Article ID: 283233 - Last Review: January 29, 2007 - Revision: 3.2

Web Folder Check Box Has No Function If Web Folder Components Are Not Installed

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SYMPTOMS

If you upgrade a computer that is running Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Millennium Edition (Me), or Windows NT 4.0 to Internet Explorer 6 and you open a new Web page by clicking Open on the File menu, there is an Open as a Web Folder check box in the Open dialog box even if you do not have the Web folder components installed on the computer.
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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

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 does not install the Web folder components even though the option to open as Web folder is available.

Note that this option has no effect on the browser.
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, when used with:
    • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
    • Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
    • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
    • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
    • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
    • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
    • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
    • Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
    • Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
    • Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
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