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- README for Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1
- April 98
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------
-
- (c) Copyright Microsoft Corporation, 1998
-
-
- This document provides complementary or late-breaking information
- to supplement the Microsoft Internet Explorer documentation. You
- can also look at the Microsoft(R) Web site for the latest information.
-
- If you're looking for information about a specific program or
- component, try searching for it in the Microsoft Knowledge Base
- at http://www.microsoft.com/kb/default.asp.
-
-
- ------------------------
- HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT
- ------------------------
-
- To view IE4.txt on screen in Notepad, maximize the Notepad window.
-
- To print IE4.txt, open it in Notepad or another word processor, and
- then use the Print command on the File menu.
-
-
- CONTENTS
- ========
-
- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- SETUP
- Installing Internet Explorer 4.0
- Running Internet Explorer 4.0 on Windows NT
- Running Internet Explorer 4.0 on a Dual-Boot Operating System
- Uninstalling Internet Explorer 4.0
- Cannot Use Registry or ERD Files Created Before
- Installing Internet Explorer 4.0
- Adding or Removing the Windows Desktop Update
- Installing Internet Explorer in a Language Different
- from the Operating System Language
- CONFIGURING SUBSCRIPTIONS IN AMERICA ONLINE
- NOTE TO FRENCH USERS OF INTERNET EXPLORER 4.0
- KNOWN ISSUES
- PICS Support in Internet Explorer 4.0
- Some Programs Do Not Detect Browser Version Correctly
- Temporary Internet Files Are Replicated
- to the Home Directory of Roaming Users
- Access Aptiva Issues with Internet Explorer 4.0
- APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY
- Adobe Acrobat: Using Internet Explorer 4.0 with
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0
- CleanSweep: Critical System Files Replaced
- DEC ClientWorks: Remove Xdmisrv.exe Before Installing
- Internet Explorer 4.0
- Microsoft Money: Requires Updated 128-bit Extensions
- Norton Utilities and Norton Navigator
- Procomm Plus 95 Web Browser: Browser Properties Control Doesn't Work
- Telcom Fax: Unable to Send Network Faxes
-
-
- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- ===================
-
- To run Internet Explorer 4.0, your system must meet the following
- minimum requirements:
-
- - A 486 with a 66 Mhz processor (Pentium processor recommended)
- - For Microsoft Windows 95:
- 12 MB of RAM minimum, 16 MB with Active Desktop
- † For Microsoft Windows NT:
- 16 MB of RAM minimum, 24 MB with Active Desktop
- - For Microsoft Windows NT:
- You must be running Service Pack 3 (or higher)
- - 40 to 70 MB of hard-disk space (depending on installation type)
- - Mouse
- - Modem
- - CD-ROM
-
-
- SETUP
- =====
-
- - Before you install Internet Explorer 4.0, you should make sure that no
- scheduled tasks are running, because they might interfere with the Setup
- process.
-
- - CAUTION: Do not install any previous version of Internet Explorer over
- Internet Explorer 4.0. If you need to install an earlier version of Internet
- Explorer, you must uninstall Internet Explorer 4.0 first.
-
- - If you have been using Platform Preview 2 release of Internet Explorer
- 4.0, you should uninstall that version before installing the final version.
- During the uninstall process, you will be prompted to save your Outlook
- Express preferences; they will be used to set up Outlook Express when you
- install Internet Explorer 4.0.
-
- - It is recommended that you download Internet Explorer 4.0 to a
- directory that does not contain any other files and that will not
- be used for any other purpose. If for some reason you want to
- uninstall the Setup files, the download directory will be removed.
- For information about removing the Setup files, see "Installing Internet
- Explorer 4.0."
-
- Installing Internet Explorer 4.0
- --------------------------------
- Whether you choose to install over the network or to download the
- installation files to your hard disk, the Setup files are copied to
- your hard disk. This is so you can reinstall more quickly if you need
- to. If you want to reclaim the disk space, you can remove the Setup
- directory by double-clicking the Add/Remove Programs icon in Control
- Panel and then clicking Internet Explorer 4.0 Setup Files.
-
- You cannot install Internet Explorer 4.0 to or run it from a
- network drive. However, you can download it to a network drive.
- To do this, you must map the network drive to a drive letter on
- your computer. You cannot download Internet Explorer 4.0 to a
- UNC path.
-
- If Internet Explorer 4.0 appears to stop responding at the end
- of Setup, you need to restart your computer manually.
-
- Running Internet Explorer 4.0 on Windows NT
- -------------------------------------------
- NOTE: You must have administrative privileges to install and
- uninstall this program on Windows NT. This includes having
- administrative privileges the first time you start your computer
- after installing or uninstalling.
-
- You must restart your computer after installing Internet Explorer
- 4.0. This is also true for some add-on components.
-
- If you're running Internet Explorer 4.0 on Windows NT, you must
- set user permissions to Full Control for the Temporary Internet
- Files folder (cache). The user must have write permission in order
- for files to be stored in the Temporary Internet Files folder.
-
- If you must reinstall Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 (SP3) after
- you install Internet Explorer 4.0, you must specify when prompted
- that you do not want it to overwrite any files that are newer.
- After SP3 is reinstalled, carry out the following steps to update
- the registry:
-
- 1. Click the Start button, and then click Run.
- 2. Type the following: regsvr32 rsabase.dll
- 3. Click OK.
-
- Running Internet Explorer 4.0 on a Dual-Boot Operating System
- -------------------------------------------------------------
- If your computer is set up to dual boot between two operating
- systems, you must install multiple instances of Internet Explorer
- 4.0 in a separate directory for each operating system. For example,
- if you are running Windows 95 and Windows NT, you might want to
- install Internet Explorer 4.0 in C:\IE95 for Windows 95 and in C:\IENT
- for Windows NT. Do not try to use the same installation of Internet
- Explorer with two operating systems. If you later uninstall Internet
- Explorer 4.0, one of your operating systems may be left unbootable if
- you don't follow these steps.
-
- Note also that if you dual boot between two operating systems
- that are configured to share a Program Files folder, and you
- uninstall an add-on component from one of your Internet Explorer
- 4.0 installations, it will be removed from both of them. This is
- because the add-on files are stored in the Program Files folder.
-
- Uninstalling Internet Explorer 4.0
- ----------------------------------
- You can uninstall Internet Explorer 4.0 by carrying out the
- following steps:
-
- 1. In Control Panel, double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
- 2. Click Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0, and then click Add/Remove.
- 3. Follow the instructions on your screen.
-
-
- Adding or Removing the Windows Desktop Update
- ---------------------------------------------
- To add or remove the Windows Desktop Update, carry out the following
- steps:
-
- 1. In Control Panel, double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
- 2. Click Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0, and then click Add/Remove.
- 3. To remove it, click "Remove the Windows Desktop Update component
- but keep the Internet Explorer 4.0 Web browser."
-
- To add it, click "Add the Windows Desktop Update component from
- Web site," and then follow the instructions on the screen.
-
- NOTE: For this release, clicking "Add the Windows Desktop Update
- component from Web Site" opens the Internet Explorer 4.0 components
- download page so you can download and install the Windows Desktop
- Update. If you have previously downloaded or installed the Windows
- Desktop Update, you can enable it without connecting to the Internet
- by running IE4setup.exe from your local Internet Explorer 4.0 Setup
- folder. When prompted, click Yes to enable the Windows Desktop
- Update, and then choose to upgrade only newer items.
-
- Installing Internet Explorer in a Language Different
- from the Operating System Language
- ----------------------------------------------------
- If you install a version of Internet Explorer in a language
- different from the language of the operating system you are
- running, the Windows Desktop Update will not be installed.
-
-
- CONFIGURING SUBSCRIPTIONS IN AMERICA ONLINE
- ===========================================
-
- If you want, you can manually update your subscriptions through
- America Online by carrying out the following steps:
-
- 1. Right-click the Internet Explorer icon, and then click Properties.
- 2. Click the Connection tab.
- 3. Select the "Connect to the Internet using a local area network"
- check box.
- 4. In the Proxy Server area, make sure that the "Access the Internet
- using a proxy server" check box is not selected.
- 5. Connect to America Online, and then log on.
- 6. Open Internet Explorer.
- 7. Click the Favorites menu, and then click Update All Subscriptions.
-
-
- NOTE TO FRENCH USERS OF INTERNET EXPLORER 4.0
- =============================================
-
- In order to comply with French laws on the use of encryption
- material, the following features have been disabled for users
- in France:
-
- - S/MIME support in Outlook Express
- - The Microsoft Wallet secure storage feature
- - PCT 1.0 support
-
- However, SSL 2.0 and SSL 3.0 support are authorized, and are
- still enabled.
-
-
- KNOWN ISSUES
- ============
-
- PICS Support in Internet Explorer 4.0
- -------------------------------------
- The Internet Explorer Content Advisor uses PICS (Platform for
- Internet Content Selection) ratings. Please be aware of the
- following items:
-
- - The PICS rating is not used for documents using the file://
- protocol.
-
- - If you have ratings enabled, they will apply to items that
- you have added to your Active Desktop. A "Navigation Canceled"
- message will be displayed instead of Web content for Active
- Desktop items that are blocked due to content ratings.
-
- Some Programs Do Not Detect Browser Version Correctly
- -----------------------------------------------------
- Some third-party Internet-based programs use nonstandard
- methods of detecting the current browser version. If you
- experience this in a program you are running, please contact
- the program vendor for an update.
-
- Temporary Internet Files are Replicated
- to the Home Directory of Roaming Users
- ----------------------------------------
- The Temporary Internet Files folder is replicated to the home
- directory of users with roaming profiles. If you are running
- Internet Explorer 4.0 on a Windows NT system, this may cause
- disk-space problems on servers with numerous roaming users or
- with several users who have with large caches. To set cache size,
- click the View menu, click Internet Options, and then click the
- Settings button.
-
- Access Aptiva Issues with Internet Explorer 4.0
- -----------------------------------------------
- The Access Aptiva component of the IBM Aptiva PC does not render
- properly with Internet Explorer 4.0. To get an updated version of
- the Access Aptiva program, you can either go to the IBM home page
- at http://www.us.pc.ibm.com/aptiva, or click IBM Update Connector
- on the Start menu, which automatically downloads the updated
- components.
-
-
- APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY
- =========================
-
- Adobe Acrobat: Using Internet Explorer 4.0 with
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0
- -----------------------------------------------
- Using the Adobe Acrobat .pdf viewer in Internet Explorer 4.0
- may not work. You can download the latest version from
- http://www.adobe.com.
-
- Also, if Content Advisor is turned on in Internet Explorer 4.0,
- you cannot view .pdf files in the browser.
-
- CleanSweep: Critical System Files Replaced
- ------------------------------------------
- If you are already running Internet Explorer 4.0, installing
- CleanSweep 3.0 is not recommended. CleanSweep replaces vital
- system files and will cause both Internet Explorer and the
- Active Desktop not to work properly.
-
- If you must install CleanSweep, please visit this site for
- instructions:
-
- http://www.microsoft.com/iesupport/ie40/content/ie4txt/appcompat.htm#cleansweep
-
- DEC ClientWorks: Remove Xdmisrv.exe Before Installing
- Internet Explorer 4.0
- -----------------------------------------------------
- If you are running DEC Client Works on a computer with Windows 95
- and with no networking services installed, you should remove the
- file Xdmisrv.exe from your startup group before installing Internet
- Explorer 4.0. Otherwise, you may see the following error message when
- your computer restarts after installation: "RPCSS caused an invalid
- page fault in module OLE32 at 015F:7FFBAD35." This error does not
- occur if any networking services are installed, including Dial-Up
- Networking. This issue has been fixed in DCOM95 1.1, which you can
- download from http://www.microsoft.com/com/.
-
- Microsoft Money: Requires Updated 128-bit Extensions
- ----------------------------------------------------
- If you install Microsoft Money 97 on a computer running Internet
- Explorer 4.0, please go to the following Web site:
-
- http://www.microsoft.com/ie/ie40/download/128bit.htm
-
- in order to get the updated 128-bit extensions required for online
- banking with Microsoft Money (U.S. and Canadian users only). Until
- these extensions are installed, you will not be able to do online
- banking.
-
- Norton Utilities and Norton Navigator
- -------------------------------------
- - Norton Utilities version 2.0 is not compatible with the Internet
- Explorer 4.0 Recycle Bin because of new features that have been
- added to Internet Explorer.
-
- - If you are running Norton Navigator, note that the Control Panel
- shortcuts on the Start menu do not work.
-
- - If you reposition the taskbar to the left or right side of your
- desktop, the Norton Navigator quick launch area disappears.
-
- - If you are running Norton Navigator, you need to disable the
- Norton Taskbar feature in order to use the functionality of
- the new Internet Explorer 4.0 taskbar.
-
- For more information about Norton Utilities, see their Web site at
- http://www.symantec.com/nu/.
-
- Procomm Plus 95: Browser Properties Control Doesn't Work
- --------------------------------------------------------
- In the Procomm Plus 95 Web browser, the Browser Properties control on
- the Setup menu does not work. However, you can set browser properties
- by double-clicking the Internet icon in the Windows Control Panel.
- Property settings for the Internet Explorer 4.0 browser will also
- apply to the Procomm browser.
-
- Telcom Fax: Unable to Send Network Faxes
- ----------------------------------------
- This product currently does not work with Internet Explorer 4.0.
- For information about Telcom Fax 4.0, which is compatible with
- Internet Explorer 4.0, contact the manufacturer or visit their
- eb site at http://www.ltc.com.
-