OFF97 SBE: Cannot Set Up Internet Explorer 4.01 from Shortcut

ID: Q183113

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

When you double-click the "Setup Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01" icon on your Windows desktop, the Setup program does not run, and Internet Explorer is not installed.


CAUSE

If you installed Word 97 from an Administrative setup of Microsoft Office 97 Small Business Edition version 2.0, the "Setup Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01" icon that was added to your desktop points to the wrong location.


WORKAROUND

NOTE: Because there are several versions of Windows, the following steps may be different on your computer. If they are, please consult your product documentation to complete these steps.

To change the location that the "Setup for Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01" icon points to, follow these steps:

  1. Use your right mouse button to click (right-click) the "Setup for Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01" icon on the Windows desktop.


  2. Click Properties on the shortcut menu.


  3. On the Shortcut tab, change the Target box to point to the correct path for Ie4setup.exe.


NOTE: Check with your network administrator for the correct path to set up Internet Explorer 4.01.


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.


MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q183108 WD97: Err Msg: "Setup Could Not Open the File: Ie4setup.exe"

Additional query words: sbe ie ie401 


Keywords          : kbsetup kbdta word97 
Version           : WINDOWS:2.0,97
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: June 10, 1999