Follow-up: I ran the registry backup file generated by RegCLean, and now get a "Cannot find file specified" error when trying to instantiate the IE COM object. So, I must have nuked a file that IE is looking for.

IE runs fine interactively, though??? What gives? How can I tell what IE is looking for when being instantiated COM-wise, or is there a way to make it open in "bare bones" mode? That would be preferable anyway, as I am just trying to automate a simple web site. Please help!

Thanks,
JoeK