Windows 95 Files Replaced by Internet Explorer Setup

ID: Q156933

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer version 3.0, 4.0 for Windows 95

SUMMARY

Installing Microsoft Internet Explorer replaces some Microsoft Windows 95 system files.

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When you install Microsoft Internet Explorer, the following Windows 95 files are replaced:

Advapi32.dll
Comctl32.dll
Oleaut32.dll

If you find it necessary to replace any of these files during troubleshooting, you can extract them from the following locations:

Advapi32.dll is located in:

The Win95_11.cab file on the Windows 95 CD and DMF floppy disks
The Win95_18.cab file on non-DMF floppy disks

Comctl32.dll is located in:

The Win95_10.cab file on the Windows 95 CD
The Win95_11.cab file on DMF floppy disks
The Win95_17.cab file on non-DMF floppy disks

Oleaut32.dll is located in:

The Win95_09.cab file on the Windows 95 CD and DMF floppy disks
The Win95_15.cab file on non-DMF floppy disks

These files are placed in the Windows\System folder.

Extracting a File from the Windows 95 CD

1. Click Start, point to Programs, and then click MS-DOS Prompt.

2. Type "cd\" (without quotation marks), and then press ENTER.

3. Insert the Windows 95 CD into the CD-ROM drive, and then close the

   Windows 95 screen if it appears.

4. Type the following line at the command prompt, and then press ENTER

      extract /a <drive>:\win95\win95_02.cab <filename> /l <path>

   where <drive> is the drive letter assigned to your CD-ROM drive,
   <filename> is the name of the file you want to extract, and <path> is
   the target folder, for example:

   extract /a d:\win95\win95_02.cab notepad.exe /l c:\windows

5. Type "exit" (without quotation marks), and then press ENTER.

Extracting a File from the Windows 95 DMF Floppy Disks

1. Click Start, point to Programs, and then click MS-DOS Prompt.

2. Type "cd\" (without quotation marks), and then press ENTER.

3. Insert disk 1 into the floppy disk drive.

4. Type the following line at the command prompt, and then press ENTER

      extract <drive>:\<cabinet> <filename> /l <path>

   where <drive> is the drive letter assigned to the floppy disk drive the
   disk is located in, <filename> is the name of the file you want to
   extract, and <path> is the target folder. For example:

   extract a:\win95_03.cab notepad.exe /l c:\windows\system

5. Type "exit" (without quotation marks), and then press ENTER.

For information about using the Extract tool, type "extract" (without quotation marks) at a command prompt, or see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q129605
   TITLE     : How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files

KBCategory: kbsetup KBSubcategory: msiew95 Additional reference words: 3.00 ie3 ie30 msie30m msie30r

Keywords          : msiew95 
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: March 17, 1999