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Internet Explorer 5 Icon Changes After Installing MSN 2.0

PSS ID Number: 196602

Article Last Modified on 9/26/2002


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SYMPTOMS

If you are using Internet Explorer 5 and you install MSN, The Microsoft Network, version 2.0, you may experience the following symptoms:
  • The Internet Explorer 5 desktop icon changes to a Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 icon.
  • Internet Explorer 5 is no longer your default browser.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if you upgrade Internet Explorer 3.0 to Internet Explorer 5, and then install MSN 2.0.

RESOLUTION

To work around this behavior, reinstall Internet Explorer 5.

Additional query words: 5.0 5.00

Keywords: kbprb kbsetup KB196602
Technology: kbIE500Win95 kbIE95Search kbIEsearch kbMSN200 kbMSNSearch