"Always Show Internet Explorer Radio Bar" Option May Be Removed After You Uninstall Internet Explorer 5.01

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SYMPTOMS

After you uninstall Internet Explorer 5.01 back to Internet Explorer 5, the Always show Internet Explorer Radio bar option may be missing from the Internet Explorer advanced property sheet.

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CAUSE

When you uninstall Internet Explorer 5.01, the following registry key and its subkeys may be removed:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\InternetExplorer\AdvancedOptions\Multimedia\Radio

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To resolve this behavior (and re-create the missing registry entries), reinstall Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4. To obtain the latest version of Windows Media Player, go to the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/ (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/)

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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MORE INFORMATION

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

246395 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/246395/EN-US/ ) Radio Toolbar Missing After You Uninstall Internet Explorer 5.01

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01

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kbenv kbprb KB246551

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