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How to restore a Windows 95 registry or to use a Windows NT Repair following the installation of Internet Explorer


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This article describes how to restore a Microsoft Windows 95 registry that was created before you installed Microsoft Internet Explorer, or how to use a Microsoft Windows NT Emergency Repair Disk (ERD) that was created before you installed Internet Explorer.

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Restoring an older Windows 95 registry, or using an older ERD to repair a Windows NT installation, is a troubleshooting step that is frequently used to troubleshoot Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 problems. However, if you have installed Internet Explorer 4.0 on your computer, you must uninstall Internet Explorer 4.0 before you restore an older registry or use an older ERD.

To restore an older Windows 95 registry or use a older ERD, follow these steps:

  1. Uninstall Internet Explorer 4.0. For information about uninstalling Internet Explorer, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
    174265� How to Uninstall Internet Explorer
  2. Restore an older Windows 95 registry or use an older ERD as you normally would. For information about using the System.1st file to restore the Windows 95 registry to the state when you first started Windows 95 successfully, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
    131431� How to Troubleshoot Registry Errors in Windows 95
    For information about the Windows NT emergency repair process, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
    129037� Windows NT 3.5x and 4.0 Emergency Repair Process Screens
  3. Reinstall Internet Explorer 4.0. For information about installing Internet Explorer, see the following Microsoft Web site:

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Article Info
Article ID : 164538
Revision : 5
Created on : 11/1/2006
Published on : 11/1/2006
Exists online : False
Views : 614