I messed up IE and need it to go back to its freshly installed state before I
ever touched it.

Thanks!

"How to reinstall or repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in Windows
XP"
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;318378
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Ted Zieglar
"You can do it if you try."

"TechGuyatwork" <TechGuyatwork@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:012F04C2-ED22-480B-86CE-BE124569D0D8@microsoft.com...
> I messed up IE and need it to go back to its freshly installed state
before I
> ever touched it.
>
> Thanks!

"Ted Zieglar" <teddy.z@notmail.com> wrote in message
news:OMnDW%2346FHA.3232@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl
> "How to reinstall or repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in
> Windows XP"
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;318378
>
> "TechGuyatwork" <TechGuyatwork@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:012F04C2-ED22-480B-86CE-BE124569D0D8@microsoft.com...
>> I messed up IE and need it to go back to its freshly installed state
>> before I ever touched it.
>>
>> Thanks!

That won't do it. It will retain most user settings.

Tools | Internet Options | Programs | Restore Web Settings
You may or may not want to uncheck Restore Home Page.

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So...that button means more than what the caption next to it suggests: "You
can reset Internet Explorer to the default home and search pages." Good to
know.

--
Ted Zieglar
"You can do it if you try."

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:Or%23b8w96FHA.3232@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> "Ted Zieglar" <teddy.z@notmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OMnDW%2346FHA.3232@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl
> > "How to reinstall or repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in
> > Windows XP"
> > http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;318378
> >
> > "TechGuyatwork" <TechGuyatwork@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > message news:012F04C2-ED22-480B-86CE-BE124569D0D8@microsoft.com...
> >> I messed up IE and need it to go back to its freshly installed state
> >> before I ever touched it.
> >>
> >> Thanks!
>
> That won't do it. It will retain most user settings.
>
> Tools | Internet Options | Programs | Restore Web Settings
> You may or may not want to uncheck Restore Home Page.
>
> --
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
> Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email
> http://www.fjsmjs.com
> Protect your PC
> http://www.microsoft.com./athome/sec...t/default.aspx
> http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
>
>