Can't upgrade from IE5-CATCH 22

[bcarwell]

I was required to install a Service Pack 4 for a Win2k machine which
had IE 5. After doing so it caused IE 5 not to work (documented
problem on Windows website).

Microsoft provides a fix but before installing it, it is required you
upgrade to IE 6, which I obviously can't do with IE 5 broken.

I tried to find somewhere to download IE6 on another computer. But all
the upgrade downloads to IE6 I am able to find assume you are doing it
on a working IE5 machine. I ordered the IE6 diskette but am afraid its
just going to be the 450k base install program too that then invokes
the Internet to complete the upgrade.

I also tried finding the Microsoft Catalog online used by
Administrators hoping I could download a complete IE6, copy it, and
carry it over to the broken computer. But it requires Administrator
access which I don't have.

Can anyone tell me where to get a standalone complete basic IE6 which
doesn't require internet access ? Can I use a free AOL disk and then
cancel the account or does it have IE6 on it by itself ?

What a bunch of catch 22s !!!!! Thanks for any help.

Bob

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE]

I was required to install a Service Pack 4 for a Win2k machine which
had IE 5. After doing so it caused IE 5 not to work (documented
problem on Windows website).

Microsoft provides a fix but before installing it, it is required you
upgrade to IE 6, which I obviously can't do with IE 5 broken.

I tried to find somewhere to download IE6 on another computer. But
all the upgrade downloads to IE6 I am able to find assume you are
doing it on a working IE5 machine. I ordered the IE6 diskette but am
afraid its just going to be the 450k base install program too that
then invokes the Internet to complete the upgrade.

I also tried finding the Microsoft Catalog online used by
Administrators hoping I could download a complete IE6, copy it, and
carry it over to the broken computer. But it requires Administrator
access which I don't have.

Can anyone tell me where to get a standalone complete basic IE6 which
doesn't require internet access ? Can I use a free AOL disk and then
cancel the account or does it have IE6 on it by itself ?

What a bunch of catch 22s !!!!! Thanks for any help.

Bob

Get the CD:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ordercd/default.asp

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[Don Varnau]

Hi,
If you ordered IE6 on CD, it will be the whole package- not just the setup
file.

Also, IE6 (the whole package) can be downloaded from
http://browsers.evolt.org/?/ie/32bit
And IE6 SP1 is available at
http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/microsoft/ie/6.0sp1/
These downloads will be about 75 MB and can be transferred to another
machine via CD, Zip Disk, USB stick, etc.

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE/OE]

 

[Donny Broome]

How to Download Internet Explorer (Full Setup):
http://www.broomeman.com/support/wsiedown.html


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[bcarwell]

Thanks to all of you for taking the time. I appreciate it very much,
after having wasted a whole afternoon on this. I WISH there had been a
warning before upgrading to Win2K SP4 to FIRST upgrade to IE 6...
Again, thanks (and for being so prompt). God Bless the Internet....

Bob