Reinstallation of IE

[Gswiss]

I'm running 32bit windows 7 Home Premium.

I mistakenly clobbered IE and tried to install IE8. Got error msg telling me it wasn't compatible with my system.

I then tried installing IE9 beta and got a message telling me I had an IE installed which was a more advanced version (!!).

I got rid of all references of IE in the registry and tried the above operations again with the same results.

How can I install any IE on my system?

 

[roncerr]

Look at Programs and Features >> Windows Features to make sure IE is checked off. You could also try unchecking it, rebooting, then check it again and reboot. If that doesn't work, sometimes it helps to run sfc /scannow from a command prompt to repair Windows files.

 

[Gswiss]

Already tried these, to no avail (IE is not in the list of installed items). Still cannot understand why IE8 or IE9 beta are shut out.

 

[roncerr]

Already tried these, to no avail (IE is not in the list of installed items). Still cannot understand why IE8 or IE9 beta are shut out.

IE8 never is in the list of installed items. It only shows up as a box checked off in "Windows Features". Do you mean it's not in the list of check boxes?

 

[Gswiss]

I just tried to install them and could not.

 

[roncerr]

I just tried to install them and could not.

"Do you mean it's not in the list of check boxes?"

 

[A Guy]

As roncerr is asking:

Start> In search box type Turn Windows features on or off and press enter



Is IE checked?

You may have to do a Repair Install now that you have messed with the registry

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html

A Guy

 

[Gswiss]

Even though I certainly messed up things by clearing out all IE references in the registry, how come it refuses my clean installation of IE8 (telling me it's not made for my Windows version) and throws me out when I try IE9 beta under the pretext I have a more recent IE version installed ?

 

[Gswiss]

I just tried to install them and could not.

"Do you mean it's not in the list of check boxes?"

No, it's not in the list

 

[Hopalong X]

You need to do a repair install as A Guy posted.
Click here- http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html

You will not loose any of your files. It puts Windows back to where it is supposed to be including IE.

Mike

 

[sygnus21]

Even though I certainly messed up things by clearing out all IE references in the registry, how come it refuses my clean installation of IE8 (telling me it's not made for my Windows version) and throws me out when I try IE9 beta under the pretext I have a more recent IE version installed ?

First off you need to understand that IE8 is native to Windows 7 - That is 7 ships with IE8 installed (US Versions)

Also when you messed with those registry keys for IE you pretty much hosed the system. In that instance you would be better served to do a Repair install as suggested by A Guy and Hopalong.

My two cents.

 

[Gswiss]

Thanks for the tip but I ended up reinstalling W7. Things got a bit complicated when I installed Acronis OS Selector further on. So, I finally got rid of that product and am letting W7 handle the xp-W7 dual boot. Things are fine now with a clean slate.

But I still don't understand why it wouldn't let me install IE9 beta. Anyhow, I'm using Firefox to avoid those problems.

 

[cluberti]

Once you've screwed up the IE install, in general you can't install a newer version because the previous version checks will fail. That is why you couldn't install IE9 beta - it didn't know if you had a previous version of IE it could upgrade properly.

 

[Gswiss]

I only got rid of all registry entries referring to IE because, from the start, it wouldn't accept the upgrade. All I had originally done was to inadvertently delete the IE application module. Everything else was still around.

 

[sygnus21]

As you've learned, that is not the way to get rid of IE as it can, and did, wreck your system. Take it as a lesson learned.

Peace

 

[Gswiss]

OK. Thank you