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Internet Explorer 4.5 Macintosh Edition Plug-In Updater


Important Notes
If you get lost along the way, you can review the detailed instructions by clicking on the link at the bottom of the page. When you're finished, remember to register the software.

About the downloads: Internet Explorer 4.5 Macintosh Edition included version 1.1.1 of the QuickTime Plug-in when it was released. This updater will install version 2.01 of the QuickTime plug-in for use with Internet Explorer 4.5.

The English-language version of this updater is only for use on only US English copies of Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.5 Macintosh Edition downloaded from Microsoft's web site before February 6, 1999. If you are using a non-English version of Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.5 Macintosh Edition, please download the updater for your language. 

Japanese Users: DO NOT RUN NON-JAPANESE VERSIONS OF THIS UPDATER IF YOU HAVE A JAPANESE LOCALIZED VERSION OF MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER 4.5 MACINTOSH EDITION ON YOUR MACHINE! It may replace Japanese components of Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.5 Macintosh Edition with non-Japanese versions if you do.

This updater does the following:

  1. Updates the QuickTime plug-in contained inside the Internet Explorer 4.5 Plug-ins folder from version 1.1.1 to 2.0.1 on machines with QuickTime 3 installed. (Note: Mac OS 8.5 has QuickTime 3 installed.)
  2. Sets Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.5 Macintosh Edition to use the QuickTime plug-in to view all files that the plug-in is capable of viewing.

To run this updater:

  1. Double click the updater's icon. The updater will automatically find copies of Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.5 Macintosh Edition that need to be updated.
  2. When the updater is finished, launch your copy of Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.5 Macintosh Edition.

This updater will create a new version of the drag and drop installer on your machine containing the correct files. The next time you launch Internet Explorer, the installer will run and update all of the files necessary.

If you have no other applications open when launching Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.5 Macintosh Edition after you run this update, you will not have to restart your machine.

If you do not have any copies of Internet Explorer 4.5 Macintosh Edition that require updating, the updater will automatically quit.

Download the Plug-In Updater Now

Anti-Virus Software Users: Please note that some anti-virus software programs may interfere with the download and should be disabled while installing Internet Explorer.


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