Uninstalling Internet Explorer Restores Default Settings

ID: Q173921

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.0, 5 for Windows 95
Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.0, 5 for Windows NT 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you uninstall Internet Explorer, some of the following options may revert to the Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 default settings:

Windows 95

Browse folders by using a single window that changes as you open each folder
Show all files
Display the full MS-DOS path in the title bar
Hide MS-DOS file extensions for file types that are registered

Windows NT

Browse folders by using a single window that changes as you open each folder
Show all files
Display the full path in the title bar
Hide file extensions for known file types
Display compressed files and folders with alternate color

RESOLUTION

To work around this issue, change these options manually to the settings you want to use. To do so, follow these steps:

Windows 95

1. Double-click My Computer, and then click Options on the View menu.

2. On the Folder tab, click one of the following options:

    - Browse folders by using a single window that changes as you open
      each folder
    - Browse folders using a seperate window for each folder

3. On the View tab, in the Hidden Files box, click one of the following

   options:

    - Show All Files
    - Hide Files Of These Types

4. On the View tab, click one or both of the following check boxes to

   select or clear them:

    - Display the full MS-DOS path in the title bar
    - Hide MS-DOS file extensions for file types that are registered

5. Click OK.