[Crossposted to IE6 Browser, as that's where this all started.]

1. It'd be best if you kept this conversation in your original, long-running
thread, Lars-Erik:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...8958c4ca496026

2. It may not be necessary to "repair" WinXP SP2. The ActiveX problem may
be caused by hijackware: Have you posted your HijackThis log to an
appropriate forum yet?

3. In an earlier thread, you told us you were running Zone Alarm (ZA). The
most recent, fully updated version of ZA have been causing many problems for
users. Have you looked into the possibility of ZA being the cause of your
ActiveX problems?

> I need to repair XP SP2 and IE6. But on the two machines in question
> all uninstall info for XP SP2 is removed (to save space I guess).

4. Did the machines come with WinXP SP2 pre-installed? (If the machines
were manufactured after mid-August 2004, chances are that it was.)

5. If the machines were upgraded from WinXP (SP1) to WinXP SP2 and the
uninstall data has been deleted, you will have to do a Repair Install to
repair WinXP SP2 (as Brian A. pointed out):
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;315341
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), AH-VSOP

Lars-Erik Østerud wrote:
> I need to repair XP SP2 and IE6. But on the two machines in question
> all uninstall info for XP SP2 is removed (to save space I guess).
>
> Now MS tells me that the ONLY way to repair XP SP2 and IE6 is to first
> uninstall XP SP2, and then reinstall IE6 or run a XP repair of some
> kind.
>
> But what product needs to be downgraded to be repaired ?!?!?!??!
>
> And without the XP SP2 uninstall info they say the only way to repair
> is to reinstall XP (loosing all or much of my setup, in addition to
> other trouble since that will most likely mess up my dual-boot).
>
> Why on earth isn't there a way to reinstall XP SP2 without first
> uninstalling it (a switch that forces all files and setting to be
> overwritten as if SP2 was installed the first time).
>
> Or even better a repair tool for XP SP2 and one for IE6?