Error Message: Error Cannot Find \Iedial, Check Your Path...

ID: Q157625

2.10 WINDOWS kbsetup

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.1 for Windows 3.1

SYMPTOMS

When you try to use a connection created with the Internet Explorer 2.1 TCP/IP Dialer, you may receive the following error message:

   Error cannot find \Iedial, check your path and filename

CAUSE

This symptom can occur for either of the following reasons:

The Autoexec.bat file's attributes are set to Read Only, System, or Hidden and cannot be modified by Internet Explorer Setup.
The PATH statement in the Autoexec.bat file is too long and the path to the Iexplore.exe file was not added during Setup.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, use the appropriate method:

To remove the attributes on the Autoexec.bat file, exit Windows, and then type the following command at the command prompt:
```
      attrib -r -s -h c:\autoexec.bat
```
Then, restart the computer normally and reinstall Internet Explorer.

To reduce the length of the PATH statement, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click

      Notepad.

2. On the File menu, click Open.

3. In the File Name box, type "c:\autoexec.bat" (without quotation

      marks), and then click Open.

4. Disable the existing PATH statement by placing the word "rem"

      (without quotation marks) followed by a space at the beginning of 
      the line.

5. Add the following line to the Autoexec.bat file:

         PATH=C:\DOS;C:\WINDOWS

   6. On the File menu, click Save.

   7. On the File menu, click Exit.

   8. Restart the computer normally.

   9. Reinstall Internet Explorer.

KBCategory: kbsetup KBSubcategory: msiew31 Additional reference words: 2.10

Keywords          : kbsetup msiew31 
Version           : 2.10
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: September 4, 1997