PC BSOD During IE8 Update, Now Cannot Install

I should also mention that I've tried running the CMD to manually remove it, but that didn't help. I still get the same error when trying to...

I should also mention that I’ve tried running the CMD to manually remove it,
but that didn’t help. I still get the same error when trying to reinstall
(either manually or through WU).

"mothermachine" wrote:

> My new PC crashed (BSOD) in the middle of a Windows Update (IE8) and now I
> can’t seem to run WU again to install it – it says "a newer version of IE is
> on the system". It looks like the install was corrupted.
>
> How can I fully remove this corrupted IE8 install and start the update again?
>
> Thanks,