In my experience, disabling repair option can result when IE version is
changed. When disabling will occur if version is changed, a caution is
given that proceeding will produce this result. Apparently, you were
given this caution, and chose to proceed.

I would first verify that you have indeed installed IE 5.01, Help, About.
If so, I would reinstall IE 5.01 over the top. While it is frequently
recommended to uninstall a program before reinstalling, trying to
uninstall IE will be an adventure. I know of no Microsoft patch that will
restore repair patch in above circumstance.

Demetri Kolokotronis

On Wed, 30 Aug 2000 22:16:09 EDT "Susan S. Hays" <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
> What do I need to do if when trying to repair IE through the
> Add/Remove, it says that it can't be repaired?  I've tried
> rebooting, then running scandisk, and defrag, but still get
> the message.  Can I reinstall IE or would it be better to
> uninstall it and reinstall fresh?  I upgraded to IE 5.01 from
> a CD from Microsoft.  Anyone else had any problems with
> IE 5.01?  Is there a service patch I need to download from
> the Microsoft site?
>
> Thank you,
> Susan Hays

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