how did you determine you are using IE 4? if that is true and the messages you are getting imply that it is true, then you are now stuck in a very difficult position. a failed IE installation usually can't be fixed without a clean installation of Windows. this is one of the consequences of tightly integrating the web browser and the operating system. there really isn't any way out of it without a lot of expertise in editing the registry and contantly comparing your system to a similarly configured fully working Windows ME system.

Herb....