I can't run iexplore.exe

[Binome]

Hi,
here is my problem:
When I want to run WINDOWS\ie8\iexplore.exe nothing happens. The way I solve
that is by running WINDOWS\system32\wupdmgr.exe, then ie starts so that means
ie8 is present on my computer.
Does someone knows how I can make iexplore.exe launchable?
I'm running Windows XP SP3 and IE8.
Thank you

[Alan Edwards]

What about running it from its normal place?
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"

Please try the IE7/IE8 group.
The recommended newsgroup is microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

In a proper newsreader:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

If you must use a web interface:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

...Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.com/index.htm

On Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:13:01 -0700, in
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser, Binome

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

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[Binome]

Alan Edwards a �crit :

> What about running it from its normal place?
> "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"

There is no such file.

[Robert Aldwinckle]

"Binome" <Bin...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:137B83E1-4E38-42D4...@microsoft.com...

> Hi,
> here is my problem:
> When I want to run WINDOWS\ie8\iexplore.exe nothing happens.

Why are you trying to do that?

> The way I solve that is by running WINDOWS\system32\wupdmgr.exe,

> then ie starts so that means ie8 is present on my computer.

How do you know it is IE? Did you do a Task Manager, Go To Process
to prove that? If so you could use msinfo32.exe to find the path it's
launching from. E.g. Run... (press Win-R and enter:)

msinfo32.exe /category SWEnvLoadedModules

find and capture the iexplore.exe entry.

Compare then with the iexplore.exe entry under Internet Explorer File Versions
(category IEFileVersions)

> Does someone knows how I can make iexplore.exe launchable?
> I'm running Windows XP SP3 and IE8.
> Thank you

How do you know it is IE8? Have you done Help, About to see what
the version is? Can you Run... iexplore.exe -nohome

FWIW I have iexplore.exe in my dllcache, so if it wasn't in its normal
place that Alan showed you I could use sfc /scannow to put it back there.

I suspect you have a bad install. In that case you would uninstall whatever
version of IE shows in Add/Remove Programs and start over.
Make sure that you minimize all possible sources of interference
including AV app before doing this.

Good luck

Robert Aldwinckle
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[Bibi69]

Robert Aldwinckle a �crit :

> "Binome" <Bin...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:137B83E1-4E38-42D4...@microsoft.com...
>> Hi,
>> here is my problem:
>> When I want to run WINDOWS\ie8\iexplore.exe nothing happens.
>
>
> Why are you trying to do that?

Some websites require IE.

>> The way I solve that is by running WINDOWS\system32\wupdmgr.exe,
>
>> then ie starts so that means ie8 is present on my computer.
>
>
> How do you know it is IE? Did you do a Task Manager, Go To Process
> to prove that?

Yes, the Task Manager tells me iexplore.exe is running.

If so you could use msinfo32.exe to find the path it's
> launching from. E.g. Run... (press Win-R and enter:)
>
> msinfo32.exe /category SWEnvLoadedModules
>
> find and capture the iexplore.exe entry.

When loading MSInfo32.exe every page is blank: hardware, software, anything.

> Compare then with the iexplore.exe entry under Internet Explorer File Versions
> (category IEFileVersions)
>
>
>> Does someone knows how I can make iexplore.exe launchable?
>> I'm running Windows XP SP3 and IE8.
>> Thank you
>
>
> How do you know it is IE8? Have you done Help, About to see what
> the version is? Can you Run... iexplore.exe -nohome

Yes I've looked for the version. iexplore.exe -nohome doesn't work.

>
> FWIW I have iexplore.exe in my dllcache, so if it wasn't in its normal
> place that Alan showed you I could use sfc /scannow to put it back there.

sfc /scannow asks for the Windows XP SP3 but I don't have it as I
installed SP3 from internet on an SP2 install.

> I suspect you have a bad install. In that case you would uninstall whatever
> version of IE shows in Add/Remove Programs and start over.
> Make sure that you minimize all possible sources of interference
> including AV app before doing this.

I've already tried that but it's not working.

> Good luck

So I don't have any luck for the moment but I thank you for all the help.

[Binome]

Binome a écrit :

OK, everything is fine. In the default windows components "Internet
Explorer" was not checked.

Thank you.

[Robert Aldwinckle]

"Bibi69" <nor...@free.fr> wrote in message news:4abb2cb6$0$10835$426a...@news.free.fr...

> Robert Aldwinckle a crit :
>> "Binome" <Bin...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:137B83E1-4E38-42D4...@microsoft.com...
>>> Hi,
>>> here is my problem:
>>> When I want to run WINDOWS\ie8\iexplore.exe nothing happens.
>>
>>
>> Why are you trying to do that?
>
> Some websites require IE.

I meant why are you trying to use that path?

>
>>> The way I solve that is by running WINDOWS\system32\wupdmgr.exe,
>>
>>> then ie starts so that means ie8 is present on my computer.
>>
>>
>> How do you know it is IE? Did you do a Task Manager, Go To Process
>> to prove that?
>
> Yes, the Task Manager tells me iexplore.exe is running.
>
> If so you could use msinfo32.exe to find the path it's
>> launching from. E.g. Run... (press Win-R and enter:)
>>
>> msinfo32.exe /category SWEnvLoadedModules
>>
>> find and capture the iexplore.exe entry.
>

> When loading MSInfo32.exe every page is blank: hardware, software, anything.

Perhaps you need to do that running as Administrator?

>
>> Compare then with the iexplore.exe entry under Internet Explorer File Versions
>> (category IEFileVersions)
>>
>>
>>> Does someone knows how I can make iexplore.exe launchable?
>>> I'm running Windows XP SP3 and IE8.
>>> Thank you
>>
>>
>> How do you know it is IE8? Have you done Help, About to see what
>> the version is? Can you Run... iexplore.exe -nohome
>

> Yes I've looked for the version. iexplore.exe -nohome doesn't work.

What does "doesn't work" mean? What do you see?
Some kind of language difference perhaps?

>
>>
>> FWIW I have iexplore.exe in my dllcache, so if it wasn't in its normal
>> place that Alan showed you I could use sfc /scannow to put it back there.
>
> sfc /scannow asks for the Windows XP SP3 but I don't have it as I
> installed SP3 from internet on an SP2 install.

So it found some missing or corrupt modules?
Does Event Viewer show you which ones?

>
>> I suspect you have a bad install. In that case you would uninstall whatever
>> version of IE shows in Add/Remove Programs and start over.
>> Make sure that you minimize all possible sources of interference
>> including AV app before doing this.
>
> I've already tried that but it's not working.

Again, "not working" is not a helpful symptom description.
Remember, your words have to substitute for what our eyes might notice.

>
>> Good luck
>
> So I don't have any luck for the moment but I thank you for all the help.

Glad to see you have found the cause of your missing icons.
If you had described your symptoms better someone might have
thought of that possibility earlier.

BTW notice that the help you were getting assumed an English version
of Windows and an English version of IE. Since that is probably not
the case it would probably have been better if you had used a newsgroup
which is more familiar with whatever it is that you actually should see
using a non-English Windows and IE.

Robert
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