Microsoft KB Archive/230139

= Unable to Connect to FTP Sites After Installing Internet Explorer 5 =

Article ID: 230139

Article Last Modified on 5/28/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0

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This article was previously published under Q230139



SYMPTOMS
After you install Internet Explorer 5 on your computer running Windows 95, you may not be able to gain access to FTP sites using Internet Explorer or MS-DOS-based FTP programs.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the Winsock files are damaged or are not upgraded prior to the Internet Explorer 5 installation.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, use the appropriate method:

 Install the Winsock 2.0 update for Windows 95 from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/e/0/0e05231b-6bd1-4def-a216-c656fbd22b4e/W95ws2setup.exe

 Install the Dial-Up Networking 1.3 update for Windows 95 (which includes and requires Winsock 2.0) from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=CEB0C269-B9BD-481E-950F-09026222CC1E





WORKAROUND
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