July 13, 2004 :: Tuesday
11:16 PM
Internet
Microsoft's single patch to fix all the bugs released today
Earlier today, I got a notice from the Windows Critical Update Notification program that there were new critical updates to install. I started up IE and went to the Windows Update site and there were two of them and I selected them and they installed successfully.
Then I went off and did other things, I use Firefox as my primary browser so I didn't start up IE again. Several hours later, I got a spam from Bravenet, I'd already deleted my account there last month when I got their first spam and here it was again a month later. I tried to delete my account again (just to make sure it took last month) in Firefox but Bravenet insisted I didn't accept cookies (stupid Bravenet) so I right-clicked and selected "View in IE".
I get a popup box that says "Unable to locate Internet Explorer".
Huh?
My Computer > C:/ > Program Files > Internet Explorer > well I'll be damned, there is no IEXPLORE.EXE. I refuse to believe what my eyes tell me so I click on the IE link in my Start menu. No luck there, I click on the Windows Update link, same thing. There is no IE anymore.
I furrow my brow, I rack my brain, and I suddenly realize what's happened - Microsoft has come up with the perfect patch to fix ALL their bugs! They removed IE! No IE, no bugs, simple as that and apparently, even Microsoft agrees!
I don't think I'll even try to fix it, I have the standalone versions of 5 and 5.5, I'll just use those. I haven't done the updates on my other computer yet, it'll be interesting to see if IE disappears there too...
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Jason [July 13, 2004 11:59 PM] ROFLMAO!!!! I installed whatever patches it gave me earlier today for XP and mine is still there... Darn darn darn!
Jim Sullivan [July 14, 2004 12:11 PM] When I looked at my task bar this morning there was a notification that there were updates to be installed. I allowed this and after they were installed, went to Windows Updates and found that 5 updates had been installed. Back to Mozilla and everything seems to be normal. I just checked IE and it seems fine too. I'd guess you need the 3 you didn't get! Cheers
Boo [July 15, 2004 01:48 AM] Still contemplating whether to install the patches or not on WinXP Pro. What Win version were you using when you lost IE?
alice ttlg [July 15, 2004 02:03 AM] I'm on Win98se, on both my home computers - one lost the IExplore.exe file while the other didn't. And other people have reported (in a disappointed tone :)) that they did the updates as well and didn't lose IE - some were on XP and some on 2000 and some on 98. See Jason a couple comments above yours that shows he did the patches on XP and it was fine - I think mine was just a fluke. But a good laugh anyway!