Internet explorer won't open

[jocerut]

I am having a problem with Internet Explorer not opening on my laptop.  I have tried everything that I know to do and also looked thru the files to possibly find other help, but none!  It's like it has been uninstalled.  I have Windows XP.
Thanks!

[Broni]

How are you trying to open it? From a shortcut?
Did you try Start>All Programs?

[Google]

Hmm, I had similar problems in the past. Have you tried this?

[jocerut]

Yes, I have tried to open it from programs and it's like it has been deleted.  The name is there but the big e icon is not.  How can I open the internet without using IE?  My internet connection is good.
Thanks for your replies!

[Allan]

Download and try Firefox or Safari or Opera - all good browsers. Let us know if any of them work - but we still need to fix the original problem with IE.

Go to START - RUN and enter: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe and press ENTER. What happens?

[Google]

Yes, I have tried to open it from programs and it's like it has been deleted.  The name is there but the big e icon is not.  How can I open the internet without using IE?  My internet connection is good.
Thanks for your replies!

Obviously not reading all the posts!

Hmm, I had similar problems in the past. Have you tried this?

[jocerut]

I get this message when I do that:
Windows cannot find 'C:\Program'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a file, click the Start button, and then click Search.

[Allan]

When you try WHAT?

[Google]

I get this message when I do that:
Windows cannot find 'C:\Program'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a file, click the Start button, and then click Search.

Do I have to spell it out for you?!?! Go here:
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/upgrade.html

And download it. Stop ignoring posts, read all of them, we are all trying to help.

[jocerut]

I have read ALL the posts and am not ingoring anyones! LOL  I cannot access the internet on my laptop!!!!  I am viewing posts and replying from my desktop!!!  If you will please tell me how to access the internet/or get an address bar from my laptop I will gladly use Firefox!!!!  I have used it before and like it, the computer doctor just put IE back on it when he fixed it.  Thanks!

[jocerut]

Do I have to spell it out for you?!?! Go here:
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/upgrade.html

And download it. Stop ignoring posts, read all of them, we are all trying to help.

If you will please tell me how to get to a browser I will GLADLY do this!!! 

[jocerut]

When you try WHAT?

Allan, when I go to start run and type what you had posted. That is the error message I get.

[Google]

If you will please tell me how to get to a browser I will GLADLY do this!!! 

Ok sorry now I understand what you mean. Download Browsar  to your desktop and put it on a USB stick, then run it on your laptop. See if that works.

[Allan]

I still don't understand. You can't uninstall Internet Explorer, so it has to be there. But go ahead and try Firefox or some other browser.

[jocerut]

Ok sorry now I understand what you mean. Download Browsar  to your desktop and put it on a USB stick, then run it on your laptop. See if that works.

Ok!  Did it and it works!  So now I will download Firefox...Thanks!