ODE: Running Microsoft ODE97 on a Computer with Internet Explorer 4.0

You can install and run Microsoft Office 97 Developer Edition Tools (ODE) on a computer that has Microsoft Access 97 and Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0. However, you should be aware of the following issues when you develop Microsoft Access 97 applications:

• Setup Can't Register Comcat.dll
• Internet Explorer 3.x Breaks When You Install Your Application
• You Can't Install Internet Explorer After Install of ODE Application

Setup Can't Register Comcat.dll

When you install your application on a computer that is not running Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0, you receive the following error message: When you click OK, you receive another message: When you click OK again, the setup of your application quits.

If you plan to distribute your application so that it can be installed on computers that are not running Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0, run the ODE Setup Wizard on a computer that does not have Internet Explorer 4.0 installed.

NOTE: If you build your disk images on a computer that does not have Internet Explorer 4.0 installed, the setup of your application runs successfully on a computer that has Internet Explorer 4.0 installed.

For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.x Breaks When You Install Your Application

When you build your application on a computer running Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 and then install it on a computer running Internet Explorer 3.x, Internet Explorer 3.x breaks on the target computer. Two of the files installed with your application are not compatible with Internet Explorer 3.x and must be replaced. Alternatively, you can build your disk images on a computer that does not have Internet Explorer 4.0 installed as described in the section "Setup Can't Register Comcat.dll."

For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

You Can't Install Internet Explorer After Install of ODE Application

After you install an ODE application that was built on a computer running Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0, you are unable to install any version of Internet Explorer on the target computer. The updated files Urlmon.dll and Wininet.dll that were installed by your ODE application prevent the installation of Internet Explorer.

For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: