How to Run Both Internet Explorer 2.0 and 3.0 on One Computer

Q153486

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SUMMARY

This article describes how to run Internet Explorer 2.0 and 3.x on the same computer.


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When you install Internet Explorer 3.x, the executable file for Internet Explorer 2.0 is renamed to Ie20.exe. It remains in the Microsoft Internet folder.

To run Internet Explorer 2.0 after installing Internet Explorer 3.x, double-click the Ie20.exe file in the Microsoft Internet folder. If you first installed Internet Explorer by installing the Internet Jumpstart Kit included with Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95, the Microsoft Internet folder is most likely located in the Program Files/Plus! folder. If you first installed Internet Explorer from an online source (such as the Microsoft Web site or The Microsoft Network), the Microsoft Internet folder is located in the folder in which you chose to install Internet Explorer. If you are unsure of the path to the Ie20.exe file, follow these steps:

  1. Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files Or Folders.


  2. Type ie20.exe in the Named box, and then click Find Now.


  3. Start Internet Explorer 2.0 by double-clicking the Ie20.exe file.


For convenience, you can create a shortcut to the Ie20.exe file on your desktop. Use this shortcut to start Internet Explorer 2.0. For information about creating shortcuts, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q140443 How to Create a Shortcut on the Desktop
When you have both versions of Internet Explorer installed, you cannot modify the dialing properties for Internet Explorer 2.0 by right-clicking the Internet Explorer 2.0 icon. Internet Explorer 2.0 uses the dialing properties that are specified in Internet Explorer 3.x. To change the dialing properties for Internet Explorer 2.0, you must change the dialing properties for Internet Explorer 3.x by right-clicking The Internet icon on the Desktop, clicking Properties, clicking Connection, and then changing the settings under Dialing.

Additional query words: 2.00 3.00 ie3 ie30 ie301 ie302 ie20 ie2

Keywords : msiew95
Issue type :
Technology : kbIEsearch kbIE95Search kbZNotKeyword3 kbIE200Win95 kbIE300Win95 kbIE301Win95 kbIE302Win95


Last Reviewed: January 6, 2001
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