Download Internet explorer 6

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Martin Lambert

Where can I download Internet explorer 6 complete version? I have to update
some computers and I would like to avoid windows update feature. Is there a
corporate download available ?
 
Martin--

You can download IE from here. I don't see an IE SP2 but you can then
download SP2 and that will upgrade IE to the SP2 version on those boxes:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/Top10.mspx

In the future when you're looking for anything like an IE download, while
you can google for older versions like IE 5X, all you have to do is type
www.microsoft.com/ie and you'll get to links to download IE--MSFT has always
had them there. That takes you to their IE sites.

Chad Harris
__________________________________


Where can I download Internet explorer 6 complete version? I have to update
some computers and I would like to avoid windows update feature. Is there a
corporate download available ?
 
All these download links give you the * exact same download* Martin. But
Torgeir's link did have some nice screenshot instructions. Thanks for that.

Chad Harris
________________________________
Thanks, that's what I was looking for.
 
Chad said:
All these download links give you the * exact same download*
Martin. But Torgeir's link did have some nice screenshot
instructions. Thanks for that.
Click to expand...
Hi

Those other download links would only have given you IE6Setup.exe
alone (a 480 KB large file), and they don't mention the command line

IE6Setup.exe /c:"ie6wzd.exe /d /s:""#E"

that you need to run afterward to download the rest of the IE files
so you will be able to install IE later on without being online.

IE6Setup.exe alone can only install IE using a online connection to
Microsoft's Web servers, and it would need to do this for each and
one computer (in a Windows Update way of doing it).

So the links I provided was more than nice screen shots really :-)
 
Torgeir--

That's a nice resource. I'd stumbled on to the site a few times before
while looking for something and forgotten about Donnie's site. Sorry I
didn't realize that ann offline download was needed and I didn't know about
the command line. Now I'm trying to figure out what the circumstances would
need to be to use the command prompt for the install which is interesting
but does it go beyond knowing that you can? I guess the off line install
would be aimed at not having to interfere with computers in use in a
workplace scenario?

Thanks,

Chad


Chad said:
All these download links give you the * exact same download*
Martin. But Torgeir's link did have some nice screenshot
instructions. Thanks for that.
Click to expand...
Hi

Those other download links would only have given you IE6Setup.exe
alone (a 480 KB large file), and they don't mention the command line

IE6Setup.exe /c:"ie6wzd.exe /d /s:""#E"

that you need to run afterward to download the rest of the IE files
so you will be able to install IE later on without being online.

IE6Setup.exe alone can only install IE using a online connection to
Microsoft's Web servers, and it would need to do this for each and
one computer (in a Windows Update way of doing it).

So the links I provided was more than nice screen shots really :-)
 
Chad said:
That's a nice resource. I'd stumbled on to the site a few times
before while looking for something and forgotten about Donnie's
site. Sorry I didn't realize that ann offline download was needed
and I didn't know about the command line. Now I'm trying to figure
out what the circumstances would need to be to use the command
prompt for the install which is interesting but does it go beyond
knowing that you can?
Click to expand...

Well, yes, I know a thing or two about this ;-) In the company I
work for, I am the one responsible (amongst other things) to create
and maintain the IE package that is distributed to about 20,000
computers, this in an automated way and without needing to have
a live Internet connection during the upgrade.

I guess the off line install would be aimed at not having to
interfere with computers in use in a workplace scenario?
Click to expand...

Martin had several computers to update IE for, and it is much quicker
to do this if all the IE installation files are placed on a network
drive or a CD and then doing the installation from there, compared
to browsing to Microsoft's Web site, finding the IE link there, and
then wait for all the files to be copied over Internet (especially
if you have a slow Internet connection).

Note that you only need to use the command line
IE6Setup.exe /c:"ie6wzd.exe /d /s:""#E" only once, that time you
download all the IE files from Microsoft. Later on, when you want
to install IE on a computer, you just run IE6Setup.exe by e.g.
double clicking on it in Explorer (or add other types of command
line switches to make the installation unattended to avoid clicking
on all the Next buttons). In this case, IE6Setup.exe will find out
that all necessary installation files are available, so it will
install without contacting Microsoft's Web site to download the
needed files.

You will find more information about IE6Setup.exe command line
switches e.g. here:

Internet Explorer Batch Mode Setup Switches
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=200007

Installing Internet Explorer 5 to Windows NT 4.0 Using SMS 1.2
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=223371

Additional Internet Explorer batch setup and IExpress batch setup switches
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ieak/techinfo/deploy/60/en/ieswitch.htm


Larger organizations use IEAK to pre-configure and deploy IE (we do
also):

IEAK: Internet Explorer Administration Kit (a deployment kit for IE)
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ieak/default.asp
 
Torgeir--

Thanks for the very complete explanation. It helps a good deal.

Chad Harris
__________________________________


Chad said:
That's a nice resource. I'd stumbled on to the site a few times
before while looking for something and forgotten about Donnie's
site. Sorry I didn't realize that ann offline download was needed
and I didn't know about the command line. Now I'm trying to figure
out what the circumstances would need to be to use the command
prompt for the install which is interesting but does it go beyond
knowing that you can?
Click to expand...

Well, yes, I know a thing or two about this ;-) In the company I
work for, I am the one responsible (amongst other things) to create
and maintain the IE package that is distributed to about 20,000
computers, this in an automated way and without needing to have
a live Internet connection during the upgrade.

I guess the off line install would be aimed at not having to
interfere with computers in use in a workplace scenario?
Click to expand...

Martin had several computers to update IE for, and it is much quicker
to do this if all the IE installation files are placed on a network
drive or a CD and then doing the installation from there, compared
to browsing to Microsoft's Web site, finding the IE link there, and
then wait for all the files to be copied over Internet (especially
if you have a slow Internet connection).

Note that you only need to use the command line
IE6Setup.exe /c:"ie6wzd.exe /d /s:""#E" only once, that time you
download all the IE files from Microsoft. Later on, when you want
to install IE on a computer, you just run IE6Setup.exe by e.g.
double clicking on it in Explorer (or add other types of command
line switches to make the installation unattended to avoid clicking
on all the Next buttons). In this case, IE6Setup.exe will find out
that all necessary installation files are available, so it will
install without contacting Microsoft's Web site to download the
needed files.

You will find more information about IE6Setup.exe command line
switches e.g. here:

Internet Explorer Batch Mode Setup Switches
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=200007

Installing Internet Explorer 5 to Windows NT 4.0 Using SMS 1.2
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=223371

Additional Internet Explorer batch setup and IExpress batch setup switches
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ieak/techinfo/deploy/60/en/ieswitch.htm


Larger organizations use IEAK to pre-configure and deploy IE (we do
also):

IEAK: Internet Explorer Administration Kit (a deployment kit for IE)
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ieak/default.asp
 
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