Error Message Uninstalling Internet Explorer 5 for Windows 3.1 (228939)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows NT 3.51
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 3.1
This article was previously published under Q228939 SYMPTOMS
When you double-click the Uninstall MSIE5 icon to uninstall Internet Explorer 5, you may receive one or more of the following error messages:
Application Execution Error
Cannot find file drive:\path\setup.exe (or one of its components).
Check to ensure the path and filename are correct and that all
required libraries are available. Internet Explorer and other Internet Tools
Setup could not retrieve the information needed for the installation.
The network is probably busy. Please run Setup again later. Internet Explorer and other Internet Tools
Microsoft Internet Tools was not successfully installed.
For more information, see the troubleshooting section in the Readme file.
CAUSE
These error messages can occur if files are absent from the Internet Explorer 5 Setup folder.
RESOLUTION
To work around this issue, use one of the following methods:
- Download the Internet Explorer 5 installation files again. To do this, click the Download Only option during Setup, and download the same components to the original Setup folder.
- Manually remove Internet Explorer 5. For information about manually removing Internet Explorer 5, please see the section titled "Uninstall Internet Explorer 5 and other Internet Tools" in the following
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
217145 Internet Explorer 5 Readme.txt File
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/13/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kberrmsg kbprb kbsetup KB228939 |
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