Windows 95 Files Replaced by Internet Explorer Setup

Last reviewed: March 20, 1998
Article ID: Q156933

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 3.0, 4.0 for Windows 95

SUMMARY

Installing Microsoft Internet Explorer replaces some Microsoft Windows 95 system files.

MORE INFORMATION

When you install Microsoft Internet Explorer, the following Windows 95 files are replaced:

  • Advapi32.dll
  • Comctl32.dll
  • Oleaut32.dll

If you find it necessary to replace any of these files during troubleshooting, you can extract them from the following locations:

Advapi32.dll is located in:

  • The Win95_11.cab file on the Windows 95 CD and DMF floppy disks
  • The Win95_18.cab file on non-DMF floppy disks

Comctl32.dll is located in:
  • The Win95_10.cab file on the Windows 95 CD
  • The Win95_11.cab file on DMF floppy disks
  • The Win95_17.cab file on non-DMF floppy disks

Oleaut32.dll is located in:
  • The Win95_09.cab file on the Windows 95 CD and DMF floppy disks
  • The Win95_15.cab file on non-DMF floppy disks

These files are placed in the Windows\System folder.

Extracting a File from the Windows 95 CD

  1. Click Start, point to Programs, and then click MS-DOS Prompt.

  2. Type "cd\" (without quotation marks), and then press ENTER.

  3. Insert the Windows 95 CD into the CD-ROM drive, and then close the Windows 95 screen if it appears.

  4. Type the following line at the command prompt, and then press ENTER

          extract /a <drive>:\win95\win95_02.cab <filename> /l <path>
    

    where <drive> is the drive letter assigned to your CD-ROM drive, <filename> is the name of the file you want to extract, and <path> is the target folder, for example:

    extract /a d:\win95\win95_02.cab notepad.exe /l c:\windows

  5. Type "exit" (without quotation marks), and then press ENTER.

Extracting a File from the Windows 95 DMF Floppy Disks

  1. Click Start, point to Programs, and then click MS-DOS Prompt.

  2. Type "cd\" (without quotation marks), and then press ENTER.

  3. Insert disk 1 into the floppy disk drive.

  4. Type the following line at the command prompt, and then press ENTER

          extract <drive>:\<cabinet> <filename> /l <path>
    

    where <drive> is the drive letter assigned to the floppy disk drive the disk is located in, <filename> is the name of the file you want to extract, and <path> is the target folder. For example:

    extract a:\win95_03.cab notepad.exe /l c:\windows\system

  5. Type "exit" (without quotation marks), and then press ENTER.

For information about using the Extract tool, type "extract" (without quotation marks) at a command prompt, or see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q129605
   TITLE     : How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files


KBCategory: kbsetup
KBSubcategory: msiew95
Additional reference words: 3.00 ie3 ie30 msie30m msie30r
Keywords : msiew95 kbsetup
Version : 3.0 4.0
Platform : WINDOWS


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Last reviewed: March 20, 1998
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