If you try to reinstall Windows 95 OEM Service Release (OSR) version 2.5,
and Internet Explorer version 4.01 is installed, you may receive the
following error message:
This program may not run correctly because of new features in Internet
Explorer 4.0. You may need to obtain an updated version of this
program. For information about obtaining an updated version, click
Details. Or, if you want to try running this program, click Details to
determine whether it will cause other problems. Then, if running this
program will not cause other problems, click Run Program.
If you then click Details, you may receive the following message:
Important
You are trying to reinstall Windows on this computer. You cannot do
this when Internet Explorer 4.0 is installed on your computer. You need
to uninstall Internet Explorer 4.0 before reinstalling Windows.
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To work around this issue, use either of the following methods:
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Reinstall OSR 2.5
If you want to reinstall OSR 2.5 without first uninstalling Internet
Explorer, click Run Program when you receive the error message listed in
the Symptoms section of this article.
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Uninstall Internet Explorer and then reinstall OSR 2.5
Uninstall Internet Explorer, and then reinstall OSR 2.5. To do so, use the
following steps:
| 1. | Uninstall Internet Explorer. For information about how to do so, see
the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
174265 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/174265/EN-US/) How to Uninstall Internet Explorer 4.0
|
| 2. | Reinstall OSR 2.5. |
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The Internet Explorer Active Setup begins immediately after Windows Setup
has restarted your computer and has finished configuring your computer. It
is not possible to bypass the installation of Internet Explorer 4.01 by
canceling the Active Setup wizard. You must finish installing Internet
Explorer 4.01 before it can be uninstalled.
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