IE4x and Active Desktop

METHOD 1
To remove the Windows Desktop Update, go to Control Panel, Add/Remove =
Programs.  Select Internet Explorer 4.0, NOT Internet Explorer 4.0 Setup =
Files.  Click on the Add/Remove button.  Follow the on-screen =
instruction to _only_ uninstall the Windows Desktop Update.

METHOD 2
Click start, select settings, select add/remove software, select MS IE4 and
click remove.  At the top will be three radio buttons.  Select the remove
Active Desktop - keep IE4  and select ok.  This will remove active desktop
but leave IE4 alone.

Disabling the Active Desktop
Right click on the desktop > uncheck "View As Web Page"
Problems with doing so? None that I'm aware of. In fact, I read many, =
many posts where disabling the Active Desktop *solved* problems.

The List
http://support.microsoft.com/support/tshoot/tshooterlist.asp?PR=iex
Choose a Troubleshooting Wizard from the list below, then click Next.
Internet Explorer: Solving Problems Browsing Web Sites in Internet Explorer 4.0
Internet Explorer: Solving Problems with the Internet Explorer 4.0 Active Desktop
Internet Explorer: Solving Problems Installing or Uninstalling Internet Explorer 4.0
Printing: Solving Problems PRINTING from Microsoft Windows 95 applications

Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.0, 4.01 for Windows 95

SUMMARY

This article describes how to manually uninstall Internet Explorer
4.0 for Windows 95 when you are unable to uninstall Internet
Explorer with the Add/Remove Programs tool in Control Panel, or the
Ieremove.exe tool.

NOTE: Do not follow the steps in this article if you have not tried
to uninstall Internet Explorer 4.0 by using the steps described in
the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:

ARTICLE-ID: Q174265
TITLE     : How to Uninstall Internet Explorer 4.0

ARTICLE-ID: Q166313
TITLE     : Removing Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows 95 Using
Ieremove.exe

MORE INFORMATION

To uninstall Internet Explorer 4.0 after trying the steps in the
articles listed above, use the following steps.

NOTE: If the Windows Desktop Update is not installed on your
computer, or Windows 95 does not start, skip to step 4.

1. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then
click Add/Remove Programs.

2. On the Install/Uninstall tab, click Microsoft Internet
Explorer 4.0, and then click Add/Remove.

3. Click "Remove the Windows Desktop Update component, but keep
the Internet Explorer 4.0 Web browser", click OK and then
click OK.

NOTE: Even though you are unable to uninstall Internet
Explorer 4.0, the option to uninstall the Windows Desktop
Update should be available in the Add/Remove programs tool. If
you cannot uninstall the Windows Desktop Update with the
Add/Remove programs tool, you must extract Explorer.exe and
Shell32.dll from the original Windows 95 disks or CD-ROM. See
step 5.

4. NOTE: If you installed Windows 95 from CD-ROM and you are not
using real mode CD-ROM drivers (therefore you cannot access
your CD-ROM drive in MS-DOS), install real mode CD-ROM
drivers. For information about installing real mode CD-ROM
drivers, consult the manufacturer's documentation included
with your CD-ROM, or contact the manufacturer of the CD-ROM,
and do not continue with the remaining steps.

Restart your computer. When you see the "Starting Windows 95"
message, press F8, and then choose Command Prompt Only.

5. Type the following commands, pressing ENTER after each
command:

cd windows\system
ren inetcpl.cpl inetcpl.old
ren ole2.dll ole2.old
ren ole32.dll ole32.old
ren oleaut32.dll oleaut32.old
ren olepro32.dll olepro32.old
ren olethk32.dll olethk32.old
ren setupwbv.dll setupwbv.old
ren softpub.dll softpub.old
ren stdole2.tlb stdole2.old
ren urlmon.dll urlmon.old
ren wininet.dll wininet.old

NOTE: This procedure assumes you do not have files with these
names with the .old extension. If you do have files with these
names with the .old extension, use a file name extension that
is not currently in use.

If you cannot uninstall the Windows Desktop Update from the
Add/Remove Programs tool, type the following commands,
pressing ENTER after each command:

cd \<windows>
ren explorer.exe explorer.old
cd \<windows>\System
ren shell32.dll shell32.old

From the original Windows 95 disks or CD-ROM, extract the
Explorer.exe file to the Windows folder and then extract the
Shell32.dll file to the Windows\System folder. To do so, use
the appropriate method:

Windows 95 CD-ROM

Insert the Windows 95 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, and then
type the following commands, pressing ENTER after each
command:

extract /a <drive>:\win95\win95_02.cab explorer.exe /l windows
extract /a <drive>:\win95\win95_02.cab shell32.dll /l windows\system

where <drive> is the drive letter assigned to your CD-ROM
drive.

Windows 95 Floppy Disks

Insert the Windows 95 floppy disk 1 into the floppy disk
drive, and then type the following commands, pressing ENTER
after each command

extract /a <drive>:\win95_02.cab explorer.exe /l windows
extract /a <drive>:\win95_02.cab shell32.dll /l windows\system

where <drive> is the floppy disk drive letter.

For more information about using the Extract tool, type "extract"
(without quotation marks) at a command prompt, or see the following
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q129605

TITLE : Using the Windows 95 Extract Tool (Extract.exe)

6. Reinstall Windows 95. To do so, insert floppy disk 1 (or the
Windows 95 CD-ROM) into the appropriate drive, and then type
the following commands, pressing ENTER after each command

<drive>:
setup

where <drive> is either the drive letter assigned to your
CD-ROM, or the floppy disk drive letter.

Click No when you receive the following prompt:

A file being copied is older than the file currently on your
computer. It is recommended that you keep your existing file.

File name:    <filename.ext>
Description:  <description of file>
Your version: <version number>

Do you want to keep this file?

7. After Setup finishes, reinstall Internet Explorer 3.02. For
information about installing Internet Explorer 3.02, please
see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q164475

TITLE : Availability of Internet Explorer 3.02 for Windows 95
and NT 4.0 Click No when you receive the following prompt: A
file being copied is older than the file currently on your
computer. It is recommended that you keep your existing file.

You can now reinstall Internet Explorer 4.0. To completely remove
Internet Explorer 4.0 from your computer, reinstall Internet
Explorer 4.0, and then uninstall Internet Explorer 4.0. For
information about reinstalling Internet Explorer 4.0, please see
the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q 170993
TITLE: How to Install Internet Explorer and Troubleshoot Setup Problems.

Once you install Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0, you have to be very
careful if you want to restore a Windows 95 Registry created before
you installed IE4. If you do restore the old Registry, you may not be
able to restart Windows 95. Microsoft says you must use ieremove.exe
to remove IE4. Here's what you need to do.

Restart your computer in Safe Mode. This means when you see the
prompt "Starting Windows 95," press the F8 key. Run the following
commands, with [path] referring to the location of IE4:

cd [path]\uninst~1 attrib integr~1.dat -h iextract integr~1.dat copy
shell32.dll c:\windows\system copy explorer.exe c:\windows

Restart your computer. Go to Start, Run, and type the following
command in the Open box (with the quotation marks):

"[path1]\ieremove.exe" /i:"[path2]\integrated browser.dat"
/n:"[path3]\ie4bak.dat"

where [path1] is the full path to the ieremove.exe file, [path2] is
the full path to the integrated browser.dat file, and [path3] is the
full path to the ie4bak.dat file.

Click OK, click Yes, and then restart your computer after the
ieremove.exe tool has finished running. Reinstall IE4 and then
uninstall it.

Download mspwlupd.exe from
http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/info/passwd.htm

(Microsoft's Web site gives the file's name as mspwlupd2.exe, but
the file you download has no 2 in its name.) Delete all the *.PWL
files from your Windows folder. Double-click on mspwlupd.exe to
install the necessary files. Log on to the Internet as you
normally would, entering your password and selecting the Remember
Password option.

Windows should remember your password from now on.

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q174/5/49.asp

Before you reinstall any version of Windows 95, you should uninstall Internet Explorer 4.0. If you do not uninstall Internet Explorer before reinstalling Windows 95, you receive error messages warning you to remove Internet Explorer first. If you do not, you may be unable to start Windows or run Internet Explorer or related components. To avoid these problems, uninstall Internet Explorer first, reinstall Windows 95, and then reinstall Internet Explorer.

For more information see Microsoft's Knowledge Base Article Q174549

For more information about uninstalling Internet Explorer 4.0 see Microsoft's Knowledge Base Article Q174265

Popular new programs that come bundled with older versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer may torpedo the new Internet Explorer 4 if they're installed on the user's system. Quicken 98, Quickbooks Pro 5, America Online, and CompuServe are among the new products currently bundled with an older version of Internet Explorer.

Microsoft told BugNet that it has "confirmed that this can be an issue for ISVs who are still shipping IE 3 with their applications." The problem is that it is relatively easy for users--especially novice users--to become confused and install IE 3 over IE 4. Bundled versions of IE don't clearly warn about the dangers of installing the older IE over the newer version, nor do they prevent it (unless users have Active Desktop installed). The result will probably be that Internet Explorer doesn't work anymore. The solution? Intuit, which bundles IE 3 with its new Quicken 98, has posted a FAQ on its Web site that advises you to "simply reinstall version 4.0."

Sometimes you can loose the "New" option on the right-click context menu. This seems to berelated to the presence of Internet Explorer 4.x. To restore this option:

1.Start the Registry Editor.
2.Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\
shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\New\
3.The value for (Default) in the right-hand pane should be:
{D969A300-E7FF-11d0-A93B-00A0C90F2719}

Removing Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows 95 Using Ieremove.exe
Program Settings Lost After Internet Explorer Setup or Uninstall
Remove Internet Explorer 4.0 before you perform any of the following actions:
Removing Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows 95 Using Ieremove.exe
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q166/3/13.asp
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q174/2/65.asp

Installing an earlier version of Internet Explorer (3.0, 3.01, or 3.02).
Restoring a registry (System.dat or User.dat) that was created before you installed
Internet Explorer 4.0 (this applies to Microsoft Windows 95 only).
Using a Windows NT Emergency Recovery Disk (ERD) you created before you
installed Internet Explorer 4.0 (this applies to Windows NT only).
Upgrading to a later release of Internet Explorer 4.0.
Reinstalling your operating system (Windows 95 or Windows NT).
Installing or uninstalling operating system upgrades (for example, Windows 95 Service Pack 1).

1. Restart your computer. When you see the "Starting Windows 95" message, press
the F8 key, and then choose Command Prompt Only from the Startup menu.

2. Type the following line, and then press ENTER

cd <windows>

where <windows> is your Windows folder. For example, type:

cd windows

3. Type the following line, and then press ENTER:

edit system.ini

4. Locate the following line in the System.ini file:

shell=explorer.exe

5. Change the "shell=explorer.exe" line to read:

shell=ieremove.exe

6. Save and then close the System.ini file.

7. Restart the computer. Follow the instructions on the screen to
remove Internet Explorer.

8. When you restart the computer after you remove Internet Explorer, repeat steps
1-6. In step 5, change the "shell=ieremove.exe" line to "shell=explorer.exe."

9. Restart your computer.

If your using the IE 4 download, make sure you have a current version in a temp directory

with nothing else in it. If your using the CD, than have it handy.

If you can boot your system to the desktop, then use your "Ctrl"  "Alt"  and "Del" keys
to open your ClosePrograms dialogue box. Use the "End Task" feature and close all
running programs except for Explorerand Systray. Because of the problem your
experiencing, you may not see Explorer or Systray, so don't worry about it.

If you can't boot into the desktop, when Windows begins to load during a restart, touch
the F8 key and boot into safe mode, although this process is best done from the
desktop.

Now, either click on the downloaded IE 4.0 file or insert the CD Rom into the drive and
begin the IE 4.0 install. It "may" ask you if you want to update files or do a full install,
do a full install. It may also ask if you want the active desktop component, answer NO.
Proceed with the install from there. When it's done, reboot the system.

If everything looks good, log onto the Microsoft IE 4.0 site and update your
IE 4.0 to 4.01.

To remove the "Log Off user" entry from your Start menu:

1.Start the Registry Editor.
2.Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Policies\Explorer
3.Right-click an open area in the right pane and select New/DWORD Value
4.Name it NoLogOff
5.Double-click this entry and add the value 1
6.Exit Regedit and Restart Windows
===========
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]

"NoLogOff"=dword:00000000
===========
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]

"NoLogOff"=dword:00000001

http://www.windows-help.net/windows98/ie40tips-idx-nf.shtml

I'd like to take credit for this article but I can't. Neither can I give credit because I don't remember where I found it;
I think it was PC World Online. But I've used it extensively at experts-exchange.com where I spend a lot of time Troubleshooting and learning. A great Q&A site. Enough of that, here's the article:

If you're one of the many users who installed Internet Explorer 4.0's beta release when it was made available earlier this year, you may end up with some serious headaches when it comes time to install the final version. It's a case of catch-22: You can't install IE 4.0 unless you've completely uninstalled the beta--and you can't completely uninstall the beta. I've seen this happen on dozens of machines, some of them my very own.

I thought the whole beta was removed from my system when I uninstalled it. I realized later that only a quarter of the program (about 12MB) was gone. Upon closer examination, I found many IE 4.0 files and folders still intact. Some I removed, but others I was afraid to delete because they looked dangerously like system files that could possibly affect Windows 95. The Windows Registry also had some leftover entries that I ended up removing manually. (Warning: Don't do this yourself, unless you know what you're doing.) When I installed the new version, the inevitable errors starting popping up: missing files, corrupted data, and the most annoying of all--'Java not installed'. My system became unstable to the point of meltdown. Following a second uninstall--with some handholding from Microsoft's tech support--I removed the files.

PC World Online has prepared a step-by-step uninstall guide for users of the beta. http://www.pcworld.com/software/internet_www/articles/dec97/1512p206u.html
Print it out and put it next to your system before you install the latest version of Internet Explorer 4.0.
Otherwise, you may live to regret it.
This link at PC World seems to have gotten lost in the shuffle so I located it for you. Nice of me huh?
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