IE plugin problems

I have Internet Explorer 5.5, and recently have been unable to download anything because I get a plugin error. "The plugin was not found." It's not a plugin like quicktime or anything, so how do I fix it, or where can re-download the basic plugins that come installed?

 

Have you tried doing a repair of IE?

Go to control panel

Add/Remove Programs

Internet Explorer 5.5

Click on change/remove

Choose the option for repairing.

 

Hi MsAngel,and welcome to TSG.Follow Brooks advice and try repairing IE.Have you Download anything recently?

 

wow! I didn't expect any responses so quickly! Yeah, I tried the whole repair thing, needless to say, it didn't work. I was going to uninstall IE altogether and reinstall it, but I seem to have lost that capability.
Thanks

 

Hi msangel,Lets have a look at your startup programs.Go to Start>Run>type in Msinfo32,click ok.Click on the + sign next to software environment>click startup programs>click edit,select all>click edit>copy and paste the page back here.