Internet Explorer 5 Icon Changes After Installing MSN 2.0

ID: Q196602

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 95
• The Microsoft Network version 2.0

SYMPTOMS

If you are using Internet Explorer 5 and you install MSN, The Microsoft Network, version 2.0, you may experience the following symptoms:

• The Internet Explorer 5 desktop icon changes to a Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 icon.
• Internet Explorer 5 is no longer your default browser.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if you upgrade Internet Explorer 3.0 to Internet Explorer 5, and then install MSN 2.0.

RESOLUTION

To work around this behavior, reinstall Internet Explorer 5.

Additional query words: 5.0 5.00

Keywords          : kbsetup msiew95 msnetwork 
Version           : WINDOWS:2.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: March 21, 1999