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Garak
January 11th, 2002, 09:38 AM
I done a fresh install of Win95 and i cant seem to get IE5.5 to install for the life of me, Always says that a previous setup never finished and that i need to restart, ive solved this problem befoer but cant remember how,

Any help is appreciated.

Gary.

MacGyver
January 11th, 2002, 10:15 AM
Delete the c:\windows\wininit.ini file

King Grover
January 11th, 2002, 10:34 AM
Add/remove programs and restore IE to it's previous version. Then run your install again.

Garak
January 14th, 2002, 03:30 AM
Thanks Guys....

Garak
January 14th, 2002, 03:35 AM
[quote]Originally posted by Garak:
<strong>Thanks Guys....</strong><hr></blockquote>

Spoke to soon, neither solution worked :( :mad:

thanks again for your help.

Platypus
January 14th, 2002, 02:24 PM
Are you setting up Win95's IE3 from the desktop icon first, or just diving in straight off with IE5.5?

King Grover
January 14th, 2002, 02:41 PM
is Office loaded? If possible, un-install Office and IE completly then start over re-installing the apps. cleanly.

Garak
January 15th, 2002, 04:53 AM
ah right, thanks will check that next, i was installing ie 3 then ie 5.5

KINGofBLEH
January 17th, 2002, 03:04 PM
[quote]Originally posted by Garak:
<strong>ah right, thanks will check that next, i was installing ie 3 then ie 5.5</strong><hr></blockquote>

I usually upgrade in this order:

IE 3.0 (default)
IE 4.0 sp1 (gives you active desktop, quick launch, etc.)
IE 5.x/6.x

Orangeman
January 18th, 2002, 09:27 PM
A couple of things, first I'm not sure IE 5.5 is compatible with Windows 95. Maybe I'm wrong but I would check it out first.

Second, this kind of problem is not uncommon with IE 5.5. It started out as a BETA (experimental) version and it had a ton of problems. I uninstalled it after a week because it was crashing my computer at least twice a day. I would try to install IE 5.0 or even 6.0 first. Again, IE 5.5 was rife with bugs when it first came out and I'm not sure this isn't one of them.

MacGyver
January 18th, 2002, 10:03 PM
IE 5.5 is compatible with Win95. 6.0 is not.