Microsoft KB Archive/175670

= How to Completely Uninstall Internet Explorer 3.02 =

Article ID: 175670

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02

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This article was previously published under Q175670



SUMMARY
This article describes how to completely uninstall (or remove) Internet Explorer 3.02 under Windows NT 4.0, when Windows NT 4.0 is installed on a FAT file system. This article does not apply to Windows NT 4.0 installed on an NTFS file system.



MORE INFORMATION
To completely uninstall Internet Explorer 3.02 under Windows NT 4.0, follow these steps:

 Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. Double-click Add/Remove Programs. On the Install/Uninstall tab, click Internet Explorer 3.02 in the list of installed programs, and then click Add/Remove. In Windows NT Explorer, right-click the \Temporary Internet Files folder, and then click Delete, where is the folder in which Windows NT 4.0 is installed. Restart your computer to a command prompt using either of the following methods:

Method 1

Use an MS-DOS boot disk that contains the following files:

 Deltree.exe Himem.sys</li> Smartdrv.exe</li> A Config.sys file that contains the following command:

device=a:\himem.sys

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These files are included with MS-DOS 6.x.

Method 2

If you also have Windows 95 installed on your computer, press F8 when you see the "Starting Windows 95" message, and then choose Safe Mode Command Prompt Only.</li> At a command prompt, type the following commands, pressing ENTER after each command:

path a:

cd\, where is the folder in which Windows NT 4.0 is installed. If you use Method 2, type c:\ \command, where is the folder in which Windows 95 is installed.

smartdrv



cd\ \profiles\, where is the folder in which Windows NT is installed, and is the name you use to log on to Windows NT.

deltree tempor~1

cd\winnt

deltree history

cd system32

ren mshtml.dll mshtml.old

ren shdocvw.dll shdocvw.old

ren actxprxy.dll actxprxy.old

ren wininet.dll wininet.old

ren cachevu.dll cachevu.old

ren shlwapi.dll shlwapi.old

ren url.dll url.old

ren urlmon.dll urlmon.old

ren wsock32n.dll wsock32n.old

ren inetcfg.dll inetcfg.old

ren inetcpl.cpl inetcpl.old

</li> Restart your computer.</li></ol>

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