If you experience a recurring problem when you use Windows Internet Explorer, you may have to repair or reinstall the program to fix the problem. Although this may sound intimidating, this article offers the most direct, trouble-free methods to perform this task.
Repair Internet Explorer
To repair Internet Explorer, you can reset the program settings. For the steps to do this, see
How to reset Internet Explorer settings
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737)
. (The linked article provides a Fixit tool that you can use to perform this task automatically.)
Reinstall Internet Explorer
To reinstall Internet Explorer, first
uninstall your current version of Internet Explorer
(http://windows.microsoft.com/en-ie/windows-vista/uninstall-internet-explorer)
. (The linked article provides steps that apply to Internet Explorer 8. But you can follow the same steps to uninstall other versions of Internet Explorer.)
Then, use the following links to download and install the version of the program that you uninstalled.
Get Internet Explorer 10
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(http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36806)
Get Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 64-bit edition
(http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36806)
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Get Internet Explorer 9
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(http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=13950)
Get Internet Explorer 9 for Windows 7 64-bit edition
(http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=23332)
Get Internet Explorer 9 for Windows Vista
(http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=16792)
Get Internet Explorer 9 for Windows Vista 64-bit edition
(http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=11822)
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Get Internet Explorer 8
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(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=341C2AD5-8C3D-4347-8C03-08CDECD8852B)
Get Internet Explorer 8 for Windows XP Professional 64-bit Edition
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=d044402c-84ce-472e-b3ac-9531f4feef47)
Get Internet Explorer 8 for Windows Vista
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=79154FB4-C610-4A1E-811D-DFE0F1DD84D1)
Get Internet Explorer 8 for Windows Vista 64-bit edition
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=3AEDA9DB-B318-408A-860B-BC37BD6AB70C)
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Get Internet Explorer 7
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(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9AE91EBE-3385-447C-8A30-081805B2F90B)
Get Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP Professional 64-bit Edition
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=5BB6EBF0-86D0-4800-A1BA-5360F1D086C9)
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After you reinstall Internet Explorer, run Windows Update to apply any available updates for Internet Explorer.
Additional method for Windows XP
Use the System File Checker
- Click Start, click the Start search box, type sfc /scannow, and then press Enter.
- Complete the System File Checker process by answering each question.
- After the System File Checker process is finished, restart the computer.
Article ID: 318378 - Last Review: June 8, 2013 - Revision: 54.0
Applies to
- Windows Internet Explorer 9
- Windows Internet Explorer 8
- Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP
- Windows Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista
- Windows 7 Enterprise
- Windows 7 Home Basic
- Windows 7 Home Premium
- Windows 7 Professional
- Windows 7 Starter
- Windows 7 Ultimate
- Windows Vista Business
- Windows Vista Enterprise
- Windows Vista Home Basic
- Windows Vista Home Premium
- Windows Vista Starter
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, when used with:
- Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
- Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Update Rollup 2
- Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
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