IE5 WON'T RE-INSTALL

[cjw]

I deleted IE5 from my new computer, but now realize that I need it for work. I downloaded the latest version from the Microsoft website and I also tried re-installing it from the MS Office 2000 CD. Both times I recived this message:

"Setup has detected a newer version of Internet Explorer already installed on this system.

Setup cannot continue."

Except there *is* no other version that I can find...help!

[Mitch]

Hi, Find the inetcomm.dll file in c:\windows\system and rename it to something like inetcom.old and then try installing IE5..Hope this helps....Mitch

[scfarley]

Or, if that doesn't work, just reinstall windows and ie 5 will be put back on, and you won't lose anything...

[cjw]

Thanks. I tried renaming the file, but no luck. I even went so far as to rename all the IE files as "old", but still no luck.

If I reinstall Windows, will all my other programs & data files be OK? (I'm not worried about my desktop stuff, that I can re-do.)

[Krueger81]

Yes the files will be just fine /forum/smile.gif

[Glytzhkof]

Cjw: Yes just don't format the drive before installing!

[cjw]

You know, just an FYI...I pored over the MS knowledge base for IE5 and found quite a thread with folks who had this same problem. Unfortunately, no one had come up with a solution...and apparently Microsoft doesn't recognize it AS a problem. Go figure.

[THBrowne]

I am having difficulty unistalling IE 5.5 on a NT Build 1381 SP6a box. IE5Setup states it cannot continue because it has detected a newer version of Internet Explorer on this system... can someone give some insite into this?!

[bdunn]

The only way to properly remove IE5 hat I've fopund is a tool available on http://www.98lite.net called IEradicator. It removes IE5 and the system (Win95 or Win98) works fine without it. I don't know if it will remove a half uninsalled copy though.

Good Luck,
Bruce

[drn]

i hade the some problam i just reinstaled win98 se over top ove itself and presto worked fine again

[THBrowne]

I am receiving a msg "Setup has detected a newer version of Internet Explorer already installed on this sytem setup cannot continue. I would like to remove it, and re-install but how?, I am running NT Build 1381 SP6a.