Microsoft KB Archive/184581

= OFF98: Support for Internet Web Browsers =

Article ID: 184581

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q184581



SUMMARY
This article lists the Internet browsers that are supported by Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition.



MORE INFORMATION
The following Internet browsers are supported with Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition:

MacLynx

Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01a for Macintosh

Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Macintosh

Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Macintosh

Netscape Navigator 3.01 for Macintosh

These browsers have been tested to work with Office 98.

For information about how to contact Netscape, query in the Knowledge Base for one of the following articles:

65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z

Determining Which Version of Microsoft Internet Explorer Is Installed
To determine which version of Internet Explorer is installed, follow these steps:


 * 1) Start Microsoft Internet Explorer.
 * 2) On the Apple menu, click About Internet Explorer.

The version of Microsoft Internet Explorer appears near the top of the About Internet Explorer dialog box. If the version is 3.01a or later, the supported version of Internet Explorer is installed.

Installing Internet Explorer 4.0a
To install Internet Explorer 4.0a, use one of the following methods. (Note that you should quit all running programs before you install Internet Explorer 4.0a.)

NOTE: Method 1 is available only if you have installed Office 98 from the Office 98 compact disc. If the Office 98 compact disc is not available, use Method 2.

Method 1: Installing Internet Explorer 4.0a from Compact Disc
To use the Office 98 compact disc to install Internet Explorer 4.0a, follow these steps:


 * 1) Insert the Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition compact disc into the CD-ROM drive.
 * 2) In the Microsoft Office 98 window, double-click the Microsoft Internet folder.
 * 3) In the Microsoft Internet folder, double-click the Internet Explorer 4.0 Installer icon.

Method 2: Installing Internet Explorer 4.0a from the Web
To obtain Internet Explorer 4.0a for the Macintosh, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/default.mspx/

For more information about downloading files from Microsoft, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

150592 Troubleshooting Internet Explorer for Macintosh

The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

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