How to Remove Internet Explorer Sound Pack

ID: Q183912

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.0, 4.01 for Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.0, 4.01 for Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 95
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 98
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows NT 4.0

IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

SUMMARY

This article describes how to remove Internet Explorer Sound Pack from your computer.

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WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

Internet Explorer Sound Pack is an optional component that can be used to associate Windows sound (.wav) files with navigation events in Internet Explorer. To remove Internet Explorer Sound Pack from your computer, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files Or Folders.

2. In the Named box, type "done.wav hoversel.wav start.wav ie4sound.inf"

   (without quotation marks), and then click Find Now.

   NOTE: The Ie4sound.inf file is not included in Internet Explorer for
   Windows NT 4.0.

3. In the list of found files, right-click each file, and then click

   Delete.

4. Remove the (Default) string value from the following registry keys:

      HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\ 
         ActivatingDocument\.current

      HKEY_CURRNET_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\Navigating\ 
         .current

      HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\CCSelect\.Current

For information about how to disable Internet Explorer Sound Pack without removing it from your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q182980
   TITLE     : How to Disable the Internet Explorer 4.0 Sound Pack

For information about how to install Internet Explorer Sound Pack, 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: 4.00 4.01 uninstall 5.00

Keywords          : kbsetup kbsound msiew95 msient msiew98 
Version           : 4.0 4.01,5.0,98
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: March 18, 1999