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Important Notes
If you get lost along the way, you can review the detailed instructions by clicking on the link at the bottom of the page. When you're finished, remember to check the readme file for the latest updates.

Installing Internet Explorer 5 : Whether you choose to install over the Internet 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 5 Setup Files.

You cannot install Internet Explorer 5 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 5 to a UNC path.

If there is a chance you may uninstall Internet Explorer 5 and restore to a prior install of Internet Explorer 4.x or higher, we recommend you create a backup copy of Loadwc.exe, found in the \Windows\System folder, before installing Internet Explorer 5. Note: When you uninstall Internet Explorer 5, Loadwc.exe. is not saved and restored. To restore Loadwc.exe version 4.0, copy the backup version of the file to the \Windows\system folder, and choose to overwrite the newer version when prompted.

International users: Copying files onto non-English operating systems may be interrupted by a dialog box telling you about a language version conflict with a component. Click Yes at this dialog box to continue copying files. Note: The version conflict dialog box may be hidden behind another open window. If you notice that the file copy has stopped for several minutes (that is, if the installation window's Progress bar has stopped advancing), try to locate the dialog box by pressing Alt+Tab one or more times.

Arabic and Hebrew users: Localized Arabic/Hebrew Internet Explorer 5 is designed for localized Arabic and Hebrew Windows 98 platforms exclusively. Users of enabled Arabic/Hebrew Windows 98, as well as localized or enabled Windows 95 or Windows NT4, should install English Internet Explorer 5.

Anti-Virus Software Users: Please note that some anti-virus software programs may interfere with the download and should be disabled while installing Internet Explorer.


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System Requirements
Detailed Instructions


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