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Q184431: Err Msg: Windows Cannot Find Icwconn1.exe

Article: Q184431
Product(s): The Microsoft Network
Version(s): WINDOWS:2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kberrmsg kbmsn
Last Modified: 21-SEP-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- The Microsoft Network version 2.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you start Microsoft Internet Explorer, you may receive the following error
message:

  Windows cannot find Icwconn1.exe. This program is needed for opening files of
  the type The Internet.

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if the name of the folder in which the Internet
Connection Wizard is installed has been truncated to ICW-In~1.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, rename the ICW-In~1 folder to ICW-Internet Connection
Wizard. To do so, follow these steps:

1. Double-click My Computer.

2. Double-click the hard disk on which Windows is installed.

3. Double-click the Program Files folder.

4. Right-click the ICW-In~1 folder, and then click Rename.

5. Type ICW-Internet Connection Wizard,and then press ENTER.

Additional query words: msnet msnetwork microsoft-net m.s.n. 2.00

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Keywords          : kbenv kberrmsg kbmsn 
Technology        : kbMSNSearch kbMSN200
Version           : WINDOWS:2.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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