Microsoft KB Archive/154533

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Internet Icon Missing After Uninstalling Internet Explorer

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Q154533

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer version 3.0 for Windows 95

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SYMPTOMS
After you uninstall (or remove) Internet Explorer 3.0 for Windows 95, the Internet icon is missing from the desktop but remains in Control Panel (Point to Settings on the Start menu and click Control Panel).

RESOLUTION
To re-create the Internet icon, reinstall Internet Explorer 3.0 or the earlier version of Internet Explorer. To reinstall either program, run the Setup program again.

STATUS
This behavior is by design. If you reinstall Internet Explorer later, the previous configuration is used.

MORE INFORMATION
To uninstall Internet Explorer 3.0, follow these steps:


 * 1) Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
 * 2) Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
 * 3) On the Install/Uninstall tab, click Internet Explorer 3.0 in the list of installed programs, and then click Add/Remove.

When you uninstall Internet Explorer 3.0 by using the Add/Remove Programs tool in Control Panel, the shortcuts to Internet Explorer and the Internet Tools folder are removed from the desktop and the Start menu. If an earlier version of Internet Explorer was installed on your computer before you installed Internet Explorer 3.0, you must reinstall the earlier version after uninstalling Internet Explorer 3.0 to re-create the Internet icon and Internet Tools folder.

To remove the Internet icon from Control Panel, follow these steps:


 * 1) In Microsoft Windows Explorer, open the \System folder and right-click the Inetcpl.cpl file.

 is the name of the folder in which you installed Windows.
 * 1) Click Rename or Delete to rename or delete the Inetcpl.cpl file.
 * 2) In Control Panel, click Refresh on the View menu.

Additional query words: 3.00 win95 ie3 ie30

Keywords : msiew95

Issue type :

Technology : kbIEsearch kbIE95Search kbZNotKeyword3 kbIE300Win95