Page 1 of Big IE problem + small icons problem

I am using Windows XP.

Since changing some stuff in Tweak UI (menu speeds, and in display properties, my icons have changed to the old style kind (windows 9x, IE4/5) especially noticeable is the IE 6 one which is now an ugly dark blue.

I remembered there being a "repair" option in Add/Remove Programs under windows 9x but I ended up uninstalling IE - it said "restart to finish uninstall" and I said "no" because I was too scared and wanted to find out how to fix it.

Can any wonderful person tell me how to stop IE uninstalling next time I reboot and how to fix the icons?

Really regretting turning the PC on this morning!

Thanks

Have you got "system restore" working on your PC, or to put it another way have you disabled it?

I haven`t disabled it, no. How does it work - is it like scanreg/restore?

Should perhaps just add that I checked my sister`s desktop and all her icons are fine.

No what this does, is takes your PC back to a state it was yesterday or a week ago. Any documents or emails you will have wrote or sent will be saved though.


What you need to do is go to Start / Programs / accessories / System Tools / System Restore

When you start this it should ask you if you want to create a restore point or to go back to an old one. XP every now and again creates its own automatically, and if you choose to go to a previous one, it should show you the available dates you can choose. Just pick the one you want, obviously not todays and then let it do its thing.

It should hopefully ignore the request to delete IE on startup.

If you go to start / help and support you can also go to "pick a task" and you will find the system resource there as well, or just do a search at the top for system restore and you will get all the info you need.

Hope this helps, let me know how you get on.

THANKS! Will keep my meddling fingers out of things now, or at least only meddle with one setting at a time so I know what broke what!

Thanks again.