Microsoft KB Archive/179805

= OFF98: MS Preference Panels Folder Location and Contents =

Article ID: 179805

Article Last Modified on 1/28/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Office 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q179805



SUMMARY
When you install any of the programs listed at the beginning of this article on your Macintosh, a folder called MS Preference Panels is created on the hard disk. Depending the program you install, the folder location and contents may vary.

This article lists the MS Preference Panels folder location and contents for each of the programs listed at the beginning of this article.



Microsoft Internet Explorer for the Macintosh, Version 3.x
When you install Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.x, the MS Preference Panels folder is created in the System Folder:Extensions folder. It contains the following control panels:

Advanced Networking

Configurations

Cookies

Downloads

File Helpers

General E-mail

Home/Search Panel

Java

Language/Fonts

Password Dialogs

Protocol Helpers

Proxies

Ratings

Security

Security Zones

Subscriptions

User Passwords

Utility Dialogs

Web Browser UI

Web Content

Microsoft Internet Explorer for the Macintosh, Version 4.0
When you install Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0, the MS Preference Panels folder is created in the System Folder. It contains the following control panels:

Advanced Networking

Configurations

Cookies

Downloads

File Helpers

General E-mail

Home and Search

Java

Language and Fonts

Password Dialogs

Protocol Helpers

Proxies

Ratings

Security

Security Zones

Subscriptions

User Passwords

Utility Dialogs

Web Browser UI

Web Content

Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition
When you install Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition, the MS Preference Panels folder is created in the System Folder. It contains the following control panels:

Advanced Networking

Cookies

File Helpers

General E-mail

Home and Search

Password Dialogs

Protocol Helpers

Proxies

Ratings

Security

User Passwords

How the MS Preference Panels Folders Are Managed
When you install Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0, the MS Preference Panels folder used by Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.x is automatically removed from the Extensions folder.

If you have removed Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.x from your computer by using some other means, you can safely remove the MS Preference Panels folder from the Extensions folder if it still exists.

Note that if you install both Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition and Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 on the same computer, the MS Preference Panels folder contains all of the preference panels used by both programs.

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