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I FINALLY found it!!!!!!!!! You all better show some love for this one cause I have been looking for it for over a MONTH!!! Its free. WORKS. Hope im allowed to post this link. . Please pass along the info.

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Good find — those standalone "IE repair" utilities often fix broken COM registrations, missing DLL registrations and a few registry settings that commonly break Internet Explorer. If it worked for some but not for , the underlying cause may be outside what a single tool touches: malware, corrupted Windows system files, a damaged user profile, proxy/hosts changes, or a third‑party shell/toolbar interfering with IE.

Try this prioritized checklist (safe → more invasive). Back up Favorites and create a System Restore point or full backup first.

  • Run System File Checker from an Administrator command prompt (requires XP install media if files need replacing):

    sfc /scannow

  • Re-register a small set of IE DLLs (run each line from cmd as Admin; skip any that report "not found"):

    regsvr32 urlmon.dll
regsvr32 mshtml.dll
regsvr32 shdocvw.dll
regsvr32 actxprxy.dll
regsvr32 oleaut32.dll

  • Check proxy/connection and hosts file: confirm no rogue proxy under Internet Options → Connections → LAN Settings, and open C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts in Notepad to ensure it hasn’t been poisoned.

  • Temporarily disable/remove third‑party toolbars, shell extensions or aggressive security suites (they can block IE components). Create a new Windows user account to test whether the problem is profile‑specific.

If those steps don’t help, a Windows repair (in‑place upgrade/repair install) or clean reinstall will restore all system files — keep backups of bookmarks and product keys. Note: Windows XP and its IE versions are long out of support (end of support April 8, 2014), so consider upgrading to a supported OS for security and current fixes.

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