Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 and Internet Tools Entry Missing from Add/Remove Programs (246548)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows NT 4.0
This article was previously published under Q246548

SYMPTOMS

After you uninstall Internet Explorer 5.01 to return to your previous Internet Explorer 5.0 installation, the Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 and Internet Tools entry may be missing from the list of installed programs in the Add/Remove Programs tool.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the removal of Internet Explorer 5.01 removed the previous uninstallation information from the registry.

RESOLUTION

To work around this issue, reinstall Internet Explorer 5.0.

NOTE: You can also choose to repair Internet Explorer 5.0 without the user interface. For additional information about how to do so, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

194177 Description of the Internet Explorer Repair Tool

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about uninstalling Internet Explorer 5.01, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

246194 How to Uninstall Internet Explorer 5.01

The registry keys that are related to this issue are:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\IE40

This key provides a link to the user interface. This key contains the same command line used to run the repair utility manually.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installinfo

This key provides the path information for the "Add a component" user interface. This key also provides the installation source path information and the location of the Windows Update Setup Files folder.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:2/23/2004
Keywords:kbprb kbui KB246548
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