
> know if you would have all the other setup that would be present
> when using it normally.
>
> The main effect of it is to reregister a bunch of .dll during the boot it 
> forces.
> An alternative is to run the following command file, provided courtesy of
> MVP Kai Schaetzl:
>
>
http://iefaq.info/index.php?action=artikel&cat=24&id=31&artlang=en
>
> Download it and execute it.   Since it is based on the old IE Repair
> which used to be done during a boot when *nothing* else is running
> I usually suggest as well that it might be a good idea to do it during
> a safe boot when at least *less* is running.   ; )
>
> Note for  IE7  lurkers:   there are known incompatibilies if you 
> re-register
> IE6 modules such as  shdocvw.dll  while it IE7 is still installed.
>
>
> HTH
>
> Robert Aldwinckle
> --- 

Thanks, that seems to have worked.  At least enough to let me download and 
install ie7.  Will see how that works.