Prompted to Clean Up Your Personalized Settings at Startup

ID: Q201568

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 98
Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.0, 4.01, 4.01 Service Pack 1, 5 for Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.0, 4.01, 4.01 Service Pack 1, 5 for Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 98

SYMPTOMS

When you start your computer, you may receive the following message

Microsoft Internet Explorer <version number> has been removed from this computer. Do you want to clean up your personalized settings?

where <version number> is the version of Internet Explorer you are using.

CAUSE

This message normally occurs when you uninstall Internet Explorer 5 and then click Yes when you are prompted to restart your computer.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, click Yes when you are prompted to clean up your personalized settings.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

Additional query words: 98 4.00 5.00


Keywords          : kbui msiew95 msient win98 msiew98 
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0,4.01,4.01 Service Pack 1,5
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: June 16, 1999