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Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 174549
Reinstalling Windows 95 with Internet Explorer 4.0

The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2

This article was previously published under Q174549

SUMMARY
Before you reinstall any version of Windows 95, you should uninstall
Internet Explorer 4.0. If you do not uninstall Internet Explorer
before reinstalling Windows 95, you receive error messages warning you
to remove Internet Explorer first. If you do not, you may be unable to
start Windows or run Internet Explorer or related components. To avoid
these problems, uninstall Internet Explorer first, reinstall Windows
95, and then reinstall Internet Explorer.

For information about uninstalling Internet Explorer, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
174265 How to Uninstall Internet Explorer 4.0

MORE INFORMATION
If you have already reinstalled Windows 95 without uninstalling
Internet Explorer first, use the appropriate method below to help
recover from any problems that may occur.

NOTE: The methods outlined below are specific to the version of
Windows 95 you are running and whether you selected Yes or No in all
Version Conflict dialog boxes that occurred while you reinstalled
Windows 95.

To determine which version of Windows 95 you are running, please see
the following article in the Knowledge Base:
158238 How to Determine the Version of Windows 95/98/Me in Use

Method to Use
  Version of          Response to          Use this
  Windows 95          version conflicts    method
  -------------------------------------------------
  Windows 95 or A     Yes                  1
  Windows 95 or A     No                   2
  Windows 95B         Yes                  3
  Windows 95B         No                   4
Method 1
You do not need to make any changes to your current configuration.
Reinstalling Windows 95 with Internet Explorer installed and answering
Yes to all file version conflicts does not cause any problems.
Method 2
Windows 95 works properly, but you may need to reinstall Internet
Explorer to resolve any problems with the browser. Reinstalling
Internet Explorer should resolve any file version conflicts resulting
from reinstalling Windows 95.
Method 3
Windows 95 works properly, but you may experience problems running
Internet Explorer because Windows 95 reinstalls Internet Explorer 3.0.
To work around this problem, reinstall Internet Explorer 4.0.
Method 4
If you are using the Windows Desktop Update component, the following
error messages may occur when you start your computer:

Error loading Explorer.Exe
You must reinstall Windows
When you click OK, the following error message occurs:

Error Starting program

The Explorer.Exe File is Linked to Missing Export
SHLWAPI.DLL:ShopenRegstreamA
Your computer either stops responding (hangs) or shuts down.

If you did not have the Windows Desktop Update installed, you may be
able to start Windows 95, but you cannot run Internet Explorer and
your desktop icons cannot be moved.

To resolve these issues, use the appropriate method:

Using the Uninstall folder on your hard disk:
Restart your computer. When you see the "Starting Windows 95" message,
press the F8 key, and then choose Command Prompt Only from the Startup
menu.
Type the following line to change to the Uninstall folder
cd <uninstall folder>

where <uninstall folder> is the location of the uninstall folder for
Internet Explorer 4.0. For example, type:
cd c:\progra~1\intern~1\uninst~1

NOTE: To locate the uninstall folder, locate the Iexplore.exe file,
which is located in the uninstall folder. To find the Iexplore.exe
file, at the command prompt, type dir /s iexplore.exe, and then press
ENTER.
Type the following line to make the necessary files viewable:
attrib -s -h -r *.*

Type the following lines to restore the files necessary to start
Windows 95:
iextract integr~1.dat

Type the following lines to place the files in their proper folders:
copy explorer.exe c:\windows
copy shell32.dll c:\windows\system

Restart the computer normally.
Uninstall Internet Explorer. For information about uninstalling
Internet Explorer, see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
174265 How to Uninstall Internet Explorer 4.0

After you uninstall Internet Explorer successfully, reinstall it.
Using the Windows 95 CD-ROM or floppy disks:
Rename the Explorer.exe file (if it exists) in the Windows folder, and
then rename the Shell32.dll file (if it exists) in the Windows\System
folder.

For information about how to rename a file, click Start, click Help,
click the Index tab, type renaming, and then double-click the
"Renaming files" topic.
Extract a new copy of the Explorer.exe file and the Shell32.dll file
from your original Windows 95 disks or CD-ROM. The Explorer.exe file
and the Shell32.dll file are located in the following locations:

The Win95_10.cab cabinet file on the Windows 95 CD-ROM.
The Win95_17.cab cabinet file on the Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2
(OSR2) CD-ROM.
The Win95_11.cab cabinet file on disk 11 of the original Windows 95
DMF floppy disks.
The Win95_17.cab cabinet file on disk 17 of the original Windows 95
non-DMF floppy disks.
For information about using the Extract tool, type extract at a
command prompt, or see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
129605 How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files

Restart your computer.
Last Reviewed: 5/12/2003
Keywords: kbenv kbinfo kbsetup KB174549

Last reviewed Monday, May 12, 2003

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Bill Starbuck (MVP)