Microsoft KB Archive/221867

= Internet Explorer 5 May Not Work After Uninstalling Windows 98 =

Article ID: 221867

Article Last Modified on 1/24/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0

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This article was previously published under Q221867



SYMPTOMS
After you uninstall Microsoft Windows 98, double-clicking the Internet Explorer icon on the desktop may not start Internet Explorer.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if all of the following conditions exist:


 * You installed a Beta version of Internet Explorer 5 in Microsoft Windows 95.
 * You later upgraded the computer to Windows 98.
 * You later installed the final released version of Internet Explorer 5.
 * You uninstalled Windows 98.



RESOLUTION
Install the final released version of Internet Explorer 5. To obtain Internet Explorer 5, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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



MORE INFORMATION
This behavior occurs because the Windows 98 uninstall routine restores some of the files that Internet Explorer 5 needs to the versions that were installed before Windows 98 was installed. Because these files are Internet Explorer 5 Beta versions, some files that are the Internet Explorer 5 Beta version and some files that are the Internet Explorer 5 released version remain.

Keywords: kbenv kbprb KB221867

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