OFF98: MS Preference Panels Folder Location and Contents

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Microsoft Internet Explorer for the Macintosh, Version 3.x

When you install Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.x, the MS Preference Panels folder is created in the System Folder:Extensions folder. It contains the following control panels:

Microsoft Internet Explorer for the Macintosh, Version 4.0

When you install Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0, the MS Preference Panels folder is created in the System Folder. It contains the following control panels:

Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition

When you install Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition, the MS Preference Panels folder is created in the System Folder. It contains the following control panels:

How the MS Preference Panels Folders Are Managed

When you install Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0, the MS Preference Panels folder used by Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.x is automatically removed from the Extensions folder.

If you have removed Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.x from your computer by using some other means, you can safely remove the MS Preference Panels folder from the Extensions folder if it still exists.

Note that if you install both Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition and Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 on the same computer, the MS Preference Panels folder contains all of the preference panels used by both programs.