The Internet Icon Is Missing from Control Panel (205998)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows NT 4.0 SP 1
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows NT 4.0 SP 2
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 98
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows 98 SP 2
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows 95 SP 1
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows 95 SP 2
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q205998

SYMPTOMS

When you open Control Panel, the Internet icon may be missing.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if you uninstall the Luckman Interactive Web Commander 1.0 Web server software. Doing so removes the Inetcpl.cpl file.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, extract a new version of the Inetcpl.cpl file from the Internet Explorer distribution files to the Windows\System or %SystemRoot%\System32 folder, or reinstall Internet Explorer.

For information about extracting files, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

129605 How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/6/2003
Keywords:kb3rdparty kbprb kbui KB205998
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