"Always Show Internet Explorer Radio Bar" Option May Be Removed After You Uninstall Internet Explorer 5.01 (246551)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows 98 Second Edition
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows 98
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows 95

This article was previously published under Q246551

SYMPTOMS

After you uninstall Internet Explorer 5.01 back to Internet Explorer 5, the Always show Internet Explorer Radio bar option may be missing from the Internet Explorer advanced property sheet.

CAUSE

When you uninstall Internet Explorer 5.01, the following registry key and its subkeys may be removed:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\InternetExplorer\AdvancedOptions\Multimedia\Radio

RESOLUTION

To resolve this behavior (and re-create the missing registry entries), reinstall Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4. To obtain the latest version of Windows Media Player, go to the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

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

246395 Radio Toolbar Missing After You Uninstall Internet Explorer 5.01

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	9/11/2006
Keywords:	kbenv kbprb KB246551