Err Msg: Internet Explorer 5 Could Not Be Repaired. Please...

• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 98
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you try to run the Internet Explorer 5 Repair tool, you may receive the following error message, and the Details button in the Repair tool may be unavailable:

Internet Explorer 5 could not be repaired. Please run setup again to reinstall all components.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the Fixie.inf file is missing or damaged.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, extract a new copy of the Fixie.inf file from the original Internet Explorer installation files to the folder where Internet Explorer is installed, or reinstall Internet Explorer.

For information about how to extract files, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q129605 How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about the Internet Explorer Repair tool, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q194177 Description of the Internet Explorer Repair Tool

Additional query words: 5.0 5.00 greyed out dimmed

Keywords          : kberrmsg kbtool msiew95 msiew98 
Version           : WINDOWS:5
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb 

Last Reviewed: March 25, 1999