Reinstalling Windows 95 with Internet Explorer 4.0

• Microsoft Windows 95
• Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release version 2
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0 for Windows 95

SUMMARY

Before you reinstall any version of Windows 95, you should uninstall Internet Explorer 4.0. If you do not uninstall Internet Explorer before reinstalling Windows 95, you receive error messages warning you to remove Internet Explorer first. If you do not, you may be unable to start Windows or run Internet Explorer or related components. To avoid these problems, uninstall Internet Explorer first, reinstall Windows 95, and then reinstall Internet Explorer.

For information about uninstalling Internet Explorer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q174265
   TITLE     : How to Uninstall Internet Explorer 4.0

MORE INFORMATION

If you have already reinstalled Windows 95 without uninstalling Internet Explorer first, use the appropriate method below to help recover from any problems that may occur.

NOTE: The methods outlined below are specific to the version of Windows 95 you are running and whether you selected Yes or No in all Version Conflict dialog boxes that occurred while you reinstalled Windows 95.

To determine which version of Windows 95 you are running, please see the following article in the Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q158238
   TITLE     : How to Determine the Version of Windows 95 in Use

Method to Use

   Version of          Response to          Use this
   Windows 95          version conflicts    method
   -------------------------------------------------
   Windows 95 or A     Yes                  1
   Windows 95 or A     No                   2
   Windows 95B         Yes                  3
   Windows 95B         No                   4

Method 1

You do not need to make any changes to your current configuration. Reinstalling Windows 95 with Internet Explorer installed and answering Yes to all file version conflicts does not cause any problems.

Method 2

Windows 95 works properly, but you may need to reinstall Internet Explorer to resolve any problems with the browser. Reinstalling Internet Explorer should resolve any file version conflicts resulting from reinstalling Windows 95.

Method 3

Windows 95 works properly, but you may experience problems running Internet Explorer because Windows 95 reinstalls Internet Explorer 3.0. To work around this problem, reinstall Internet Explorer 4.0.

Method 4

If you are using the Windows Desktop Update component, the following error messages may occur when you start your computer:

   Error loading Explorer.Exe
   You must reinstall Windows

   Error Starting program

   The Explorer.Exe File is Linked to Missing Export
   SHLWAPI.DLL:ShopenRegstreamA

If you did not have the Windows Desktop Update installed, you may be able to start Windows 95, but you cannot run Internet Explorer and your desktop icons cannot be moved.

To resolve these issues, use the appropriate method:

Using the Uninstall folder on your hard disk:

1. Restart your computer. When you see the "Starting Windows 95" message, press the F8 key, and then choose Command Prompt Only from the Startup menu.

2. Type the following line to change to the Uninstall folder

         cd <uninstall folder>
   

   where <uninstall folder> is the location of the uninstall folder for Internet Explorer 4.0. For example, type:

         cd c:\progra~1\intern~1\uninst~1
   

   NOTE: To locate the uninstall folder, locate the Iexplore.exe file, which is located in the uninstall folder. To find the Iexplore.exe file, at the command prompt, type "dir /s iexplore.exe" (without quotation marks), and then press ENTER.

3. Type the following line to make the necessary files viewable:

         attrib -s -h -r *.*
   

4. Type the following lines to restore the files necessary to start Windows 95:

         iextract integr~1.dat
   

5. Type the following lines to place the files in their proper folders:

         copy explorer.exe c:\windows
         copy shell32.dll c:\windows\system
   

6. Restart the computer normally.

7. Uninstall Internet Explorer. For information about uninstalling Internet Explorer, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

         ARTICLE-ID: Q174265
         TITLE     : How to Uninstall Internet Explorer 4.0
   
   

8. After you uninstall Internet Explorer successfully, reinstall it.

1. Rename the Explorer.exe file (if it exists) in the Windows folder, and then rename the Shell32.dll file (if it exists) in the Windows\System folder.

   For information about how to rename a file, click Start, click Help, click the Index tab, type "renaming" (without quotation marks), and then double-click the "Renaming files" topic.

2. Extract a new copy of the Explorer.exe file and the Shell32.dll file from your original Windows 95 disks or CD-ROM. The Explorer.exe file and the Shell32.dll file are located in the following locations:

       - The Win95_10.cab cabinet file on the Windows 95 CD-ROM.
       - The Win95_17.cab cabinet file on the Windows 95 OEM Service Release
         2 (OSR2) CD-ROM.
       - The Win95_11.cab cabinet file on disk 11 of the original Windows 95
         DMF floppy disks.
       - The Win95_17.cab cabinet file on disk 17 of the original Windows 95
         non-DMF floppy disks.
   

   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
   
   

3. Restart your computer.