MMC requires internet explorer 5.5. or greater to be installed.
by LitePC
Note: this issue is for an out-of-date version of XPlite. Please upgrade your copy.
After totally removing IE from windows you may see the message:
"MMC requires internet explorer 5.5. or greater to be installed."
when you try to access the device manager or other management console.
There is a solution simply by entering an IE version number greater than 5.5 into the registry.
Download: http://www.litepc.com/download/set_IE_version_6.00.0000.inf
to your desktop. Right click on the set_IE_version_6.00.0000.inf file and chose "install" from the popup context menu. This will set your IE version key in the registry to version 6.00.0000 and then MMC panels that do not require IE will open properly.
Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer
String: Version = "6.00.0000"
The IE version number is removed by XPlite when you remove the "IE Rendering Engine" from the system. In future versions of XPlite beyond v1.6 this version entry is implanted into the registry as a workaround while still allowing users to clean install a later version of IE.
See also
XPlite / 2000lite Professional > XPlite seems unable to disable Windows File Protection.
Issues with Apps (9x) > Installing the .NET framework on a 98lite machine
XPlite / 2000lite Professional > Why does registry cleaner XXXXXXX finds keys to remove after running XPlite and 2000lite?
Issues with Win 2000 > Installing Microsoft Antispyware onto Windows 2000 requires IE6 files.
Issues with Apps (9x) > Zone Alarm will not install onto Win9x if Windows was installed clean without IE.
