explorer not working in xp

[john3565]

windows internet exploreer7 not starting due to ?
"windows cannot acess the file specified device ,path or file-you may not have the appropriate permission to acess the otem"
cnnot acess internet viamy pc only on the laptop
tried
resetting in control panel,tried to install new version ,no luck idont really want to fresh load xp
help john3565

[Xan]

This behavior can occur if you click to select multiple icons on the desktop and include the Internet Explorer icon, and then press ENTER.

To work around this issue, do not click to select the Internet Explorer icon when you select multiple icons, or double-click each icon one at a time.

check here
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q264481

[madjack]

Tell us about your most recent activity before you found that explorer is not working in XP?
Do you have upgraded to windows 7 & got this problem? Cause According to my knowledge by default Xp has IE6. You are talking about IE7. Then I guess that your installation must have gone wrong somewhere.
Are you comfortable with System restore? Just restore your system to a date where your machine was working fine including the browser.
There is a possibility that the system has got any virus attack. Try a system scan 3-4 times with an updated antivirus as well as a good spyware cleaner.

[deveritt]

IE Enhanced security is important on the server as it will prevent most spy-ware from getting installed. You can actually leave it installed and just change one setting in the IE Security Tab Internet Zone called "Launching applications and unsafe files" to Prompt (recommended).