BUG: You Cannot Install Internet Explorer 6.0 After You Install the German MUI on Windows 2000 (321032)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows 2000
This article was previously published under Q321032

SYMPTOMS

After you install the German multilingual user interface (MUI) and set the menus and dialog boxes to German, Internet Explorer version 6 (English) stops responding and you receive errors similar to the following:
wscript.exe (or cscript.exe) caused errors and was closed. Start the program again.

CAUSE

The resource files that the German MUI installs do not match the resource files that the Windows Script Host (WSH) version 5.6 looks for during the installation.

RESOLUTION

This problem was corrected in Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

This behavior may occur in other languages.

Steps to Reproduce the Behavior

  1. Install the German MUI.
  2. Change the default language setting for the Menus and Dialogs to Deutch (German).
  3. Restart the computer.
  4. Install the English version of Internet Explorer 6.0.

    Notice that the final steps of the Internet Explorer installation generate the error.

REFERENCES

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

264550 No Multiple-Language Menus and Dialog Boxes for Internet Explorer After Upgrading Internet Explorer or Applying Windows 2000 Service Packs

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:3/20/2004
Keywords:kbDSWManage2003Swept kbbug kbpending KB321032
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