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- README for Microsoft Internet Explorer 5
- and Other Internet Tools
- For Windows 3.x/Windows NT 3.51
- February 1999
- -------------------------------------------------------------
-
- (c) Copyright Microsoft Corporation, 1999
-
-
- This document provides complementary or late-breaking
- information to supplement the Microsoft Internet Explorer
- documentation. You can also look at the Microsoft(R) Web
- site for the latest information.
-
- If you're looking for information about a specific program
- or component, try searching for it in the Microsoft Knowledge
- Base at http://support.microsoft.com/support/c.asp?FR=0.
-
- ------------------------
- HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT
- ------------------------
-
- To view Readme.txt on screen in Notepad, maximize the Notepad
- window.
-
- To print Readme.txt, open it in Notepad or another word
- processor, and then use the Print command on the File menu.
-
-
- CONTENTS
- ========
-
- System Requirements
- Setup
- Uninstalling Internet Explorer and other Internet Tools
- Known Issues
-
-
- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- ===================
-
- To run Internet Explorer 5, your computer must meet the
- following minimum requirements:
-
- - A 486 with a 25 MHz processor
-
- - For Microsoft Windows 3.1x:
- 12 MB of RAM minimum
-
- - For Microsoft Windows NT 3.51:
- 16 MB of RAM minimum
-
- - 30 MB of hard-disk space to run Setup for a minimum install
- (minimum install will use about 16 MB of space)
-
- - Mouse
-
- - Modem or network interface card
-
-
-
- SETUP
- =====
-
- Whether you choose to install over the network or to download
- the installation files to your hard disk, the Setup files are
- copied to your hard disk. This is so that you can reinstall
- more quickly if you need to.
-
- You cannot install this version of Internet Explorer 5 to or
- run it from a network drive. However, you can download it to
- a network drive. To do this, you must map the network drive
- to a drive letter on your computer.
-
-
- UNINSTALLING INTERNET EXPLORER 5 AND OTHER INTERNET TOOLS
- =========================================================
-
- If you want to reinstall an earlier version of Internet
- Explorer, you must first uninstall version 5. If you install
- an earlier version without uninstalling version 5, the earlier
- version of Internet Explorer may not run properly.
-
- Automatic uninstall is supported in this version, although some
- files will be left in the Windows\System directory and may be
- used by other applications, including Internet Explorer version
- 3.x. These files include the following:
-
- Urlmon16.dll
- Win16x.dll
- Rb32.dll
- Comctlie.dll
- Secur16.dll
- Security.dll
- Msnssp16.dll
- Msapsp16.dll
- Basic.dll
- Schnl16.dll
- Secssp16.dll
- Rsaci.rat
- Jscrpt16.dll
- Vscrpt16.dll
- Comctl16.dll
- Signin16.hlp
-
- If, after installing Internet Explorer 5, you want to install
- Internet Explorer version 4.x, you must first uninstall Internet
- Explorer 5 using the included Uninstall program, and then
- manually delete the Win16x.dll file from the Windows\System
- folder. If you do not do this, you may see a general protection
- fault when you install Internet Explorer 4.x. Because Win16x.dll
- is a system file, you should not delete it unless it is going
- to be replaced. (Installing Internet Explorer 4.x replaces this
- file.)
-
- If you have created a dialer connection before running
- Uninstall, the Setup program will not delete those files from
- the directory where you installed this version of Internet
- Explorer. Also, the Dialer icon in the Internet Explorer
- program group will not be removed.
-
-
- KNOWN ISSUES
- ============
-
- Running Internet Explorer 5 on Windows 3.1
- ------------------------------------------
- If you are using Windows version 3.1 (not version 3.11 or
- Windows for Workgroups), you must also be running the MS-DOS
- Share.exe program. To do this, carry out the following steps:
-
- 1. Open your Autoexec.bat file (usually found in the C:\ folder).
- 2. Add the following line to the end of the file, but before any
- lines that read "win" or "win.com":
-
- share.exe
-
-
- Internet Connection Wizard Doesn't Start
- ----------------------------------------
- If Internet Explorer 5 is installed with the stack and Dialer
- but is set up using a LAN connection, switching from a LAN
- connection to the Dialer and then starting Internet Explorer
- does not start the Internet Connection wizard.
-
-
- Issues for ISDN Users
- ---------------------
- The Internet Connection wizard in this version of Internet
- Explorer does not detect ISDN. If you use an ISDN modem, you
- must manually select the make and model when setting up
- Internet Explorer.
-
- You also need to create connection icons. When you do this,
- you must include the following information: username, password,
- DNS (Domain Name System) server, and whether your ISP provides
- a static or dynamic IP address.
-
- You must also select the correct connect speed for each
- connection. To do this, in the Properties dialog box for the
- connection, click the Modem tab. The recommended speed for
- dual-channel capability is 115,200 bps.
-
- This version of Internet Explorer does not support automatic
- account creation (via the Internet Connection wizard) for
- ISDN users.
-
-
- Downloading Files via FTP
- -------------------------
- If you download a file by using FTP over a modem, the file will
- be downloaded before you see the dialog box asking you where to
- save the file. If the file is a large one, it may appear that
- nothing is happening while the file is downloading.
-
-
- SSL Connection Problems: Changing Ports in Outlook Express
- ----------------------------------------------------------
- When viewing newsgroups in Outlook Express, if you need to
- change the port number in order to make an SSL connection (for
- example, if you did not originally specify that the server you
- want requires an SSL connection), you must either click another
- folder after changing the port number or restart Outlook Express.
- Only then will you be able to download the newsgroups on the SSL
- server.
-
-
- Importing an Address Book from Internet Mail to Outlook Express
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
- Outlook Express may not automatically import your existing
- Address Book from Microsoft Internet Mail. To import the Address
- Book manually, carry out the following steps:
-
- 1. Open the Address Book.
- 2. Click the File menu.
- 3. Click Import Address Book.
- 4. Choose to import the Microsoft Internet Mail for Windows 3.1
- Address Book.
-
- The file should be located in the directory
- Iexplore\Mail\User1 (or User2, 3, etc., if
- you have multiple user accounts set up).
-
-
- Tasks Not Appearing in the Task List
- ------------------------------------
- If you click the Send And Receive toolbar button or Send And
- Receive on the Tools menu when you are connected to an IMAP
- (rev1) account, and no tasks appear in the task list, carry
- out the following steps:
-
- 1. Open the Properties dialog box for the account.
- 2. Select Check For New Messages In Subscribed Folders.
-
-
- Issues with SSL and PCT
- -----------------------
- If you use the Advanced dialog box (on the Tools menu, click
- Internet Options, and then click Advanced) to enable or disable
- SSL versions 2.0 or 3.0 or PCT, you must restart Internet
- Explorer for your changes to take effect.
-
-
- Installing on Computers with Large Amounts of Memory
- ----------------------------------------------------
- When you install on a computer that has 40 MB or more of
- memory, you may receive an error message during setup
- indicating that your computer does not have enough memory
- to install Internet Explorer. If this happens, locate the
- Setup.exe file (in the IE5setup folder) and run it with the
- command line switch "/f:16". You can do this by using the
- Run command from either File Manager or Program Manager.
-
- Internet Explorer 3.x Dialer May Not Work After Uninstall
- ---------------------------------------------------------
- If you are running Internet Explorer 3.x with Phone Dialer,
- and then you install Internet Explorer 5 in a different
- directory , the version 3.x Phone Dialer will not work
- properly if you uninstall Internet Explorer 5. To work
- around this problem, you must specify the version 3.x Phone
- Dialer settings again.
-
- You Cannot Run Two Versions of Microsoft E-Mail
- -----------------------------------------------
- If you are running Internet Explorer 3.x with Internet Mail
- and News installed, and then you install Internet Explorer 5
- and Other Internet Tools, you will no longer be able to use
- Internet Explorer 3.x Internet Mail and News. This is true
- even if you do not install Outlook Express with Internet
- Explorer 5 and Other Internet Tools. However, if you choose
- to install Outlook Express, you can import your e-mail messages
- and Address Book information from Internet Mail and News.
-
- Using Unattended Synchronization
- --------------------------------
- If you are using Internet Explorer 5 with a third-party dialer,
- be sure to specify a timeout limit for the dialer so that it
- doesn't stay connected indefinitely.
-
- Running embedded components on Windows NT 3.51
- -----------------------------------------------
- We experienced some problems running plug-ins when the Operating
- System is Windows NT 3.51. This is due to the fact that the
- plug-in manufacturer thought that since the user is installing a
- 16-bit plug-in they must be installing it on a 16-bit Operating
- System. Some plugins will prevent an install on Windows NT 3.51
- however most do not.
-