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Conflict Reinstalling Win95 w/IE 4.01 Present

Thanks to those who have attempted to answer this question so far.  Reformatting and reinstalling sound like the answer, but that is an extreme I was hoping to avoid.  Any other suggestions?  Also, just to clarify, I can't get to a point of getting Win95 to finish the set up.  So I am not at a point where I can begin to reinstall IE 3.0 or anything.

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Problem originated with trying to update Norton AV signatures.  Toshiba recommended that I reinstall Win95 from the cab files.  When I did this, I got all the way the end of the Setup installation (i.e., 99%) after which I got the message "Woindows cannot detect and install devices.  Restart Windows don't choose Safe Mode."  <OK>

Next message after hitting OK:

Error loading Explorer.exe.  You must reinstall Windows." <OK>

Next message after hitting OK:

"The Explorer.exe file is linked to missing export SHLWAPI.DLL:SHRegGe+USValueA"

At that point, it hung up.  When I restart it puts me into Safe Mode with a Win95 Setup in the background.

A friend of mind said he had run into this problem once before and that if was linked to a conflict between Win95 and my subsequent installation of IE 4.0.  In order to do a reinstall from the cab files I needed to delete all files associate with IE 4.0 whereupon Setup could instll IE 3.0.  He couldn't remember what all the files were.  Can anyone here do that or suggest an alternative solution?
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reformat hd
install W95

after install, upgrade IE to 5.0
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ryjohnson,

Once you re-installed Windows 95, it overwrites your IE4. It goes back to IE3. In your case, you run setup again from the CABS folder. You have to install IE4 again. Those error prompts will be gone once you tried to re-install IE4.


ryjohnson,

Don't reinstall windows again and then do the IE40 thing that will only make it worse.  d50041 has a better idea that is to format and then reinstall.  Although reinstalling windows and IE40 will work you will notice the after effects later and then you will be mad that you didn't format before adding and accumulating more stuff that you will lose.  

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When I have had to reinstall Windows and was not able to uninstall IE4 or 5 first, I have performed the Windows 95 reinstall and selected No to All when prompted to keep previous versions of files. After Win95 was reinstalled, I ran all Service Paks and updates, then reinstalled IE 4. I have occasionally had to reinstall some apps, but not very often.
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I'm sorry...no can do...the reformat and reinstall thing is definately the only answer that will allow you to fix the problem without too much trouble.  You might for instance have replaced the SHLWAPI.DLL file by copying it from another properly running PC into your Windows\System folder, but you will run into other problems because Win didn't finish the installation.

Oh...don't use IE 4...it claws it's way into the windows registry to such an extent that it creates havoc.  Rather use IE 5 or Netscape Communcator 4.61.
the proposed answer is the same as mine, (:>) and a week later, sheesh
I appreciate the effort, but how will I be able to reformat and reinstall from where I have been left?  I am hung up in the SetUp Safe Mode and I don't have access to any peripherals such as my CD-ROM player which I connect to through a PCMCIA card.
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