Learner wrote:
Win XP SP2 and updated patches. I need to re-install what could be a
corrupt version of OE6. Without reformatting and re-installing the
operating system how can I re-install OE6 or repair it?

As Charlie says, much better to find out what is wrong rather than
re-installing.

Try this link for lots of suggestions, the link for
Repairing/reinstalling is towards the bottom.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/.../oerepair.mspx
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Kath Adams
MS MVP - Windows (IE/OE)