Unable to upgrade from IE5 to IE6 1

[rickfixer]

I have tried to upgrade from ie5 to ie6 but I keep getting the error message "a previous installation has work pending requiring a reboot. You need to restart your computer to complete the instalation before runing IEsetup. Setup will now close"
rebooting makes no difference
win 98 SE 4.10.2222A
Can anyone tell me how to remove the phantom and complete the upgrade?

 

[wolluf]

Have you tried googling on that message - quick try picked up this (for ME - don't know if applies to 98 too) -

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=309314

and much else.

 

[rickfixer]

Thanks! IE6 successfully installed and I can now update my Mcafee virus scanner
I had to modify the instuctions a little
I dont know which program was preventing the upgrade but after running msconfig I un-checked all the boxes in the startup tab and this did the trick