Cannot Save Web Page as a Web Archive File

ID: Q198061

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 98
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to save a Web page as a Web archive (.mht) file, "Web Archive (*.mht)" may be missing from the Save As Type box.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if Microsoft Outlook Express 5 is not installed on your computer. The ability to save a Web page as a Web archive file is provided by the Inetcomm.dll file, which is installed by Outlook Express 5.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this behavior, install Outlook Express 5. For information about how to do so, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q171229
   TITLE     : How to Add and Remove Internet Explorer Components

Additional query words: 5.0 5.00

Keywords          : kbui msiew95 msient msiew98 
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: March 21, 1999