NT Re-Install -- IE, some apps won't run

[Shadow]

I recently had a system crash that necessitated a complete
reinstall of the operating system. I reinstalled NT 4.0
then applied service pack 6a. However, IE6 will not run.
When I click on its desktop icon, I see the IE6 spash
screen for a split second then it disappears and nothing
else happens -- no IE window, no error message, nada.

I have a similar problem when I try to run Roxio Easy Cd
Creator 5 which I reinstalled post-crash. The
installation of this program looks fine, but it just won't
run -- no error message, just nothing happens.

As a test I also installed CD Stomper to see if it too
would have trouble running (to see if this was an across-
the-board problem with running apps). It installed fine
and ran fine too. So, I'm stumped.

I just want to get the CDRW drive working so that I can
offload data files before reformatting the drive and
installing XP. The CD drive IS recognized by the OS
(shows up in Windows Explorer) and it reads fine
(installed software from CD's). I suspect that it also
writes fine except that I just don't have a way to write
to it since the Easy CD software won't run for me and I can't download
any updates or other CD writing software since IE won't run.

ANY ideas are appreciated! Thanks.

[JP]

After a fresh install, does explorer run?
If so, your service pack maybe corrupt or missing files.
Might be better to install NT, run the MS-updates (as far as possible) and
after each update try explorer.
My experience with NT was to apply each update after another and all service
packs after each other.
Takes a hell lot of time but still got it working now.

Maybe a corrupt file is also what's bothering Roxio.

There might be nothing more than trial and error.
B.t.w. roxio does not run out of the box on XP, you need a fix for that,
available at roxio.

Succes.

Jan

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