Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 2
Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 2 (SP2) provides the latest updates and security fixes to Internet Explorer technology. Internet Explorer 5.01 SP2 can be installed as an upgrade to existing versions of Internet Explorer, or on computers with no previous Internet Explorer installation. Total download size for a typical installation is approximately 17 megabytes (MB). However, because setup downloads only those files that are necessary for your computer, this size may vary between 6 and 17 MB.
- If you are running Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NTŪ 4.0, installing Internet Explorer 5.01 SP2 upgrades your computer to 128-bit encryption.
- If you are running Windows 2000, installing Internet
Explorer 5.01 SP2 will not change the current level of encryption on your
computer.
Please note that you can install the Arabic or Hebrew version of this release only if you use the corresponding language version of Windows 98 or Windows 2000. The English version of this release should be used for installation on all other platforms (Windows 95, Windows NT4 and the English version of Windows 98).
Note Internet Explorer 5.01 SP2 is eligible for export from the U.S. to all customers worldwide, except to U.S. embargoed destinations. Information on exporting Microsoft products is available at www.microsoft.com/exporting/ (This site is in English).
To install Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 2, your computer must meet or exceed the following system requirements:
- A 486 with a 66 megahertz (MHz) processor (Pentium processor recommended)
- For Windows 95 or Windows 98: 16 megabytes (MB) of random access memory (RAM) minimum
- For Windows NT 4.0: 32 MB of RAM minimum, and you must be running Service Pack 3 or higher
- For Windows 2000: 64 MB of RAM minimum
- Mouse
- Modem or Internet connection
- Some components may require additional system resources not outlined above.
Click Start, point to Programs, and then click Internet Explorer.
Make sure Internet Explorer 5.01 is not running.
- Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
- Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
- Select Internet Explorer 5.01 SP2.
- Click Add/Remove (Change/Remove in Windows 2000).
Note If you install Windows 2000 Service Pack 1 after you install Internet Explorer 5.01 SP2, Internet Explorer 5.01 SP2 does not appear in Add/Remove Programs. For more information about this issue, read Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) Article Q291558. (This site is in English).