IE8 doesn't load

total confusion said:

Unfortunately you were right, no restore points go back that far. It was one of the first things I put in after loading windows 7. At the time I was thinking I needed it to do the updates. How dumb was that, I know better. Lesson: Never do stuff when you are tired.

Can I go into programs and extract the IE folder? See 2 attachments. Given the dates on some of the files that should be the old copy????

Have you validated your install yet?

How about running windows update?

In system restore did you check the box at the bottom to show more restore points?

If you want to try installing IE9 it may work, but it may just add another problem.

What happens if you try to launch IE from this I highlighted from your screenshot?

1: No I haven't validated the install yet, but it took me all day to do the updates to everything so I really don't want to have to do a clean install.

2:Checked for extra restore points, it didn't go back far enough.

3:I tried launching from the highlighted line. It does the same quick screen flash as when I try to launch it without admin privilege.

Won't install 9 until I figure a way out of this mess. On the first page of this thread "roncerr" suggested something about the cumulative updates for IE8. Would uninstalling those updates do anything positive?

total confusion said:

1: No I haven't validated the install yet, but it took me all day to do the updates to everything so I really don't want to have to do a clean install.

2:Checked for extra restore points, it didn't go back far enough.

3:I tried launching from the highlighted line. It does the same quick screen flash as when I try to launch it without admin privilege.

Won't install 9 until I figure a way out of this mess. On the first page of this thread "roncerr" suggested something about the cumulative updates for IE8. Would uninstalling those updates do anything positive?

If I were you I would do a Repair Install It will keep all your programs and data but give you a fresh start with your OS.

would I have to do all of the updates over?

total confusion said:

would I have to do all of the updates over?

Yes, but you want those. Did you do an upgrade install from Vista?

I used the upgrade package, but had to do a clean install because I had to change out my hard drive. Vista croaked on me.

total confusion said:

I used the upgrade package, but had to do a clean install because I had to change out my hard drive. Vista croaked on me.

Good, I was hoping that you did. Is there some reason you're worried about the updates?

Correction, the hard drive coaked, Vista just assisted in the process

The updates were for drivers as well as Windows 7 updates. The driver file for my video card is 102MB and I have a dial-up connection. Care to guess how long that sucker took