ie5setup complains previous incomplete installation

[wang]

Hi all,
I try to install IE5, 'ie5setup' complains and says "a previous program installation was never complete. You need to restart your computer to complete that installation before running IE setup ..." I have not got any leftover installation and restart also does not help.

Can someone tell me a cure?
Thanks. Weigang

[AMJ2]

Go to Add/Remove programs from your control panel. Remove IE from there, which will give you an option to fix errors. Do that, reboot, and run the install again. What version do currently have?

Hope that helps----
AMJ

[reghakr]

Try these steps:

Delete all files in c:\windows\temp
Delete the c:\windows\wininit.ini file

Look at these registry keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunOnce
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunOnceEx
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunServicesOnce
delete any line other than (Default)

Here's info from Microsoft:

Clear Your Cache and History, and Remove the CV3 Class Control
Click View (if you are using Internet Explorer 4.01) or Tools (if you are using Internet Explorer 5.0 or 5.01).

Click Internet Options, and then click the General Tab.

In the Temporary Internet Files section, click Delete Files.


Also in the Temporary Internet Files section, click the Settings buttons and then the View Objects button.

Right-click the CV3 Class file, click Remove and then click Yes to confirm.
(If you cannot locate the CV3 Class file, continue with the steps for removing the Windows Update Controls. )

In the History section, click Clear History.

Click OK.

Remove Windows Update Controls
NOTE: Before unregistering and removing the site controls, you will need to close Internet Explorer so that the controls are no longer in use.
Unregister the wuv3is.dll file.

Click Start, then click Run, and in the Open box:

Windows 95 and Windows 98 users type:
regsvr32 /u c:\windows\system\wuv3is.dll

Windows NT and 2000 users type:
regsvr32 /u c:\winnt\system32\wuv3is.dll


Delete wuv3is.dll.This file is located in System directory on Windows 95 and 98, and in the System32 directory on Windows NT and 2000.

Click Start, point to Find (click Search for Windows NT and 2000), and then click Files or Folders.

Type "wuv3is.dll" (without the quotation marks) in the Named box.

When the file is found, right-click it and then click Delete.

Delete the contents of the Windows Update folder using the instructions below:

Click Start, then click Programs, and then click Windows Explorer.

In the left pane, double-click the Program Files folder.

In the left pane, double-click the WindowsUpdate folder.

In the right pane, highlight wuhistv3.log and click Edit, and then click Invert Selection.

Press the Delete key (or right-click and select Delete). Click Yes to confirm.

NOTE: Deleting the wuhistv3.log file will clear the entire Windows Update download history. This is not recommended as you will have no record of previous downloads. The above steps delete all files with the exception of wuhistv3.log.

NOTE: If you are unable to locate the files listed in this article while searching Windows Explorer, verify that your Folder Options are set to "Show All Files." To set this option:
Double-click My Computer.

Click View (if you are using Windows 95 or 98) or Tools (if you are using Windows NT or 2000), and then click Folder Options.

Click the View tab. In the Hidden files section, make sure the "Show all files" or “Show hidden files and folders” button is selected.

Click OK.

As a last resort, delete the folder named C:\Program Files\WindowsUpdate and C:\Windows Update Setup Files


reghakr