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Installing IE 3.0 Does Not Delete IE 2.0 History Folder
Last reviewed: January 14, 1997
Article ID: Q154376
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 3.0 for Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you install Internet Explorer 3.0, the history folder for Internet Explorer 2.0 is not deleted.

CAUSE

Internet Explorer 3.0 Setup does not remove Internet Explorer version 2.0, it merely renames it. This ensures the ability to run either Internet Explorer 3.0 or 2.0.

RESOLUTION

To delete the contents of the Internet Explorer 2.0 history folder, perform the following steps:

  1. In Windows Explorer or My Computer, locate the following folder: 

          Program Files\Plus!\Microsoft Internet\History

  2. On the Edit menu, click Select All.

  3. On the File menu, click Delete.

KBCategory: kbother
KBSubcategory: win95 msiew95
Additional reference words: 3.00 win95 ie3 ie30

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Last reviewed: January 14, 1997
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