How to Add or Remove Windows Desktop Update

ID: Q165695

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.0, 4.01, 4.01 Service Pack 1, 4.01 Service Pack 2, 5 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.0, 4.01, 4.01 Service Pack 1, 4.01 Service Pack 2, 5 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.01 Service Pack 2, 5 for Windows 98

SUMMARY

The Windows Desktop Update component included with Internet Explorer 4.0, 4.01, 4.01 Service Pack 1, and Windows 98 includes the following enhancements to the classic Windows shell:

  • The Active Desktop.


  • A single, customizable Explorer with Web View.


  • A Web-integrated Start menu and taskbar.


  • Click (rather than double-click) items to open them; point at items to select them.


This article describes how to add or remove Windows Desktop Update in Internet Explorer 4.0, 4.01 or 4.01 Service Pack 1. You cannot remove the Windows Desktop Update from Windows 98 as it is an integrated part of Windows 98.

NOTE: If you are running Internet Explorer 5 in Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 without the Windows Desktop Update component included with Internet Explorer 4, you need to uninstall Internet Explorer 5 before performing the steps in this article to add or remove the Windows Desktop Update Component. For information about uninstalling Internet Explorer 5, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q217344 How to Uninstall Internet Explorer 5
NOTE: Although the Windows Desktop Update is not a part of Internet Explorer 5, Corporate Administrators can include it with a customized version of Internet Explorer 5 by using the Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK). For additional information about IEAK, please see the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ieak/en/default.asp
The following topics are discussed:

  • Adding Windows Desktop Update During Setup


  • Adding Windows Desktop Update After Setup


  • Removing Windows Desktop Update



MORE INFORMATION

Adding Windows Desktop Update During Setup

To add Windows Desktop Update during Setup, click Yes when you are prompted to install the Windows Desktop Update components.

NOTE: You are not prompted to install Windows Desktop Update during Setup if either of the following circumstances exists:

  • You are installing a downloaded copy of Internet Explorer 4.0 from a folder on your local hard disk or network share, and you chose not to download the Windows Desktop Update components.


  • Windows Desktop Update is already enabled, and you are reinstalling Internet Explorer 4.0.


Adding Windows Desktop Update After Setup

To add Windows Desktop Update if Internet Explorer 4.0 or 4.01 is already installed, follow these steps:
  1. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double- click Add/Remove Programs.


  2. On the Install/Uninstall tab, click Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 in the list of installed programs, and then click Add/Remove.


  3. Click "Add Windows Desktop Update component from Web site," and then click OK. This loads the Internet Explorer 4.0 Components Download Web page.


  4. Click Yes when you are prompted with the following message:
    Active Setup is about to determine what Internet components are installed on your computer. Is this OK?


  5. Click the Windows Desktop Update check box to select it, and then click Next.


  6. Click a download site in the list, and then click Install Now to download and install Windows Desktop Update.


NOTE: If you downloaded the Windows Desktop Update components when you downloaded Internet Explorer 4.0 or 4.01 to a folder on your local hard disk or a network share, you can install Windows Desktop Update without downloading it from the Download Components Web page by following these steps:

  1. Double-click the Ie4setup.exe file in the <path>\Internet Explorer 4.0 Setup folder (where <path> is the full path to the Internet Explorer 4.0 Setup folder).


  2. Click Yes when you are prompted to install the Windows Desktop Update components.


  3. When you are prompted to Upgrade Only Newer Items or Reinstall All Components, click Upgrade Only Newer Items, click OK, and then continue with Active Setup.


Removing Windows Desktop Update

To remove Windows Desktop Update, follow these steps:
  1. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double- click Add/Remove Programs.


  2. Click the Install/Uninstall tab, click Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 in the list of installed programs, and then click Add/Remove.


  3. Click "Remove Windows Desktop Update, but keep the Internet Explorer 4.0 Web browser," and then click OK.


  4. If there are any files in the Recycle Bin, you receive the following message:
    Internet Explorer 4.0 has modified the format of the Recycle Bin.

    If you want to keep any of the items currently in the Recycle Bin, open the Recycle Bin and move the items to a different location.

    To permanently delete all items from the Recycle Bin and continue, click OK.
    Click OK when you are sure there are no files in the Recycle Bin that you want to restore.


Internet Explorer attempts to close all programs and reconfigure your computer to run without Windows Desktop Update.

Additional query words: 4.00 4.01 5.0 5.00

Keywords : kbenv kbui msiew95 msient msiew98
Version : WINDOWS:4.0,4.01,4.01 Service Pack 1,4.01 Service Pack 2,5
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto


Last Reviewed: January 20, 2000
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