HELP: Internet Explorer Is Messed Up

[Lord]

3 days ago, I updated America Online from version 9.0 to 9.0a. It slowed down my computer a lot...plus it just looked plain ugly . So I uninstalled it and went back to 9.0. However, ever since that update, IE 6 has been messed up. If I open up 2 or more windows of IE at once, I won't be able to exit them with out using control + alt + delete, which is extremely annoying. I went through Add/Remove programs and found the following programs that I don't remember having on the list there before:

-Internet Optimizer
-Internet Explorer Q832894
-IE Win-enhancer
-Help Finder
-Help Features
-AOL Coach Version 1.0 (Build: 20040229.1 en)
-AOL Connectivity Services
-AOL

I removed Q832894 because a site said that you shouldn't apply this patch if you have IE6, only if you have IE6 s1 or something like that. I removed IE Win-enhancer as a test to see if it would get rid of the problem. I know it was stupid to remove it with out knowing what it is, but I'm extremely annoyed. I think that AOL Connectivity Services is just a program for my internet cable connection, but I'm not sure.
Also, whenever I open up IE, there is an add at the top of the page. The shortcut on it is http://servedby.advertising.com/clic.../bnum=70554751 and I've never had it there until I updated AOL to 9.0a. Can anyone help me fix IE?

[Lauren]

You might have to uninstall IE 9.0a...you can do this by going to Start then go to the Control Panel, click on Add/Remove programs, click on the program you want to remove and then remove it.
Hopefully this will work.

[Lord]

I didn't update IE, I updated AOL to AOL 9.0a. I removed AOL 9.0a through the add/remove programs, but the problem is still there.

[Vaskez]

AOL is a bitch that takes over your system and wants to control your browsing. Try installing an alternate browser, I bet you that won't have any problems with that. Unfortunately, I have no idea how to fix IE since you can't really uninstall it to reinstall it like other apps. Even in add/remove windows components, you can only get rid of its shortcuts

Lauren dear, IE is only up to version 6 [img]smile.gif[/img] [img]tongue.gif[/img] and as I said, you can't uninstall IE

[ 06-07-2004, 03:53 PM: Message edited by: Vaskez ]

[Kaltia]

www.mozilla.org

I'd give mozilla a try, even if you get IE fixed. It has an in-built pop-up blocker, and also most bits of spyware and browser hijackers are written for IE, so it's relatively safe from that. Can't offer more than that, I'm afraid, but I hope you get IE fixed.

[shamrock_uk]

Uninstall IE Win-Enhancer and Internet Optimizer - they're well-known troublemakers.

And for my part, I would recommend Opera www.opera.com - less 'clunky' than Mozilla in my opinion

[Vaskez]

I'd recommend Opera too - that's what I'm using now for browsing and email. It's better than IE in every single way but two:

1. incompatibility with a small number of sites
2. for accessing FTP directories

[ 06-07-2004, 08:14 PM: Message edited by: Vaskez ]