How Internet Explorer Installs Netscape Plug-ins

• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 3.0 for Windows 95

SUMMARY

This article describes how Internet Explorer 3.0 detects Netscape plug-ins during startup.

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Each time Internet Explorer starts, it searches for installed plug-ins. Internet Explorer searches for installed plug-ins in the following order:

1. Searches for .ocx files in the Windows\System folder.



2. Searches the following registry key:

   HKey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Plugins

   NOTE: Each time Internet Explorer 3.0 is started, it searches and cleans this registry path, and then adds located plug-ins to the Extension and MIME key fields.



3. Searches the Internet Explorer Plug-ins folder for installed DLLs. These are typically located in the Program Files\Microsoft Internet\Plugins folder.



4. Searches the Netscape Navigator Plug-ins folder for installed DLLs. By default, this is the Program Files\Netscape\Navigator\Program\Plugins folder.

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Version : WINDOWS:3.0
Platform : WINDOWS
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