Quote Originally Posted by Jinwa View Post
Did you uninstall Internet Explorer when you did the factory reset? If so, please try to install it again.
Install all updates in Windows Update, especially those connected to Internet Explorer.

Also, try this article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308260

Hope that helps!
This is what worked. I half-joke I am barely computer literate, but it's more of a sad fact XD
Thank you for the assistance. I am downloading the updates from the launcher now.

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