Hello everyone; this is driving me mad, so please help! I did a reinstall of Windows ME today due to my system getting a bit wobbly (urlmon.dll error, Windows Protection crashes, run32.dll errors...), which I've done before with no problems. You can find my original request for how to reinstall ME still on this board by searching for my name if you need to know exactly what I did. However, this time I can't reupdate to IE 6.1 from my current install of 5.5; every time I try, I get the following error... "Setup was unable to install all the components. Please close all applications and try running Setup again. " If I restart, it tries again at boot up, but fails with the same error again, which ever options I choose. Microsoft offers the following solutions here; http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;303399 But none of them work. Internet Explorer, Outlook Express etc do not appear at all under Control Panel. Renaming the files listed from .dll to .old just messes up Windows Explorer, and actxprxy.dll and urlmon.dll cannot be renamed as Windows always seems to be using them, even under safe mode... Nothing I seem to do works, so I'm stuck with older IE for now. Does anyone have ANY idea how to get back to IE6 without rolling my system back a week to a previous back up check point? I've included the Active Setup Log.txt if you would be so kind as to have a look and see if any clues are contained within. Thanks... Logging information for IE6Setup.exe ... Date:11/17/2004 (M/D/Y) Time:17:39:0 Command line:/S:"C:\WINDOWS\WINDOWS UPDATE SETUP FILES\IE6SETUP.exe": Checking for previous version of Internet Explorer. Registry entry Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\iexplore.exe found AppPath entry :C:\PROGRA~1\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe: File Version :C:\PROGRA~1\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe: Version:5.50.4134.100 Default install path:C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer: Platform Millennium Found iesetup.ini with valid Signature. Assume Local (CD) install. Checking :Millen: iesetup.ini had version :6.0.2800.1411: for platform :Millen:. ValidateBrowserModeInINI :C:\WINDOWS\WINDOWS UPDATE SETUP FILES\iesetup.ini: INI entry for Shell Integration :0: Checking for IE4 version. File Version :C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SHELL32.DLL: Version:5.50.4134.100 Setup Version :6.0.2800.1106 Installed Version :0.0.0.0 Language check. Shell32.dll:0x0409: Setup:0x0409: Download State :3: Last time ran Install. Last time Install failed (not canceled). Checking Download dir. Checking iesetup.ini in Download dir :C:\WINDOWS\Windows Update Setup Files:. Found iesetup.ini with valid Signature. Assume Local (CD) install. Setup lang :0409: Download dir lang :0409: Checking :Millen: iesetup.ini had version :6.0.2800.1411: for platform :Millen:. On Recovery page. In Recovery mode?:1:. Reading recovery info from :Software\Microsoft\Active Setup\InstallInfo:. Setup mode :1: Download mode :0: Download OS :0: Setup Choice :1: Setup Option :6: Install Dir :C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer: Download Dir :C:\WINDOWS\Windows Update Setup Files: Download Site :http://download.microsoft.com/download/ie6sp1/finrel/6_sp1/W98NT42KMeXP/EN-US/: Integrated Shell :0: Download State :3: Install State :1: On Initialize page. Date:11/17/2004 (M/D/Y) Time:17:39:2 Version of ActiveX files. File Version :C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\wininet.dll: Version:4.70.0.1215 File Version :C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\urlmon.dll: Version:4.70.0.1215 File Version :C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\shdocvw.dll: Version:5.50.4134.100 File Version :C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\shlwapi.dll: Version:5.50.4134.100 Version of trust files. File Version :C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\Wintrust.dll: Version:5.131.2133.2 File Version :C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\digsig.dll: Version:5.0.1541.64 Run setup command. File:C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\IXP000.TMP\IESetup.inf: Section:AXControl.Register: RunSetupCommand returned :0: TranslateInfString. Section:Options: Value:CIFNAME: SetLocalCif :C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\IXP000.TMP\iesetup.cif: InitSetup took :349: Sleep for :3651: Not installed :BASEIE40_MILL: Not installed :IEEX: Newer version available :MobilePk_Mill: Not installed :BRANDING.CAB: Not installed :AdvAuth: Not installed :USP10: Already installed :ExtraPack: Not installed :AddressBook: Not installed :MailNews: Not installed :mediaplayer_MILL: Not installed :MSVML: Already installed :MSVBScript: Already installed :IELPKAD: Not installed :IELPKJA: Not installed :JAAIME: Not installed :IELPKKO: Not installed :KOAIME: Not installed :IELPKPE: Not installed :IELPKZHT: Not installed :TCAIME: Not installed :IELPKZHC: Not installed :SCAIME: Not installed :IELPKVI: Not installed :IELPKIW: Not installed :IELPKAR: Not installed :IELPKTH: Not installed :IEReadme: Force Install: Make comp :MobilePk_Mill: always install Setup lang :0409: Download dir lang :0409: Install Engine - download directory set to C:\WINDOWS\Windows Update Setup Files On Setup Option page. Date:11/17/2004 (M/D/Y) Time:17:39:7 AskTrustQuestion from reg:0: AskTrustQuestion :1fff: Added Microsoft as trusted provider. Write MS trust key. Write MS trust key 0. Write MS trust key 1. Write MS trust key 2. Write MS trust key 3. Write MS trust key 4. Write MS trust key 5. Write MS trust key 6. Write MS trust key 7. Write MS trust key 8. Write MS trust key 9. Write MS trust key 10. Write MS trust key 11. Write MS trust key 12. Check for broken trust. MyExecuteCab called: Inf:C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\IXP000.TMP\IESetup.inf: Section:Provider: Flags:20: Return:0: CheckTrustEx on :C:\WINDOWS\WINDOWS UPDATE SETUP FILES\IE6SETUP.EXE: returned :0 On customize page. SetInstallOption returned 0. SetInstallDrive returned 0. Install dir :C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer:. No_Integrated_Shell Queue components for the install engine: QueueComponents took :6: Setup mode selected :1: Setup lang :0409: Download dir lang :0409: Install Engine - download directory set to C:\WINDOWS\Windows Update Setup Files On setup install dir page. Install Engine - download directory set to C:\WINDOWS\Windows Update Setup Files On prepare setup page. Date:11/17/2004 (M/D/Y) Time:17:39:8 Run setup command. File:C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\IXP000.TMP\IESetup.inf: Section:Job.Default: RunSetupCommand returned :0: Checking if all files are downloaded for the selected mode. PrepareSetup took :329: Sleep for :3671: On diskspace check page. CheckFreeSpace called Sizes for install and download: Install: 10854, Install(Windows): 38851, Download: 0 Req sizes for drives Install: 0, Windows: 56924, Download: 0 Diskspace check. KBReqWinDir:56924: KBAvailWinDir:2096832: KBReqInstallDir:0: KBAvailInstallDir:0: KBReqDownloadDir:0: KBAvailDownloadDir:0 Diskspace check. KBReqWinDir:68924: KBAvailWinDir:2096832: KBReqInstallDir:0: KBAvailInstallDir:0: KBReqDownloadDir:0: KBAvailDownloadDir:0 Diskspace took :155: On Install Location Page Date:11/17/2004 (M/D/Y) Time:17:39:12 On progress page. About to download/install user selected components. Date:11/17/2004 (M/D/Y) Time:17:39:12 List of components in the queue: Install :BASEIE40_MILL: Install :IEEX: Install :MobilePk_Mill: Install :BRANDING.CAB: Install :AdvAuth: Do not install :USP10: Do not install :ExtraPack: Install :AddressBook: Install :MailNews: Install :mediaplayer_MILL: Install :MSVML: Do not install :MSVBScript: Do not install :IELPKAD: Do not install :IELPKJA: Do not install :JAAIME: Do not install :IELPKKO: Do not install :KOAIME: Do not install :IELPKPE: Do not install :IELPKZHT: Do not install :TCAIME: Do not install :IELPKZHC: Do not install :SCAIME: Do not install :IELPKVI: Do not install :IELPKIW: Do not install :IELPKAR: Do not install :IELPKTH: Install :IEReadme: Do not install :IEAK6CAB: Do not install :IEAK6OPT: Do not install :IEAK6EXE: End of List of components in the queue. :C:\WINDOWS\Windows Update Setup Files: is not a remote drive, assume local drive. :3 Deleting link C:\WINDOWS\Profiles\Ian Hodgkinson\Desktop\Resume Windows Update Installation.lnk. Create link C:\WINDOWS\Profiles\Ian Hodgkinson\Start Menu\Programs\Utilities (Various)\StartUp\Resume Windows Update Installation.lnk to package C:\WINDOWS\Windows Update Setup Files\ie6setup.exe. Install state set to 1. Download state set to 3. Checkin :C:\WINDOWS\Windows Update Setup Files\iesetup.ini:, Section :Options:, Name :ConfirmFileList:, Value:: Start Install Date:11/17/2004 (M/D/Y) Time:17:39:12 Run setup command. File:C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\IXP000.TMP\IESetup.inf: Section:PeruserCleanup: RunSetupCommand returned :0: Install Engine - Starting install phase Checking for missing files OnStartInstall: Download: 0 KB Install 49705 KB Start : Date:11/17/2004 (M/D/Y) Time:17:39:12 OnStartComponent: ID: BASEIE40_MILL Download: 0 KB Install 32320 KB CheckTrust: C:\WINDOWS\msdownld.tmp\AS0153CC.tmp\CRLUPD.CAB, Result: 0 (OK) File extraction: C:\WINDOWS\msdownld.tmp\AS0153CC.tmp\CRLUPD.CAB, Result: 0 (OK) CheckTrust: C:\WINDOWS\msdownld.tmp\AS0153CC.tmp\IEMIL_1.CAB, Result: 0 (OK) File extraction: C:\WINDOWS\msdownld.tmp\AS0153CC.tmp\IEMIL_1.CAB, Result: 0 (OK) CheckTrust: C:\WINDOWS\msdownld.tmp\AS0153CC.tmp\IEMIL_2.CAB, Result: 0 (OK) File extraction: C:\WINDOWS\msdownld.tmp\AS0153CC.tmp\IEMIL_2.CAB, Result: 0 (OK) CheckTrust: C:\WINDOWS\msdownld.tmp\AS0153CC.tmp\IEMIL_3.CAB, Result: 0 (OK) File extraction: C:\WINDOWS\msdownld.tmp\AS0153CC.tmp\IEMIL_3.CAB, Result: 0 (OK) CheckTrust: C:\WINDOWS\msdownld.tmp\AS0153CC.tmp\IEMIL_4.CAB, Result: 0 (OK) File extraction: C:\WINDOWS\msdownld.tmp\AS0153CC.tmp\IEMIL_4.CAB, Result: 0 (OK) Launching exe: command: "C:\WINDOWS\msdownld.tmp\AS0153CC.tmp\w2kexcp.exe" /i /q Launching Inf - inf: C:\WINDOWS\msdownld.tmp\AS0153CC.tmp\crlupd.inf, section: Default SpaceUsed: Windows drive: 0 InstallDrive: 0 Component did not write to InstalledComponent branch Timing rates: Download: 0, Install 60000 OnStopComponent: ID: BASEIE40_MILL HRESULT: 80004005 (Failed) Phase: 7 Status: 1 Stop : Date:11/17/2004 (M/D/Y) Time:17:39:22 Start : Date:11/17/2004 (M/D/Y) Time:17:39:22 OnStartComponent: ID: IEEX Download: 0 KB Install 168 KB Timing rates: Download: 0, Install 60000 OnStopComponent: ID: IEEX HRESULT: 80004005 (Failed) Phase: 1 Status: 0 Stop : Date:11/17/2004 (M/D/Y) Time:17:39:22 Start : Date:11/17/2004 (M/D/Y) Time:17:39:22 OnStartComponent: ID: MobilePk_Mill Download: 0 KB Install 2339 KB Timing rates: Download: 0, Install 60000 OnStopComponent: ID: MobilePk_Mill HRESULT: 80004005 (Failed) Phase: 1 Status: 0 Stop : Date:11/17/2004 (M/D/Y) Time:17:39:22 Start : Date:11/17/2004 (M/D/Y) Time:17:39:22 OnStartComponent: ID: BRANDING.CAB Download: 0 KB Install 1 KB Timing rates: Download: 0, Install 60000 OnStopComponent: ID: BRANDING.CAB HRESULT: 80004005 (Failed) Phase: 1 Status: 0 Stop : Date:11/17/2004 (M/D/Y) Time:17:39:22 Start : Date:11/17/2004 (M/D/Y) Time:17:39:22 OnStartComponent: ID: AdvAuth Download: 0 KB Install 643 KB CheckTrust: C:\WINDOWS\msdownld.tmp\AS017C85.tmp\ADVAUTH.CAB, Result: 0 (OK) File extraction: C:\WINDOWS\msdownld.tmp\AS017C85.tmp\ADVAUTH.CAB, Result: 0 (OK) Launching Inf - inf: C:\WINDOWS\msdownld.tmp\AS017C85.tmp\advauth.inf, section: Default Inf failed - return code 80004005 SpaceUsed: Windows drive: 0 InstallDrive: 0 Timing rates: Download: 0, Install 60000 OnStopComponent: ID: AdvAuth HRESULT: 80004005 (Failed) Phase: 7 Status: 0 Stop : Date:11/17/2004 (M/D/Y) Time:17:39:23 Start : Date:11/17/2004 (M/D/Y) Time:17:39:23 OnStartComponent: ID: ICW Download: 0 KB Install 2208 KB Timing rates: Download: 0, Install 60000 OnStopComponent: ID: ICW HRESULT: 80004005 (Failed) Phase: 1 Status: 0 Stop : Date:11/17/2004 (M/D/Y) Time:17:39:23 Start : Date:11/17/2004 (M/D/Y) Time:17:39:23 OnStartComponent: ID: AddressBook Download: 0 KB Install 2432 KB Timing rates: Download: 0, Install 60000 OnStopComponent: ID: AddressBook HRESULT: 80004005 (Failed) Phase: 1 Status: 0 Stop : Date:11/17/2004 (M/D/Y) Time:17:39:23 Start : Date:11/17/2004 (M/D/Y) Time:17:39:23 OnStartComponent: ID: MailNews Download: 0 KB Install 5155 KB Timing rates: Download: 0, Install 60000 OnStopComponent: ID: MailNews HRESULT: 80004005 (Failed) Phase: 1 Status: 0 Stop : Date:11/17/2004 (M/D/Y) Time:17:39:23 Start : Date:11/17/2004 (M/D/Y) Time:17:39:23 OnStartComponent: ID: mediaplayer_MILL Download: 0 KB Install 1655 KB Timing rates: Download: 0, Install 60000 OnStopComponent: ID: mediaplayer_MILL HRESULT: 80004005 (Failed) Phase: 1 Status: 0 Stop : Date:11/17/2004 (M/D/Y) Time:17:39:23 Start : Date:11/17/2004 (M/D/Y) Time:17:39:23 OnStartComponent: ID: MSVML Download: 0 KB Install 2656 KB CheckTrust: C:\WINDOWS\msdownld.tmp\AS017D94.tmp\VGX.CAB, Result: 0 (OK) File extraction: C:\WINDOWS\msdownld.tmp\AS017D94.tmp\VGX.CAB, Result: 0 (OK) Launching Inf - inf: C:\WINDOWS\msdownld.tmp\AS017D94.tmp\vgx.inf, section: Default Inf failed - return code 80004005 SpaceUsed: Windows drive: 0 InstallDrive: 0 Timing rates: Download: 0, Install 60000 OnStopComponent: ID: MSVML HRESULT: 80004005 (Failed) Phase: 7 Status: 0 Stop : Date:11/17/2004 (M/D/Y) Time:17:39:23 Start : Date:11/17/2004 (M/D/Y) Time:17:39:23 OnStartComponent: ID: IEReadme Download: 0 KB Install 128 KB Timing rates: Download: 0, Install 60000 OnStopComponent: ID: IEReadme HRESULT: 80004005 (Failed) Phase: 1 Status: 0 Stop : Date:11/17/2004 (M/D/Y) Time:17:39:23 OnStopInstall: HRESULT: 0 (OK) Status: 0 Date:11/17/2004 (M/D/Y) Time:17:39:23 InstallJob return hr:80004005: Status:0 On Reboot partial page. On Finish page. Run setup command. File:C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\IXP000.TMP\IESetup.inf: Section:IE4Setup.Failure: RunSetupCommand returned :0: MyExecuteCab called: Inf:C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\IXP000.TMP\IESetup.inf: Section:Provider: Flags:40: Return:0: List of components failed to install: Install failed:BASEIE40_MILL: Install failed:IEEX: Install failed:MobilePk_Mill: Install failed:BRANDING.CAB: Install failed:AdvAuth: Install failed:AddressBook: Install failed:MailNews: Install failed:mediaplayer_MILL: Install failed:MSVML: Install failed:IEReadme: End of List of failed components. Date:11/17/2004 (M/D/Y) Time:17:39:26 End of Logging.

I'm not gonna bother looking over all that crap. I question why you seem to be repeatedly reinstalling ME in the 1st place? You obviously have other issues that need attention & reinstalling ME isn't gonna correct them. When's the last time you did a full virus scan? Scanned for spyware? Defragged? Try emptying your temp folder...clear out cookies, history, & temp internet files. Connect to the internet, click on the Start button, then click Windows Update...install all the critical updates...IE6.0 SP1 & Outlook Express 6.0 should be included Asus A7N8X-X 1800+ @8x210mhz 512mb PC3200 Ti4200/8X 128mb WDC 60GB

I'm not gonna bother looking over all that crap. I question why you seem to be repeatedly reinstalling ME in the 1st place? ----- Because if you look at my earlier post you'll see I have a recovery disc; and the only way to repair the OS is doing a full install from the files on the hard drive. ----- You obviously have other issues that need attention & reinstalling ME isn't gonna correct them. ----- It corrects the ones related to Win ME. Presumably there is something else involved with the rest of my system, such as drivers or ancillary programs untouched by the reinstall. ------ When's the last time you did a full virus scan? ------ Two days ago, with up to date defintions ------ Scanned for spyware? ------ Last night. Ad-Aware SE first, Spyware Search And Destroy following ------ Defragged? ------ Sunday. And a scan disk in between IE6 attempts 5 hours ago. No errors found or fixed. ------ Try emptying your temp folder...clear out cookies, history, & temp internet files. ------ That was suggested in the MS Support article I linked too. As I said, I've done everything suggested there. It's set to clear every morning anyway. ------ Connect to the internet, click on the Start button, then click Windows Update... ------ Or alternatively, download the ie6install.exe from the MS page. But neither one works, I've tried them both; it refuses to install. Deleting the folder with the IE downloads and redownloading doesn't help either. Something is blocking install every time. ------ install all the critical updates ------ There were a few suggested at first, but they all stuck when I first reinstalled the OS. There is only 2 suggested now; One is "Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0 Service Pack 3, English Version", which never sticks anyway because 1.1 .NET is already installed... and the other is "Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (Windows 98, Windows Me)" which is logged as being succesful, but always fails at install as described above. Everything else is fine. I keep my system up to date, despite what you might think. But there's a lot on it, and sometimes there are obvious conflicts, and this is one of those times I suspect. It's not the health of my overall system, old and used as it is. It's something else.

http://www.burzurq.com/forum/trevtweak.html how to run m.e well v.5 you might try d/ling firefox. http://www.mozilla.org/ allso have a look in the device manager and see if there are any problems showing. allso in bios what are the tempatures at? try this allso memtest86 http://www.memtest86.com/ ••• Resistance is invigorating!••• kill spyware

Thanks wawadave, I'll try out all those ideas and let you know how I get on tomorrow :)

This might also be relevant http://computing.net/windowsme/wwwboard/forum/30205.html Dog's Security Ideas D4

Ok; here's where I am at the moment. The Win ME tweaks link didn't help with IE6, although it did help spot a bug I'd occasionally seen in the past (ME freezing at boot due to hogging too much memory). Memtest86 picked up no errors after completing a full cycle scan. Temperatures in Bios are normal for the motherboard/cpu. Dog's Security did recommend one more spyware destroyer I didn't have, CWShredder, and I thought for a moment that it had solved the problem, but it was simply a false positive of CWS.jksearch and CWS.hidden.dll unfortunately. At present, IE6 refuses to install still. So I've switched over to Firefox for now. Any further help woul be appreciated however, as I'd like to know what's wrong with my IE install. Thanks for the help so far...