As far as I know you can't re-load IE without reloading SP2 as it was updated within SP2 itself.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/...1/default.mspx
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Internet Explorer 6 is the set of core Web browsing technologies in Windows XP. These core technologies have recently been updated as part of Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) with Advanced Security Technologies.
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So you may need to get SP2 off, reboot and then load SP2 back on again to try and restore IE.
From the description in the box when you go into add remove programmes/ windows components it only removes access to Internet Explorer. It doesn't seem to remove the software itself.
Try here for some info on removing IE manually though
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318378/EN-US/