when i select my internet browser all i get is an internet properties window, i seem to have lost my browser, can anyone help please

Some information about your computer will help. What browser? When did the problem start? If you right click and select Open, does it open correctly?

Have you scanned for malware?

Run a file check on the O/S.

If you have an XP CD:
Click START, RUN, type in:

sfc /purgecache

(This ensures that system files are copied from your Windows installation media, and files which may be infected with malware, or are corrupted, are not copied from your drive. Some of the files which are restored/replaced may need MS Updates applied. If sfc replaces any such files, you will have to reinstall updates for those files. (If you have Automatic Updates active, this will happen automatically.))

Then type in:

sfc /scannow

Have your XP CD handy.


If you do not have an XP CD:
Click START, RUN, type in:

sfc /scannow


Then, if IE;
XP comes with IE5 (I believe). Download the setup file for IE8 on a "good" machine, then transfer the setup file to your machine and run it.