INFO: Visual InterDev 6.0 and Internet Explorer 5

ID: Q196388

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual InterDev, version 6.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 98
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 95

SUMMARY

In general, Visual InterDev 6.0 was not compatible with the Internet Explorer 5.0 Beta. These issues have been addressed with the shipping ("non-beta") version of Internet Explorer 5. However, you must install Internet Explorer without Compatibility Mode turned on. Problems with the Compatibility Mode include HTML Editor anomalies in Visual InterDev such as missing tabs for Design, Source, and Preview.


MORE INFORMATION

Before installing the shipping version of Internet Explorer 5, it is necessary to remove any beta versions present on the system. Instructions to do so can be found on in the following article in the Microsoft Knolwedge Base:

Q193934 How to Uninstall Internet Explorer 5 Beta
Once Internet Explorer 5.0 beta is removed, Internet Explorer 5 can be installed using any of the options except Compatibility Mode. Compatibility mode is turned on under the Custom Install screen under the Advanced button.

If you have already installed Internet Explorer 5, you can determine if you are using this setting with the following steps:
  1. In Internet Explorer, click About Internet Explorer on the Help menu.


  2. If the version is reported as Side-by-Side Mode, you are using Compatibility mode.


More information on Compatibility Mode can be found iin the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q197311 How to Install and Use Compatibility Mode in Internet Explorer 5
If you have installed Internet Explorer 5 with Compatibility Mode, simply uninstall the upgrade using Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel, and then reinstall it without picking the Advanced Compatibility Mode.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbVisID600 kbGrpASP kbIE500beta kbVS600sp3
Version : WINDOWS:5,6.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo


Last Reviewed: May 20, 1999
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