IE8 Won't Install

[John the Ugly 1]

I'm using a Toshiba Satellite laptop running Vista Home Pro, 32 bit.



I uninstalled IE8 via Control Panel and now want it back. I downloaded it

from Microsoft but when trying to install I get a dialog box that says "setup

cannot install Explorer because it has detected a more recent version on my

system". What's more recent than IE8?



Using Start Button I typed in Internet Explorer and all it shows is 2 items

with that name: a folder with only a weird picture of IE8 and a folder for

quick launch of my other browsers that doesn't contain Explorer.



I hope to resolve this but either way my next system will be Apple, I'm

tired of spending all my time cleaning up malware.

 

[rob^_^]

Hi f'Ugly 1,



You only have a few days left, so you may as well make the most of it.



ref:

http://social.answers.microsoft.com...r/thread/065f8c64-473f-4d80-8215-8042ff3bc914





Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for

Windows Vista, but only for Service Pack 2 (SP2). This support, originally

scheduled to end 26 November 2009, has been extended but will end on 26

February 2010. Availability of chat or e-mail support differs depending on

your geographic location. Some issues may require more advanced support for

which there is a charge. Go to

http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?prid=13014&gprid=582034 &

select appropriate category (i.e., Download issue; Installation issue;

Issues after you install a service pack).

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) ~ MS MVP (IE, Mail, Security, Windows & Update

Services) since 2002 ~ Disclaimer: MS MVPs neither represent nor work for

Microsoft



Regards.



"John the Ugly 1" wrote in

message news:B8A9FFCF-9ECA-4A5A-BF75-206D8D198BF7@microsoft.com...

> I'm using a Toshiba Satellite laptop running Vista Home Pro, 32 bit.

>

> I uninstalled IE8 via Control Panel and now want it back. I downloaded it

> from Microsoft but when trying to install I get a dialog box that says

> "setup

> cannot install Explorer because it has detected a more recent version on

> my

> system". What's more recent than IE8?

>

> Using Start Button I typed in Internet Explorer and all it shows is 2

> items

> with that name: a folder with only a weird picture of IE8 and a folder

> for

> quick launch of my other browsers that doesn't contain Explorer.

>

> I hope to resolve this but either way my next system will be Apple, I'm

> tired of spending all my time cleaning up malware.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

> I uninstalled IE8 via Control Panel and now want it back.



You may have removed access to IE(8) "via Control Panel" but I'd doubt you

uninstalled it.



Try re-enabling access to IE (turning IE back on):

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/Turn-Windows-features-on-or-off





John the Ugly 1 wrote:

> I'm using a Toshiba Satellite laptop running Vista Home Pro, 32 bit.

>

> I uninstalled IE8 via Control Panel and now want it back. I downloaded it

> from Microsoft but when trying to install I get a dialog box that says

> "setup cannot install Explorer because it has detected a more recent

> version on my system". What's more recent than IE8?

>

> Using Start Button I typed in Internet Explorer and all it shows is 2

> items

> with that name: a folder with only a weird picture of IE8 and a folder

> for

> quick launch of my other browsers that doesn't contain Explorer.

>

> I hope to resolve this but either way my next system will be Apple, I'm

> tired of spending all my time cleaning up malware.