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- ------------------------------------------------------------
- README for Internet Explorer 5.0 Developer Preview
- June 1998
- ------------------------------------------------------------
-
- (c) Copyright Microsoft Corporation, 1998
-
-
- 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 IE.txt on screen in Notepad, maximize the Notepad window.
-
- To print IE.txt, open it in Notepad or another word processor, and
- then use the Print command on the File menu.
-
-
- CONTENTS
- ========
-
- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- SETUP
- Installing Internet Explorer 5.0
- Running Internet Explorer 5.0 on Windows NT
- Running Internet Explorer 5.0 on a Dual-Boot Operating System
- Uninstalling Internet Explorer 5.0
- Adding or Removing the Windows Desktop Update
- Backward Compatibility with Internet Explorer 4.0
-
- KNOWN ISSUES
- APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY
-
-
- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- ===================
-
- To run Internet Explorer 5.0, your system must meet the following
- minimum requirements:
-
- - A 486 with a 66 MHz processor (Pentium processor recommended)
-
- - For Microsoft Windows 95:
- 12 MB of RAM minimum
-
- For Microsoft Windows NT:
- 16 MB of RAM minimum
-
- - For Microsoft Windows NT:
- You must be running Service Pack 3 (or higher)
-
- - 45 to 70 MB of hard-disk space (depending on installation type)
-
- - Mouse
-
- - Modem
-
- - CD-ROM (if installation is done from a CD-ROM)
-
-
- SETUP
- =====
-
- Installing Internet Explorer 5.0
- --------------------------------
- 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 you can reinstall more quickly if you need
- to. If you want to reclaim the disk space, you can remove the Setup
- directory by double-clicking the Add/Remove Programs icon in Control
- Panel and then clicking Internet Explorer 5.0 Setup Files.
-
- You cannot install Internet Explorer 5.0 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. You cannot download Internet Explorer 5.0 to a
- UNC path.
-
-
- Running Internet Explorer 5.0 on Windows NT
- -------------------------------------------
- NOTE: You must have administrative privileges to install and
- uninstall this program on Windows NT. This includes having
- administrative privileges the first time you start your computer
- after installing or uninstalling.
-
- You must restart your computer after installing Internet Explorer
- 5.0. This is also true for some add-on components.
-
- If you're running Internet Explorer 5.0 on Windows NT, you must
- set user permissions to Full Control for the Temporary Internet
- Files folder (cache). The user must have write permission in order
- for files to be stored in the Temporary Internet Files folder.
-
- If you must reinstall Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 (SP3) after
- you install Internet Explorer 5.0; you must specify when prompted
- that you do not want it to overwrite any files that are newer.
- After SP3 is reinstalled, carry out the following steps to update
- the registry:
-
- 1. Click the Start button, and then click Run.
- 2. Type the following: regsvr32 rsabase.dll
- 3. Click OK.
-
-
- Running Internet Explorer 5.0 on a Dual-Boot Operating System
- -------------------------------------------------------------
- If you dual boot between two operating systems that are configured
- to share a Program Files folder, and you uninstall an add-on
- component from one of your Internet Explorer 5.0 installations,
- it will be removed from both of them. This is because the add-on
- files are stored in the Program Files folder.
-
-
- Uninstalling Internet Explorer 5.0
- ----------------------------------
- You can uninstall Internet Explorer 5.0 by carrying out the
- following steps:
-
- 1. In Control Panel, double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
- 2. Click Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0, and then click Add/Remove.
- 3. Follow the instructions on your screen.
-
-
- Adding or Removing the Windows Desktop Update
- ---------------------------------------------
- The Active Desktop is not available for users who install Internet
- Explorer 5.0 on a system that does not already have Internet Explorer
- 4.0 with the Windows Desktop Update (Active Desktop) installed. If you
- want to use the Windows Desktop Update, it must be installed prior to
- installing Internet Explorer 5.0. This can be done by installing Internet
- Explorer 4.0 and then installing Internet Explorer 5.0.
-
- If you are experiencing difficulties with the Windows Desktop Update,
- you can restore Internet Explorer 4.0 by using Add/Remove Programs in
- Control Panel. Click Internet Explorer 5.0, click Add/Remove, and then
- follow the instructions on the screen.
-
- Once Internet Explorer 4.0 is restored, you can remove the Windows Desktop
- Update by clicking the Start Menu and then clicking Run. Then type:
- Rundll32.exe, setupwbv.dll, IE4Maintenance
- You will then see an option to remove the Windows Desktop Update.
-
-
- KNOWN ISSUES
- ============
-
- Customized Proxy Settings Per Connection
- ----------------------------------------
- Internet Explorer 5.0 provides added functionality enabling users to
- configure proxy settings for each dial-up connection. When upgrading
- Internet Explorer with the previous proxy setting enabled; Internet
- Explorer 5.0 applies that setting to all existing dial-up connections.
- This causes your existing dial-up connection to stop working properly
- if that connection did not require a proxy server.
-
- To fix this, click the View menu in the browser, and then click Internet
- Options. On the Connection tab, click the dial-up connection in the list
- of available connections. Click the Settings button, and clear the Use A
- Proxy Server check box.
-
-
- New FTP User Interface and Functionality
- ----------------------------------------
- Internet Explorer has an improved FTP user interface when direct access
- to an FTP server is available. This feature allows file upload,
- drag-and-drop support, file deleting, and the downloading of several
- directories. If you discover an issue in the new FTP user interface that
- blocks FTP functionality, the feature can be disabled by typing:
- regsvr32.exe /u msieftp.dll
- in a command window while in the directory C:\Windows\System
- (or C:\Winnt\System32 on Windows NT systems).
-
- The FTP feature is new and has the following outstanding
- issues in this release:
-
- 1. Progress dialog boxes are not finished for all operations.
- 2. The Web View HTML is not enabled.
- 3. The Login As dialog box does not work. Include username and password in
- the URL for now (for example, ftp://user:password@ftp.server.com/dir/).
- 4. In some cases an empty browser will be displayed during the downloading
- of a file if the file was double-clicked.
-
- If you are unable to see the new FTP user interface, you are probably being
- blocked by a CERN type proxy server. You can verify this by trying to connect
- to the server by using FTP.exe. You can work around this issue by using a
- non-CERN type proxy server, such as Microsoft Remote WinSock.
-
-
- Outlook Express Auto Select Feature
- -----------------------------------
- The Auto Select feature, accessed via the Language command on the View menu,
- requires that the corresponding language support files are installed on the
- system. The language support files can be obtained from the Internet Explorer
- 5.0 Add-On Components page.
-
-
- Menu Sound Events May Not Play
- ------------------------------
- The Menu Popup and Menu Command sound events may not play when you navigate
- the Start menu or Favorites menu, if the Internet Explorer 5.0 Developer
- Preview is installed over the Windows Desktop Update included with Internet
- Explorer 4.0.
-
-
- Printing HMTL Tables from Web Pages
- -----------------------------------
- Tables that do not explicitly declare <TR> and <TD> tags according to current
- HTML specifications may not print correctly.
-
-
- Using FTP Sites via an Online Service Dial-up Connection
- --------------------------------------------------------
- Web sites that use FTP protocols cannot be accessed or viewed properly
- through any online service using dial-up connection. Some FTP sites may
- display a directory tree that cannot be opened, or the FTP sites may not
- display as expected. Files cannot be downloaded from a Web site. FTP sites
- have also been observed causing the computer to stop responding when they
- have been accessed through America Online (AOL).
-
-
- Active X Controls when Using America Online, CompuServe, or MSN
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
- Web sites that contain Active X controls might not work properly if you use
- America Online (AOL), CompuServe, or The Microsoft Network (MSN). Some controls
- may not be able to be downloaded, and when you are specifically using AOL some
- Active X controls may cause the computer to stop responding.
-
-
- Undo Command Does Not Work for Data <input> Fields
- --------------------------------------------------
- The Undo command for data <input> fields is not working in this release.
- This will affect your ability to "undo" typed entries if any data
- <input> fields are used.
-
-
- Tab Order for Certain Controls in HTML Forms
- ---------------------------------------------
- Tab order for certain INPUT controls (RADIO and BUTTON) are not functioning
- correctly in this release. Presing TAB to move to another control causes the
- focus to be sent to menu bands instead of to the next control in the tab order.
-
-
- APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY
- =========================
-
- Internet Information Server After Installation
- ----------------------------------------------
- For systems with Internet Information Server, there may be problems with
- the server operation on the first restart that is part of installation process
- for Internet Explorer 5.0. To resolve this issue, restart the computer after
- the installation of Internet Explorer is complete.
-
-
- Outlook Express Address Book Digital ID with Outlook 98 Installation
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- If Outlook 98 and Outlook Express are installed, the address book is shared.
- For this release, you are unable to add a digital signature to shared address
- book entries. To work around this, open the Address Book, click the Tools
- menu, and then click Options. Click Do Not Share. This removes the shared
- address book and allows the addition of a digital signature to all address
- book entries.
-
-
- Traditional Chinese Windows 95 (Gold) Users
- -------------------------------------------
- There is a known issue when installing the Internet Explorer 5.0 Japanese Language
- Pack and IME on Traditional Chinese Windows 95 systems. Before installing the
- Japanese language support, first install the GDI patch from:
- http://www.microsoft.com/taiwan/support/download/gdiupd.exe
-
-
- Visual Interdev 6.0 or Visual J++ 6.0 Beta Releases
- ---------------------------------------------------
- Internet Explorer 5.0 Developer Preview should not be used on the same computer
- as beta versions of Visual InterDev 6.0 (March Pre-Release) or Visual J++ 6.0
- (Technology Preview 1) or should be used with extreme caution. After upgrading
- to Internet Explorer 5.0 Developer Preview, if you open HTML documents or active
- server pages in Visual Interdev 6.0 or Visual J++ 6.0, any HTML markup past
- approximately the 4,000th byte in the .html or .asp file will be truncated. The page
- will not appear correctly in the preview and editing panes. If you save the page,
- your data will be lost. Updating to Visual Interdev 6.0 or Visual J++ 6.0 released
- versions will remove this problem. We apologize for this incovenience. For updates,
- please see the Visual Interdev 6.0 FAQ at:
- http://microsoft.com/vinterdev/prodinfo/faq.htm
- or the Visual J++ 6.0 FAQ at:
- http://microsoft.com/visualj/prodinfo/faq/