Congratulations!

You have successfully installed Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 3.1x and Windows NT 3.51

MSIE version 5.00.0913.2206 is the highest Internet Explorer version available for Windows NT 3.51, Windows 3.1, Windows 3.11 and Windows for Workgroups. This distribution ships with 40-bit encryption. An update to provide 128-bit encryption can be found below.

 

Now that you have installed Internet Explorer 5.0 the following add-ons and updates are available

Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 for Win16 Macromedia Flash Player 3.0.10.0 for Win16

 

Outlook Express Year 2000 Update

A problem exists in Outlook Express 5 for Win16 in handling IMAP mail boxes and News Groups. Under certain conditions when a 2 digit year is used (e.g. 97 for 1997) Outlook Express may interpret this incorrectly displaying the year 2097. For technical information on this issue see MSKB Q237824.

Download the Outlook Express Year 2000 Update

Q237824.exe : 275KB : Install Size 516KB (est)

Installation:

This update does not contain an automatic installer. To install this update:

  1. Close Internet Explorer and Outlook Express
  2. Download q237824.exe
  3. Double click the file and extract the contents to the temp directory
  4. Using File Manager Move the files Icomm16.dll and Msoert16.dll from the Temp folder into C:\Windows\System under Windows 3.1x or C:\WINNT35\System under Windows NT 3.51
  5. You can now use Internet Explorer and Outlook Express

This update does not change the Outlook Express build number which remains at 5.00.0913.2206

To check if the update has been installed correctly, in Outlook Express choose Help > About Outlook Express

If the entry for icomm16.dll is showing as version number 5.0.2919.2000 then the Year 2000 update has been installed correctly.

Outlook Express 5.0 About Box

We also recommend for security, that you change the following Outlook Express Settings:

Tools > Options:

Send Tab: Mail Sending Format - 'Plain Text'

Deselect 'Reply to messages in the format in which they were sent'

Read Tab: Deselect - 'Automatically show picture attachments in messages'

View > Layout...:

Disable the preview pane by deselecting - 'Use preview pane'

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 High Encryption Pack

Internet Explorer 5.0 ships with 40-bit encryption. The high encryption pack updates Internet Explorer to support industry standard 128-bit encryption. This ensures that when you enter a secure site, such as an on-line bank or order through an e-store. Your information remains secure and confidential to the site that you are accessing.

Download the Internet Explorer High Encryption Pack

se128-16.exe : 158KB : Install Size 250KB (est)

  1. Close Internet Explorer and Outlook Express
  2. Download se128-16.exe
  3. Double click the downloaded file to begin the automated setup process
  4. Read the on screen instructions and when ready click 'Start Setup'
  5. Your computer files will be updated to support 128bit encryption
  6. If the installation is successful you will be prompted with a Setup Success screen. Click OK to complete setup

You can confirm that the Internet Explorer has been updated successfully by viewing the about box (Help > About Internet Explorer) and checking for the presence of 'Cipher Strength: 128-bit'. If this line says 40-bit or 56-bit then the High Encryption Pack has not been successfully installed.

Internet Explorer 5.0 About Box

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 Pan European Language Pack

Internet Explorer 5.0 for win16 only ships with support for Western Alphabet Encoding. The Pan European Language Pack updates Internet Explorer with support for the following encoding types:

  • Central European Alphabet (ISO)
  • Central European Alphabet (Windows)
  • Cyrillic Alphabet (ISO)
  • Cyrillic Alphabet (KOI8-R)
  • Cyrillic Alphabet (Windows)
  • Greek Alphabet (ISO)
  • Greek Alphabet (Windows)
  • Turkish Alphabet

Download the Pan European Language Pack:

langpk16.exe : 1.94MB : Install Size 3MB (est)

  1. Close Internet Explorer and Outlook Express
  2. Download langpk16.exe
  3. Double click the downloaded file to begin the automated setup process
  4. Read the on screen instructions and when ready click 'Start Setup'
  5. Your computer files will be updated to provide Pan European Language support within Internet Explorer
  6. If the installation is successful you will be prompted with a Setup Success screen. Click OK to complete setup