LOL

maybe the IE access was removed at some point

did you try this yet? to see if it is showing as a checked box for IE?

[go to settings/control panel/ add/remove programs
and then on the side tab
click add/remove windows components

then find the Internet Explorer and make sure that box is checked
then click next and follow the prompts.]

If IE isn't installed anymore it should then go to the correct files on your hard drive and reinstall it for you.

If that does something I'd do a reboot also.

But if nothing happens in that area try this-
in the Add/Remove area click the -Set program access and defaults
click the custom and make sure IE is selected for access as well as FF.


after you do that do a reboot of the computer also to see if those changes make a difference.



If none of those work.
I would go to the same access area and select all Microsoft - just temporarily to see if that makes IE work.
Then you can always change it back by selecting the other choices.

I think your IE8 needs to have IE 7 to do the upgrade from.
unless you can find full version IE8 on the Microsoft website..

might try redownloading IE8 here-
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/int...r/default.aspx

or here is IE7 -
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en