weird browser problem

[interdaemon]

I have a computer that is running IE 6 with windows XP Pro. It has a few weird problems with internet explorer, the first one being with the windowsupdate site. If you click on the review and install updates button after scanning for updates instead of bringing up the review and install screen in the frame, it brings up the homepage for windowsupdate again...So it is windowsupdate within windowsupdate. Very odd. It also sometimes just displays "funny symbols" across the screen instead of showing the website. User has to refresh a few times to get rid of it. Does anybody have any ideas? I'd rather not re-image the machine, so if anyone has any ideas that would be much appreciated. Thanks.

 

[InnoTech]

doing the obvious checks, like running an updated anti-virus and downloading and installing a couple programs like "spybot" and "ad-aware" (even though i wouldn't think that would be the case) you can try running the IE repair tool by going to control panel>add/remove progs then act like you're uninstalling it. windows will give you an option to "repair". also go to internet options>advanced tab and click "restore defaults". let us know if it helps. good luck!!


"Jack of all trades. Master of none."

 

[jmatt]

http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/troubleshoot

http://www.infinisource.com/techfiles/winup-errors.html

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q193/6/57.asp?FR=1

http://langa.com/newsletters/2000/2000-12-21.htm#2

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q228/5/48.ASP

http://www.windows-help.net/windows98/troub-31.shtml

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/current.asp

http://www.broomeman.com/support.html

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.aspx?displaylang=en&categoryid=7

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/R824/v31site/default.htm

Which is an alternate direct link to Windows Update.

http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/troubleshoot/

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Or ,

1. Download This File to your desktop

http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/cab/x86/ansi/iuctl.cab

2. Go to the desktop and right click the iuctl.cab file.

3. Click "Extract to."

4. Point to a known location (like the desktop) and click "OK."

5. Go to the location you selected and right click on the iuctl.inf file.

6. Click "Install."

Reboot , now try.

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http://www.windows-help.net/WindowsXP/troub-08.html

Updates fail to install on XP .

Catroot2 folder on your system may be corrupt . Follow the steps mentioned below to rename the Catroot2 folder .

1. Close all open programs, including McAfee or other Anti-virus program.

2. Rename the C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 folder to C:\Windows\System32\CR2OLD by rightclicking on catroot2
and choosing rename. (If you have upgraded to Windows XP from Windows 2000, the CATROOT2 folder should be
located in C:\Winnt\System32 folder).

Now try installing the updates.