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Windows 2000 - Delete the Internet Explorer backup folder

November 25, 2013
Updated: December 6, 2021
Quick overview:

Wenn Sie eine neue Version des Internet Explorers installieren wird auf Wunsch ein Ordner angelegt, in welchem sich die Dateien des alten Explorers befinden. Auch Überreste in der Windows Registrierung bleiben vom alten IE übrig, weshalb ich zur vollkommenen Entschlackung eines jeden Windows 98 Systems empfehle den alten Backup Ordner und seine dazugehörenden Registrierungseinträge zu löschen.

And this is how you proceed:

1. Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel and select Software in turn.

2. A list appears in which you locate Internet Explorer and double-click on it.

3. In the next selection dialog, select Advanced. Here, select Delete the backup information for Internet Explorer and confirm with OK.

4. Confirm the message that appears after you have clicked OK with Yes. After this, you can no longer delete or repair Internet Explorer.

NOTE FOR NEW PUBLICATION: This article was produced by Sandro Villinger and comes from the Windows Tweaks archive, which has been built up since the late 1990s.

Founded Windows Tweaks as a teenager in 2001, his helpful PC tricks made it Germany's most visited Windows site (at the time Sandro looked like this). He then went on to write for international publications such as PC-Praxis, Computerbild, PCWorld in the USA, IMTEST.de and Hifi.de. Sandro's main job is as Global Product Marketing Lead and Consultant for various global tech companies, including Microsoft, AVG, Avast, Nero, TeamViewer, Swiss IT Security Group and now currently in the fintech sector for Gendigital. But he can't get rid of his passion and shares his tweaks here again. Privately, he enjoys traveling the world and loves Asia, especially Japan, Singapore and Korea, but also natural places like Iceland and the Nordics. You can reach Sandro via e-mail.

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