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'''Internet Explorer 5''' is the fifth version of [[Internet Explorer]] that was released in 1999 and was included with [[Windows 98#Second Edition|Windows 98 Second Edition]], as well as [[Windows 2000]] which included a minor 5.01 bug fix update. It was also available for [[Windows 3.1x]], [[Windows NT 3.51]], [[Windows NT 4.0]], [[Windows 95]] and [[Windows 98]]. Users of Windows NT 3.51 can install and use version 5.00.0913.2206 as the last 16-bit version of Internet Explorer and thus also the last one to work on Windows 3.1. It is the last version of Internet Explorer to support Windows 3.1x and Windows NT 3.51; the succeeding versions required Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 or newer.
'''Internet Explorer 5''' is a graphical web browser and one of the main participants of the first browser war. It is the fifth version of [[Internet Explorer]] that was released in 1999 and (along with the [[w:Windows Desktop Update|Windows Desktop Update]] is shipped with [[Windows 98#Second Edition|Windows 98 Second Edition]] and [[Windows 2000]]. It was also available for [[Windows 3.1x]], [[Windows NT 3.51]], [[Windows NT 4.0]], [[Windows 95]] and [[Windows 98]]. Users of Windows NT 3.51 can install and use version 5.00.0913.2206 as the last 16-bit version of Internet Explorer and thus also the last one to work on Windows 3.1. It is the last version of Internet Explorer to support Windows 3.1x and Windows NT 3.51; the succeeding versions required Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 or newer.


Initially planned to be released in July 1998, it was delayed until March 1999 due to issues related to the [[w:Year 2000 problem|Year 2000 problem]]. It was released in tandem with [[Internet Explorer 4]].01 SP2.
Initially planned to be released in July 1998, it was delayed until March 1999 due to issues related to the [[w:Year 2000 problem|Year 2000 problem]]. It was released in tandem with [[Internet Explorer 4]].01 SP2.
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A version of IE 5 was ported to Solaris and HP-UX through the use of MainWin's xDe environment and uses the Trident engine. IE for [[MacOS|Mac OS]] uses a different engine called Tasman which is also used in Office for Mac, Entourage, and MSN for Mac OS X. It was the default browser until [[Mac OS X Jaguar]] and included as an optional component until [[Mac OS X Tiger]].
A version of IE 5 was ported to Solaris and HP-UX through the use of MainWin's xDe environment and uses the Trident engine. IE for [[MacOS|Mac OS]] uses a different engine called Tasman which is also used in Office for Mac, Entourage, and MSN for Mac OS X. It was the default browser until [[Mac OS X Jaguar]] and included as an optional component until [[Mac OS X Tiger]].


An updated version, 5.01, was released at the end of 1999 and is pre-installed in Windows 2000. However, it still identifies itself as 5.00. The difference with 5.00 is the image used in the About box and the removal of Microsoft Wallet.
Windows 2000 includes Internet Explorer 5.01. However, it still identifies itself as 5.00. The difference with 5.00 is the image used in the About box and the removal of Microsoft Wallet.


Internet Explorer 5.0 and 5.01 are also included in [[Office 2000]] as an optional component and in [[Office XP]] as a requirement prior to install, respectively.
Internet Explorer 5.0 and 5.01 are also included in [[Office 2000]] as an optional component and in [[Office XP]] as a requirement prior to install, respectively.
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