Microsoft KB Archive/169446

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Internet Explorer 4.0 Backup Information Saved to Windows Drive
Last reviewed: July 11, 1997

Article ID: Q169446



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This article discusses a Beta release of a Microsoft product. The information in this article is provided as-is and is subject to change without notice.

No formal product support is available from Microsoft for this Beta product. For information about obtaining support for a Beta release, please see the documentation included with the Beta product files, or check the Web location from which you downloaded the release.

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0 for Windows 95
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0 for Windows NT 4.0

SYMPTOMS
The "Backup Information" folder (used to uninstall Internet Explorer 4.0) is created on the drive that contains Windows, regardless of where you choose to install Internet Explorer 4.0.

For example, if you have Windows installed in the C:\Windows folder and you choose to install Internet Explorer 4.0 in the "D:\Internet Explorer 4.0" folder, a "C:\Program Files\Backup Information" folder is created instead of a "D:\Internet Explorer 4.0\Backup Information" folder.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Internet Explorer 4.0 Platform Preview 1. This problem does not occur with Internet Explorer 4.0 Platform Preview 2. To obtain Internet Explorer 4.0 Platform Preview 2, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/ie/ie40/