internet question...?

Question

I tried to download internet explorer 7 because i accidently removed it from my computer, it downloads and then tells me to restart my computer so i did and then nothing else happens it doesn't finish downloading and there is no icon for it, i don't know what to do.

Answer 1

Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) probably thinks your version of Windows is illegal.

If it's legal (not pirated), call Microsoft, or if it is illegal and you didn't install it yourself, they will help.

If it's pirated, call Microsoft anyway. They do want to talk to you.

Answer 2

Do you remember the exact date and time that you accidently removed Internet Explorer? If you do, or even just the day it occured, you can use System Restore to undo the damage which occured and put Internet Explorer back onto your system as though nothing happened.

To use System Restore you have to first open it. How you do this depends on which OS you are using.

For Vista, simply click on Start and then begin typing System Restore into the Seach box at the bottom of the Start menu. As you type System Restore will appear in the list on the Start menu. Once it appears, click on it to open it.

For XP, click on Start, then click on Help and Support to the right of the Start Menu. Help and Support will open. One this is open, look for wording which says something like, "Undo changes to your computer with System Restore", or just, "System Restore", or something simular to the above. How it is worded depends on who your computer manufacturer is.

Now, click on the lable for System Restore as the words are a link to the actual System Restore utility program.

Once it opens select the radial button in front of "Restore my computer to an earlier time". Then click on Next.

On the next screen you are instructed to select a date. There is a calendar with some dates highlighted. The highlighted dates are the ones you can select from. Choose one which is before the accidental removal of Internet Explorer occured. Make sure it is before or it won't work, but try not to go too far before, because other changes you have made to your system will also be undone. Your files will not be removed, but configuration changes, programs installed or removed, will all be undone.

Click on the date you want, which will select it. The date wil then be shown and you will agree to that date, and then click Next. Follow one or two more screens, the directions are self explanatory, and then when you click Finish, or Restore, your system will automatically reboot. Once you log back on you should be greeted with a message that you have successfully restored your system. Click OK to close the message.

Now, check to see if Internet Explorer is back on your system. If it isn't go back and try another Restore Point.

It is also a good idea to set manual Restore Points before making ANY changes, no matter how small they may seem, to your computer. It is very simple and takes only a few moments to set a manual Restore Point. Doing this you can quickly return your system to how it was before the change was made, by selecting the manual Restore Point from a list. The list is created by your naming each manual Restore Point a descriptive name, such as "Installed X program", with X representing what the programs name is, or, "Updated my video cards driver", etc.

You set the manual Restore Point by opening System Restore as directed above, and selecting "Set a Restore Point", instead of "Restore my computer to an earlier time". The opening page has only those two optioins when using System Restore. Then just create a descriptive name and follow the next screen and click Finish, and you do not have to reboot.

You can create a manual Restore Point in only two or three minutes yet it can save your computer from disaster easily. When you get into the habit of creating these manual Restore Points you can make changes to your system with confidence that you have an easy and simple way to recover your system and return it to the condition it was before the changes where made.

Good luck and a very nice holiday season for you and your"s.

Answer 3

it will probably be easier to restore your computer.
whatever system you have you go to
1. programs
2. accessories
3. system tools
4. restore
this will present you with a date-you type in a date that is BEFORE YOU TRIED TO INSTALL IE7 AND BEFORE YOU DELETED IE7.
the computer will choose a date it backed the computer up that's as close to that date as it can.

IMPORTANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
when you back up to that date you will loose EVERYTHING you put in between that date and the present-so-if it's important-copy it to disk-print it out to reenter or whatever other thing you want to do.

this should fix the problem.

Answer 4

maybe your windows is illegal