Microsoft KB Archive/159018

= Microsoft Knowledge Base =

News Tab Missing in IE 2.0 After Upgrade to IE 3.0
Last reviewed: January 14, 1997

Article ID: Q159018

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 2.0, 3.0 for Windows 95

SYMPTOMS
After upgrading from Internet Explorer 2.0 to Internet Explorer 3.0, the News tab is missing when you click Options on the View menu in the renamed Ie20.exe (Internet Explorer 2.0) file.

CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you installed and removed a Beta version of Internet Explorer 3.0 before you installed the released version. This causes Internet Explorer 3.0 to be installed in the "Program Files\ Microsoft Internet" folder instead of the "Program Files\Plus!\Microsoft Internet" folder in which Internet Explorer 2.0 is located.

Because Internet Explorer 3.0 does not have built-in support for newsgroups, the DLLs that are required for Internet Explorer 2.0 to view newsgroups are missing.

RESOLUTION
To resolve the problem, follow these steps:

Use the Add/Remove Programs tool in Control Panel to remove Internet Explorer 3.0. For detailed information about this process, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q154012 TITLE : How to Remove and Reinstall IE 3.0 for Windows 95

Reinstall Internet Explorer 2.0 in the "Program Files\Plus!\Microsoft Internet" folder. For information about the availability of Internet Explorer 2.0, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q140649 TITLE : Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0 for Windows 95 Available

Verify that the News tab is available in Internet Explorer 2.0 by clicking Options on the View menu.

Upgrade Internet Explorer 2.0 to Internet Explorer 3.0. For information about the availability of Internet Explorer 3.0, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q154458 TITLE : Availability of Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0