How To Fix Broken Interner Explorer

So you have nuked your Internet Explorer and you do not know how you achieved this. You've eliminated the possibility of viruses and adware, so this just leaves you and a broken Internet Explorer. Before you begin to even consider running a repair install of the operating system , try to do a repair on Internet Explorer instead.

The Repair Process

1. Click Start -> Run...
2. Type regedit and hit Enter.
3. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SOFTWARE -> Microsoft -> Active Setup -> Installed Components -> {89820200-ECBD-11cf-8B85-00AA005B4383}.

4. Right click the IsInstalled value. Click Modify.
Change the value from 1 to 0.

5. Reinstall Internet Exprorer from here.

Note: If messing with the registry and something goes horribly wrong, you can use "Last Known Good Configuration (F8 Safe Mode)" or a Restore Point to get back to where you were before, with your settings.