Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 and Internet Tools Entry Missing from Add/Remove Programs

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SYMPTOMS

After you uninstall Internet Explorer 5.01 to return to your previous Internet Explorer 5.0 installation, the Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 and Internet Tools entry may be missing from the list of installed programs in the Add/Remove Programs tool.

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CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the removal of Internet Explorer 5.01 removed the previous uninstallation information from the registry.

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RESOLUTION

To work around this issue, reinstall Internet Explorer 5.0.

NOTE: You can also choose to repair Internet Explorer 5.0 without the user interface.

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MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about uninstalling Internet Explorer 5.01, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

246194 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/246194/EN-US/ ) How to Uninstall Internet Explorer 5.01

The registry keys that are related to this issue are:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\IE40

This key provides a link to the user interface. This key contains the same command line used to run the repair utility manually.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installinfo

This key provides the path information for the "Add a component" user interface. This key also provides the installation source path information and the location of the Windows Update Setup Files folder.

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01

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kbprb kbui KB246548

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