Alright, I'm pretty goddamn frustrated right now.
So, a basically my friend somehow removed IE because we wasn't using it. See, that's all fine and dandy, until today where we find GTA IV doesn't work. Now, I've googled a little and apparently GTA needs IE to run.
So, naturally we went over and downloaded IE9 from Microsofts site. We restarted as it said, and nothing changed. IE is still not anywhere to be found. I think that the IE9 installer is actually just an updater, and not a complete program.
SO in order to install IE9 on windows 7, you'd need to have IE8 already installed. Since IE8 comes pre-installed with 7, Microsoft hasn't made any IE8 installer that works with W7.
We've tried everything. Even removing the IE folder in program files (to start over) is impossible. And I guess we've fucked it up even worse now, because attempting to install IE9 now results in this:
[img]http://i.imgur.com/5VPJx.png[/img]
What a load of bullshit. Do we seriously have to re-install windows just to get Internet explorer to work?
Thank you.
Probably having some registry keys still there.
regedit and remove them?
In Europe Windows does not come pre-installed with a browser, hence there has to be a way of downloading IE. Let me investigate.
[QUOTE=esalaka;34863755]In Europe Windows does not come pre-installed with a browser, hence there has to be a way of downloading IE. Let me investigate.[/QUOTE]
What? I live in Europe and every computer in the store (Plus my netbook) has IE by standard.
[QUOTE=esalaka;34863755]In Europe Windows does not come pre-installed with a browser, hence there has to be a way of downloading IE. Let me investigate.[/QUOTE]
I'm pretty sure it will download via Windows Update.
[QUOTE=tratzzz;34863737]Probably having some registry keys still there.
regedit and remove them?[/QUOTE]
I'm not too familiar with regedit, but let me see if I can find anything.
Edit: Nevermind, there's no way I'm ever gonna find anything in there :v:
It is IE and Browser Choice.
[QUOTE=TheCactusman;34863776]I'm pretty sure it will download via Windows Update.[/QUOTE]
What do you mean, "will"
There's nothing related to IE in Windows Update.
[QUOTE=Warship;34863771]What? I live in Europe and every computer in the store (Plus my netbook) has IE by standard.[/QUOTE]
Interesting, considering EU forbade shipping IE with Windows.
[QUOTE=esalaka;34863955]Interesting, considering EU forbade shipping IE with Windows.[/QUOTE]
Isn't it only that they have to provide an option?
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Did you try an sfc /scannow?
[QUOTE=esalaka;34863955]Interesting, considering EU forbade shipping IE with Windows.[/QUOTE]
Do you have a source for this, considering Microsoft is currently shipping Internet Explorer with Windows in all of Europe as far as I'm aware?
[QUOTE=esalaka;34863755]In Europe Windows does not come pre-installed with a browser, hence there has to be a way of downloading IE. Let me investigate.[/QUOTE]
It is installed with Windows like everywhere else, it's just that they add an icon to your desktop labeled "Choose browser" or something along those lines. That just opens a webpage with a list of browsers and links where to get them.
[IMG]http://i.zdnet.com/blogs/zdnet-windows-7-browser-selection-screen.jpg[/IMG]
Even the browser selection window is opened with IE :v:
Did you try to reinstall it through Window's Features?
[img]http://i.imgur.com/y7mPS.png[/img]
[QUOTE=waxrock;34874825]Did you try to reinstall it through Window's Features?
[img]http://i.imgur.com/y7mPS.png[/img][/QUOTE]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/HNMBA.png[/img]
[QUOTE=Warship;34878161][img]http://i.imgur.com/HNMBA.png[/img][/QUOTE]
I have no clue then... Huh.
Oh wait. You didn't search through regedit?
Just go into regedit and ctrl+f for "internet explorer", "explorer", or something like that.
[QUOTE=esalaka;34863755]In Europe Windows does not come pre-installed with a browser, hence there has to be a way of downloading IE. Let me investigate.[/QUOTE]
no MS just had to make a verison without IE no one actually buys that
You may be stuck with an "upgrade" of Windows (the new repair install)
[QUOTE=lavacano;34889908]You may be stuck with an "upgrade" of Windows (the new repair install)[/QUOTE]
What?
Reminds me when I only let Windows install from one of the two discs that come with XP Media Center.
Nothing in windows works properly without components from Internet Explorer and if you break IE, you are fucked.
Even Windows Explorer itself IS part of Internet Explorer. It's been that way since Windows 95. :v:
[QUOTE=MIPS;34890772]Reminds me when I only let Windows install from one of the two discs that come with XP Media Center.
Nothing in windows works properly without components from Internet Explorer and if you break IE, you are fucked.
Even Windows Explorer itself IS part of Internet Explorer. It's been that way since Windows 95. :v:[/QUOTE]
Well, IE isn't 100% gone, if you attempt to start it up, you can see it flash on the screen for 0.2sec and all the UI elements are there and stuff.
I removed IE like two years ago and I haven't gotten a single error about it.
GTA shouldn't be using it in the first place.
[QUOTE=JohnFisher89;34889309]no MS just had to make a verison without IE no one actually buys that[/QUOTE]
Sorry to say it, but you are wrong.
MS original plan to counter EU was removing IE and including it on a disk together with the Operating System.
But that got changed into having the "Browser choice" dialog, as Mozilla complained it would be to hard to install a 3 party browser without Internet access.
[QUOTE=JohnFisher89;34889309]no MS just had to make a verison without IE no one actually buys that[/QUOTE]
When saying something like this, please include a citation because most of us will think you are wrong.
[QUOTE=jaybuz;34892884]I removed IE like two years ago and I haven't gotten a single error about it.
GTA shouldn't be using it in the first place.[/QUOTE]
Yeah well we can't do much about that, can we?
[QUOTE=Warship;34890218]What?[/QUOTE]
Pop Windows disc in while booted, click "Upgrade" instead of clean install
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