Well, here's the deal, I am having lots of problems with IE 5 and wanted to uninstall it and reinstall IE 4 but it would not allow it, it gave two choices when I went to uninstall from the Add/Remove Section of the Control Panel 1)Add a component and 2)Repair Internet Explore so I tried the repair no success the file to repair it was missing now I am stuck with AOL 16-bit without Internet Explore what do I do to remove the IE 5 Components? or infact What do I do to remove Internet Explore completely? Please Help Thank you

You should have at least been able to uninstall IE5 through the Add/Remove but I know if you install IE5 over IE4 it removes IE4's backup data [the readme.txt says this with IE5] and can no longer be removed but there is a site that might be able to by downloading a program called Ieremove.exe, just type it in your search injun and see if that helps. There are other sites or people that may also have batch files that could do it, or there is always the last resort, format, but only do this if no joy else where.

Hope this helped a litte bit.

By removing IE5 through Control Panel Add/remove programs you will be able to restore your previous IE4 installation. As Ronnie suggested, you will not be able to remove IE4. If you had no problems with the IE4 installation, then that is pretty much a moot point, anyways.

There is a bulletin at Microsoft that tells you how for Win 98 (I have it- Article ID: Q222564) and I am pretty sure I saw one for Win 95 as well. If you look at http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles you will hopefully find it. I did not try it becuase it involves the Registry and I not that confident yet. I managed to find the file I needed to fix mine. Good luck! Ciao

Retreve the full document from Microsoft :
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q243/6/78.ASP
Print and follow directions. I did it works !
THIS IS FOR THE COMPUTER HACKER ONLY !

IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the
registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about
how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a
Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

SUMMARY

This article describes how to manually uninstall Internet Explorer 5 for Windows 95 when you are
unable to uninstall Internet Explorer by using the Add/Remove Programs tool in Control Panel.

Notes

You cannot use the steps in this article to uninstall Internet Explorer from Microsoft Windows 98 Second
Edition or to uninstall earlier versions of Internet Explorer from any version of Windows.

Do not follow the steps in this article if you have not tried to uninstall Internet Explorer 5 by using the steps in
the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

Q217344 How to Uninstall Internet Explorer 5

MORE INFORMATION

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to
reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the
incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys and Values" Help topic in
Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry
Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If
you are running Windows NT or Windows 2000, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk
(ERD).

NOTE: Make sure to have the following items available before you begin these steps:

Your original Windows 95 disks or CD-ROM

A copy of Internet Explorer 4.0 or later on CD-ROM or in a folder on the hard disk

If you have Windows 95 on CD-ROM, you need a Startup or boot disk with CD-ROM support

Internet Explorer 5 does not include the Ieremove utility that is included with Internet Explorer
4.x. If Ieremove is still on your computer, do not use it to remove Internet Explorer 5. After you
try the steps in the article listed above, use the following steps to uninstall Internet Explorer 5:

1.As stated in the article listed above, remove any Internet Explorer 5 add-ons and
components that are listed in the Add/Remove Programs tool in Control Panel.

2.Use Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) to delete the following items:

Delete the Version value located in:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer

Delete the Active Setup key located under:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft

Delete the Active Setup key located under:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft

Delete the "Plus! VersionNumber" value located in:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion

Delete the 100 key located under:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\Migration

3.Quit Registry Editor.

4.Restart your computer. When you see the "Starting Windows 95" message, press F8, and
then choose Command Prompt Only.

5.Type the following commands, pressing ENTER after each command. If necessary, replace
"c:\windows" with the drive and path to your installation of Windows 95:

ren c:\windows\system\inetcpl.cpl inetcpl.old
ren c:\windows\system\ole2.dll ole2.old
ren c:\windows\system\ole32.dll ole32.old
ren c:\windows\system\oleaut32.dll oleaut32.old
ren c:\windows\system\olepro32.dll olepro32.old
ren c:\windows\system\olethk32.dll olethk32.old
ren c:\windows\system\setupwbv.dll setupwbv.old
ren c:\windows\system\softpub.dll softpub.old
ren c:\windows\system\stdole2.tlb stdole2.old
ren c:\windows\system\urlmon.dll urlmon.old
ren c:\windows\system\wininet.dll wininet.old
ren c:\windows\system\wintrust.dll wintrust.old
ren c:\windows\system\comctl32.dll comctl32.old
ren c:\windows\system\shdocvw.dll shdocvw.old
ren c:\windows\system\shdoc401.dll shdoc401.old
ren c:\windows\system\shdoclc.dll shdoclc.old
ren c:\windows\system\shd401lc.dll shd401lc.old
ren c:\windows\system\inseng.dll inseng.old
ren c:\windows\system\jobexec.dll jobexec.old
ren c:\windows\system\shlwapi.dll shlwapi.old
ren c:\windows\system\iedkcs32.dll iedkcs32.old
ren c:\windows\system\thumbvw.dll thumbvw.old
ren c:\windows\system\occache.dll occache.old
ren c:\windows\system\webcheck.dll webcheck.old
ren c:\windows\system\schannel.dll schannel.old
ren c:\windows\system\rsabase.dll rsabase.old
ren c:\windows\system\cdfview.dll cdfview.old
ren c:\windows\system\mmutilse.dll mmutilse.old
ren c:\windows\system\mmefxe.ocx mmefxe.old
ren c:\windows\system\daxctle.ocx daxctle.old
ren c:\windows\system\proctexe.ocx proctexe.old
ren c:\windows\system\asctrls.ocx asctrls.old
ren c:\windows\system\loadwc.exe loadwc.old
ren c:\windows\system\iemigrat.dll iemigrat.old
ren c:\windows\java java.old

NOTE: This procedure assumes that you do not already have files with these names with an
.old extension. If you do have files with these names with an .old extension, use a file name
extension that is not currently in use.

NOTE: If you installed the Windows Desktop Update component from Internet Explorer 4.x
before installing Internet Explorer 5, you must remove it before proceeding. Type the
following commands, pressing ENTER after each command:
ren c:\windows\explorer.exe explorer.old
ren c:\windows\system\shell32.dll shell32.old

6.If you have Windows 95 on CD-ROM, restart your computer with a Startup or boot disk that
provides access to the CD-ROM drive. If you do not have a bootable disk that provides
CD-ROM support, see the "Startup Disk Drivers" section in the following Microsoft Knowledge
Base article:

Q135174 Cannot Access CD-ROM Drive from MS-DOS mode or Command Prompt

7.Reinstall Windows 95. When you are notified that a file that is being copied is older than the
version currently on your computer, click No or No To All.

If you do not click No or No To All, you may experience problems with the Java Virtual
Machine (VM) and trust checking. Also, the Internet Explorer 5 Setup Wizard may not work
correctly if you later attempt to reinstall Internet Explorer 5.

8.Reinstall Internet Explorer 4.0. If you had Active Desktop installed before installing Internet
Explorer 5, you must reinstall it. If you do not want Active Desktop, install it during Setup,
and then uninstall it after Setup is finished. This removes any remnant settings and dialog
boxes that may cause problems.

9.Reinstall any damaged drivers.

10.After Internet Explorer 4.0 is installed, upgrade to Internet Explorer 5.

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