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- README for Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0
- For Microsoft Windows 3.1/ Windows NT 3.51
- December 1997
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- (c) Copyright Microsoft Corporation, 1997
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- HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT
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- To view Readme.txt on screen in Notepad, maximize the Notepad window.
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- To print Readme.txt, open it in Notepad or another word processor,
- and then use the Print command on the File menu.
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- CONTENTS
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- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
-
- INSTALLING INTERNET EXPLORER 4.0
-
- UPGRADING FROM EARLIER VERSIONS
- Upgrading from Preview Release 2
- Upgrading from Version 2.1
- Settings Not Retained from Version 3.x
- Upgrading from Custom 3.01 to Custom 4.0 Installation
-
- USING INTERNET EXPLORER 4.0
- Improved Mail Support
- Changing Initialization Settings for Modems
- Using the Dialer
- Installation with Existing TCP/IP Connections and ISP Accounts
- How to Use Multiple Winsock
- Internet Explorer Settings
- Using Third-Party Telnet Helper Applications
- Uninstall
- Features Not Available in This Release
- Settings for Java
- Known Issues with Java on Windows 3.1
- Technical Support
-
- KNOWN ISSUES AND BUGS
-
-
- -------------------
- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- -------------------
-
- This version is intended for users of Microsoft(R) Windows(R) version
- 3.1/3.11, Windows for Workgroups 3.1/3.11, and Windows NT(R) 3.51.
- If you are using Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0, you can
- download a version optimized for these platforms at:
- http://www.microsoft.com/ie/default.asp
-
-
- Caution
- * Do not install this version of Internet Explorer 4.0 on a computer
- running Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 that has the Win32 version of
- Internet Explorer 4.0 installed. The two versions of Internet
- Explorer cannot coexist.
-
-
- Because this version is a 16-bit program, you do not need to have Win32s(R)
- installed on your computer.
-
- In order to use this release, you will need:
-
- - 486 processor
-
- - 12 MB RAM recommended; 16 MB strongly recommended if you are viewing
- pages with Java applets.
-
- To install all components, you need approximately 74 MB hard-disk
- space during installation and 62 after installation.
-
- To install the browser only, you need approximately 34 MB hard-disk
- space during installation and 25 after installation.
-
- - Microsoft Windows 3.1 or 3.11, Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.1
- or 3.11, or Windows NT 3.51 (Service Pack 4 is required if you want to run
- Java applets)
-
- - A VGA monitor or better
-
- - A mouse
-
- - A 9600 BPS modem or a LAN connection
-
- Note
- * The "files=" setting in the Config.sys file must be set to greater
- than 50.
-
-
- --------------------------------
- INSTALLING INTERNET EXPLORER 4.0
- --------------------------------
-
- Internet Explorer 4.0 supports Active Setup. The setup process is very
- simple. You can install Internet Explorer from a browser or download it
- and then run the Setup program.
-
- When you install Internet Explorer 4.0, it downloads the files into a
- directory called IE4SETUP. Later, you can run the Setup program from this
- directory to install Internet Explorer again.
-
- Caution
- * Do not install this version of Internet Explorer 4.0 on a computer
- running Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 that has the Win32 version of
- Internet Explorer 4.0 installed. The two versions of Internet Explorer
- cannot coexist.
-
- If you have problems installing any add-ons to Internet Explorer, try
- uninstalling and then reinstalling Internet Explorer. You can also try
- deleting all files (except for Setup.exe) in the IE4setup directory
- (or whatever directory you downloaded the .cab files to) and then
- running Setup.exe again.
-
-
- -------------------------------
- UPGRADING FROM EARLIER VERSIONS
- -------------------------------
-
- Upgrading from Preview Release 2
- --------------------------------
- It is highly recomended that you uninstall the Preview Release 2 of
- Internet Explorer before installing version 4.0.
-
- If you have uninstalled Preview Release 2, and have existing
- subscriptions, first remove the Download Subscription Manager icon
- from your Startup group and then restart your computer before
- installing Internet Explorer 4.0.
-
-
- Upgrading from Version 2.1
- --------------------------
- If you install this version of Internet Explorer in the same directory
- where Internet Explorer version 2.1 is installed, you need to do the
- following:
-
- After you install this version and restart your computer, delete the file
- Msnssp16.dll from the directory where you installed this version. (Do not
- remove the Msnssp16.dll file from the Windows\System directory.)
-
- A series of File Version Conflict error messages may occur when you upgrade
- over version 2.1 if the stack and dialer were installed in that version.
- If this occurs, click No in the dialog box(es) asking you if you want to
- keep the current version of the following files:
-
- Icwconn1.exe
- Icwconn2.exe
- Icwdl.dll
- Icwphbk.dll
- Isign16.dll
- Isignup.exe
- Connapie.dll
- Dllhelp.bin
- Scripter.exe
-
-
- Settings Not Retained from Version 3.x
- --------------------------------------
- When you upgrade, you will need to reset the following settings:
-
- * Font settings
- * Cache settings
- * Plug-ins
- * Security certificates
- * PICS / Ratings
-
- Also, because security settings work differently in Internet Explorer
- 4.0 than in version 3.x, your previous security settings are not retained.
- In addition to the new security zones, the meanings of the High, Medium,
- and Low security settings have changed. After you install Internet
- Explorer 4.0, you should review the default security settings and adjust
- them to your needs.
-
-
- Upgrading from Custom 3.01 to Custom 4.0 Installation
- -----------------------------------------------------
- When you upgrade from a custom 3.01 to a custom 4.0 installation of Internet
- Explorer, your old program groups remain, with their old shortcuts. It is
- recommended that you restart your computer before using the shortcuts in
- these folders. Internet Explorer 4.0 programs will have their own folders
- and it is recommended that you use these instead.
-
-
-
- ---------------------------
- USING INTERNET EXPLORER 4.0
- ---------------------------
-
- Improved Mail Support
- ---------------------
- Outlook Express can now import the following:
-
- * Saved messages from Microsoft Internet Mail and News, Eudora, and
- Netscape Communicator
- * Mail accounts from Eudora, Netscape Mail (3.0), and Netscape Communicator
- * The Internet Mail and News version of the Address Book
-
-
- Changing Initialization Settings for Modems
- -------------------------------------------
- If you are using an older phone system or hardware, or if you are installing
- a "generic" modem, the existing initialization settings for the modem might
- not be sufficient. If you have problems with the modem, you may need to
- modify the Modems2.ini file in order to change the initialization settings.
-
- Use Notepad or another text editor to open the file, and then, in the modems
- section, locate the line for the modem, and modify the InitString line as
- needed.
-
-
- Using the Dialer
- ----------------
-
- The dialer can be configured to run a script every time a connection
- is made. To do this, run Iescript.exe (which is located in the same
- directory as Internet Explorer).
-
- In order to use the dialer with a PBX that does not have a dial tone,
- you need to modify the DialString in the "Dial-In Configuration"
- section of the Shivappp.ini as follows:
-
- [Dial-In Configuration]
- DialString=ATX3D
-
- Note that adding the X3 command affects all locations and only functions
- properly with Hayes-compatible modems.
-
- To access an outside line, you might need to add a pause character (either
- a W or a comma, depending on your modem) after the outside access number,
- so that there is a pause before the outside number is dialed. To do this,
- click the My Locations tab, and then in the box labeled To Access An Outside
- Line, First Dial, type the outside line access number followed by a W or a
- comma. For example, if the number required to access an outside line is "9"
- and your modem's pause character is "," you would type the following in the
- box:
-
- 9,
-
- If you are running Windows NT 3.51, you must use RAS to connect to the
- Internet by using a modem. The dialer included with Internet Explorer will
- not work.
-
-
- Installation with Existing TCP/IP Connections and ISP Accounts
- --------------------------------------------------------------
-
- To use a third-party stack and dialer, make sure the directory that the
- third-party Winsock.dll is located in is in your path. For example,
- if your Winsock.dll file is in the directory C:\Connect, add a line
- to your Autoexec.bat file immediately under your current PATH setting
- that reads:
-
- PATH=%PATH%;C:\CONNECT
-
-
- How to Use Multiple Winsocks
- ----------------------------
-
- Internet Explorer looks for a Winsock.dll to use in the following order:
-
- 1. If a Winsock.dll file is currently in use by another program,
- Internet Explorer will use it.
- 2. Look for a Winsock.dll in the Windows directory.
- 3. Look for a Winsock.dll in the path.
- 4. Look for a Winsock.dll in the directory for Internet Explorer.
-
- If you have Microsoft TCP/IP-32 for Windows for Workgroups installed, the
- Winsock.dll that this stack uses is in the Windows directory. By default,
- Internet Explorer will use this Winsock. In order to use the Winsock.dll
- that comes with Internet Explorer, or a third-party dialer, you should
- start the dialer first and then load Internet Explorer.
-
- In order for Internet Explorer subscriptions to use a Winsock.dll other than
- the one in the Windows directory, you should start the dialer first so
- the Winsock.dll accompanying the dialer is loaded into memory. You do not
- need to dial and connect to the Internet.
-
- You can stop using a third-party dialer and start using the dialer that
- comes with Internet Explorer without restarting Windows. To switch to other
- dialers, you need to restart Windows.
-
-
-
- Internet Explorer Settings
- --------------------------
-
- Internet Explorer 4.0 uses the registry to store all settings. If you want
- to edit or view the current settings, you need to use Regedit (Regedt16.exe).
- Unless you are a very experienced Windows user you should not do this.
-
-
- Using Third-Party Telnet Helper Applications
- ----------------------------------------------
- There is a setting in the Windows registry which sets the Telnet program
- that Internet Explorer uses. If you want to change the Telnet program, you
- need to use Regedit (Regedt16.exe) to edit the following setting. Unless you
- are a very experienced Windows user you should not do this.
-
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\telnet\shell\open\command\default=
- c:\windows\telnet.exe %1
-
- Note that if you have problems running Telnet from within the browser,
- you can still run it from the command line.
-
-
- Uninstall
- ---------
-
- If you want to reinstall an earlier version of Internet Explorer, you
- must first uninstall version 4.0. If you install an earlier version
- without uninstalling version 4.0, the earlier version of Internet
- Explorer will not run.
-
- Automatic uninstall is supported in this version. Previous versions
- of Internet Explorer should continue to work after this version has
- been installed, but if you want to remove Internet Explorer, the following
- is a list of files to delete:
-
- * The entire Internet Explorer 4.0 directory can be deleted.
- * The files installed in the Windows System directory are:
-
- Urlmon16.dll
- Win16x.dll
- Jobexc16.dll
- Inseng16.dll
- Advpck16.dll
- Setupx16.dll
- Mlang16.dll
-
- The following files are shared by Internet Explorer versions 3.0x and 4.0.
- If you want to continue to use Internet Explorer 3.0, do not delete these
- files:
-
- Comctlie.dll
- Secur16.dll
- Security.dll
- Msnssp16.dll
- Basic.dll
- Schnl16.dll
- Secssp16.dll
-
- If you are comfortable using Regedit (Regedt16.exe) and want to clean up
- your computer, you can delete the file Reg16x.dat from your Windows
- directory.
-
- If you have created a dialer connection before running Uninstall, the Setup
- program will not delete those files from the directory where you installed
- this version of Internet Explorer. Also, the Dialer icon in the
- Internet Explorer program group will not be removed.
-
-
-
- Settings for Java
- ------------------
- The settings for the VM for Java are in the system registry. Unless you
- are a very experienced Windows user you should not change these settings.
-
- The registry entries used by the VM for Java are:
-
- HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet#Settings\
- ClassPath:
-
- Lists which directories to search for classes.
- If you want to run Java applets on your local
- computer, you can put all the class files into
- an uncompressed Zip file and add the full path
- of the Zip file to your ClassPath string.
-
- For example:
-
- ClassPath=c:\iedir\classes.zip;c:\myclass\myclass.zip
-
- HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet#Settings\
- DefaultOptions:
-
- The options for VM for Java:
-
- mx<number> Sets the maximum Java heap size.
- ms<number> Sets the minimum Java heap size.
- ss<number> Sets the C stack size of the VM.
- oss<number> Sets the Java stack size of the VM.
- verify Verifies all classes when read in.
- verifyremote Verifies classes reading in over the network
- (default).
- noverify Does not verify any class.
-
- Typically, you do not need to change the default options settings.
- However, if you have problems running large and complicated applets
- (which include many classes and need more heap space), try increasing
- the numbers for the ms and mx settings.
-
- By default, ms is set as 600KB and mx is set as 2048KB. You can increase
- the number of the ms option to 800KB or so; or increase mx to 3096KB
- or so. However, ms should not be larger than mx. You can try this when
- you see an Out Of Memory exception error on the browser status bar.
-
-
- Known Issues with Java on Windows 3.1
- -------------------------------------
-
- Java is a 32-bit multithreaded environment that uses case-sensitive
- long file names and UNICODE. Windows 3.1 does not provide these services,
- which means they have to be emulated in the virtual machine. Further,
- computers running Windows 3.1 typically have slower processors and less
- memory than computers running Windows 95 or Windows NT, so fewer resources
- are available to applications. As a result, it is not possible to provide the
- same Java experience on Windows 3.1 as on Windows 95 or Windows NT. Some of
- the symptoms you will see when you use Internet Explorer with Java applets
- are:
-
- -- OutOfMemory exception errors on the browser's status bar. This message
- indicates an out-of-system-memory error. The Java virtual
- machine allocates limited memory for Java run time. If the
- Java applet is too big, it will use all the memory available
- on Windows 3.1.
- -- General Protection Faults (GPFs) may occur when your system
- runs out of USER or GDI resources. The USER and GDI resources
- are limited on Windows 3.1 and they are shared by all programs.
- You may see GPFs in any programs when this happens.
- -- For non-Latin1 versions of Windows, this release of Internet
- Explorer does not support loading Java applets in directories named
- with extended characters. It will be supported in the next release.
- -- If you do not install the VM for Java, the security setting for Java
- specifies that Java is not enabled. However, because the setting does
- not appear dimmed, it is possible to change the setting to incorrectly
- show that Java is enabled.
-
-
- Technical Support
- --------------------
-
- The VM for Java is supported through the Microsoft News Server. The
- following newsgroup is dedicated to the discussion of the VM for Java and
- provides a great deal of support:
-
- news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.java.vm
-
- For support in using Internet Explorer, use this newsgroup:
-
- news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.inetexplorer.win3
-
-
- ---------------------
- KNOWN ISSUES AND BUGS
- ---------------------
-
- Password May Remain in Cache
- ----------------------------
- When you restart the browser, the cached credentials for SSPI-based client
- authentication may not be cleared. This only happens when the Subscription
- Manager autoloader (Ierunsub.exe) or Outlook Express is running. In this
- case you will need to restart Windows in order to clear your password from
- the cache.
-
-
- Issues with SSL and PCT
- -----------------------
- If you use the Advanced dialog box (on the View menu, click Internet Options,
- and then click Advanced) to enable or disable either SSL versions 2.0 or
- 3.0, or PCT, you must restart the Internet Explorer for your changes to take
- effect.
-
-
- Using Outlook Express to Send E-Mail to UNIX Mail Programs
- ----------------------------------------------------------
- The type of file attachments used with Outlook Express may not be correctly
- detected by UNIX mail clients.
-
-
- SSL Connection Problems: Changing Ports in Outlook Express
- ----------------------------------------------------------
- When viewing newsgroups in Outlook Express, if you need to change
- the port number in order to make an SSL connection (for example, if
- you did not originally specify that the server you want requires an
- SSL connection), you must either click another folder after changing
- the port number or restart Outlook Express. Only then will you be
- able to download the newsgroups on the SSL server.
-
-
- Limited Number of Subscriptions Possible
- ----------------------------------------
- The number of subscriptions should not exceed 40.
-
-
- Some Printers Incompatible
- --------------------------
- Canon BubbleJet 330, Panasonic KX series, and Okidata ML 393C Plus printers
- are incompatible with Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows 3.1.
-
-
- Downloading Files via FTP
- -------------------------
- If you download a file by using FTP over a modem, the file will be
- downloaded before you see the dialog box asking you where to save the file.
- If the file is a large one, it may appear that nothing is happening while
- the file is downloading.
-
-
- Issues for ISDN Users
- ---------------------
- The Internet Connection Wizard in this version of Internet Explorer does
- not detect ISDN. If you use an ISDN modem, you need to select the make and
- model manually when setting up Internet Explorer.
-
- You also need to create connection icons ("connectoids"). When you do
- this, you need the following information: username, password, DNS
- (Domain Name System) server, and whether your ISP provides a static or
- a dynamic IP address.
-
- ISDN users also need to select the correct connect speed (on the Modem
- tab in the properties for their connectoid). 115,200 is the recommended
- speed for dual-channel capability.
-
- This version of Internet Explorer does not support automatic account
- creation (via the Internet Connection Wizard) for ISDN users.
-
-
-
-