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General Category => Software => Topic started by: wgabriel on May 10, 2002, 01:24:35 PM
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Does anyone out there know if you can download Internet Explorer full to a disk for installation on a remote computer?
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Download the IEAK program.
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Another method that works is at this link:
http://www.broomeman.com/support/wsiedown.html (http://\"http://www.broomeman.com/support/wsiedown.html\")
Summary: Download ie6setup.exe and save it to, for example, C:Download and then go to start | run and type this:
\"C:downloadie6setup.exe\" /c:\"ie6wzd.exe /d /s:\"\"#E\"
The IEAK is nice too, but you may not want to install it on your machine, so this option works but without the customization benefit.
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this options did\'nt work for me on win2k
it only downloaded the small ie6setup.exe over again.
496kb.
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I\'ve been using that command line option as stated in http://support.microsoft.com/directory/art...;EN-US;Q257249& (http://\"http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q257249&\") for 2 years now, and it has never failed me.
I run win2k on all my systems, but that download technique even lets you download IE\'s setup files for win9x/winxp/NT4/2000, all in one go.
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If you use Win98 or WinNT, you can go into the advanced options and tell it to down load to any directory you indicate. You can then select what OS\'s you want to download. I would select all OS\'s that you might encounter, so you don\'t have to download them again.
If you try and download IE6 from a 2k box, it won\'t give you that option. Goto download.microsoft.com.
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The c:downloadie6setup.exe /c:\"ie6wzd.exe /d /s:\"\"#E\" trick works just fine on every OS, including 2000, but here is the catch:
The real FULL Internet Explorer 6.0 kit has 75 cabs and can be downloaded only through IEAK. Using the command line above you get only 59 cabs (even with the option to download the files for all 4 os\'es: 98/2000/nt4/xp). Don\'t ask me why, dunno, but it\'s the truth (just try and see for yourself).
Regards,
Victor Chirita.
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have a look at these sites, they may be usefull to look at for some more info on the setup switches
http://www.tortoisecvs.org/faq.html (http://\"http://www.tortoisecvs.org/faq.html\")
http://www.pcnineoneone.com/tweaks/fixes1f.html (http://\"http://www.pcnineoneone.com/tweaks/fixes1f.html\")
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Try http://planetmirror.com/pub/microsoft/ie/6.0/ (http://\"http://planetmirror.com/pub/microsoft/ie/6.0/\")
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Ok ive run into a problem where i need to ahve ie5.5 or higher...so i figure i will get ie6. I download the IEAK and it asks\' for things im not sure about. LIke license agreement..??? what if you dont have one. The manager wont let me download it because i have no corp. license agreement. i can use the wizard but the \"C:Windows Update Setup Filesie5setup.exe\" /c:\"ie5wzd.exe /d /s:\"\"#E\"
don\'t work.
what do i have to do in IEAK. ive never used it and it seems confusing on what i have to download to get it. The wizard ask\'s for all sorts of options i can choose to download but none say ie6. what am i to due?
the command line \"C:Windows Update Setup Filesie5setup.exe\" /c:\"ie5wzd.exe /d /s:\"\"#E\"
in my win2k WON\'T work at all...it just open\'s the setup .exe that is less than a mb.
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quick update...ok i typed the path wrong :-/. It worked but i didnt not get i guess all the .cab like stated above..are these .cab\'s needed. I would like to go through the IEAK still since it seem\'s it\'s the way to get the most of what i want.
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How to install IEAK6 depends on what you want to do. If what you want is a single folder, Install as Corporate version (last option). When running IEAK at the \"Media Selection\" choose \"Flat\". For more info check http://www.tech-hints.com/ie.html#1 (http://\"http://www.tech-hints.com/ie.html#1\")
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the IDEA is to run the setup program and that downloads the rest of the program
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Great !
It worked fine.
Thanks.
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the command line option listed above worked great for me. you guys rock!
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Thanks a million for the \"C:downloadie6setup.exe\" /c:\"ie6wzd.exe /d /s:\"\"#E\"
trick. I swear Microsoft seems to have no clue that there are people who actually build PCs for other people. I\'ve been tearing my hair out all day, you rock, never change.
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Thank you so much! It worked for me, and I now have IE6 loading on several internal PCs without having to connect to the Microsoft Site via the internet.
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The full download would be 104 mb. It would be better to purchase it from Microsoft for $5.30 (shipping fee).
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Thanx a lot, it worked! :-)
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I m trying to install ie6.0 , i have ie5.5 now but everytime i try in install it it gives me this message It appears you have the correct setup files, but the installation failed. Try closing down all other programs and try running Setup again. If that still does not work, contact Microsoft Product Support Services for additional help.
I do as it asked but still gives me this message what can i do?
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Go to this URL:
http://itsweb.hartford.edu/download_depot/...epot-w95nt.html (http://\"http://itsweb.hartford.edu/download_depot/download_depot-w95nt.html\")
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[email protected]
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\" The full download would be 104 mb. It would be better to purchase it from Microsoft for $5.30 (shipping fee). \"
wtf..??? buy something that is free. Sounds like m$ for sure.
How do you know that all 104mbs are system files?? Could some of them be AOL??? spyware??? bloatware??? etc..
Your better off sticking with that download. I used the same cmd line and used the files i got from that to upgrade a win95 machine with it...worked fine. As far as i can see in the files you get from that command line...some of those dont look to be needed either.
i would never buy somethign that is free...never.
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Thanks - it really helps me
Yassen
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Ninguno
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Download ie6setup.exe and save it to, for example, C:ie6FULL and then go to start | run and type this:
\"C:ie6FULLie6setup.exe\" /c:\"ie6wzd.exe /d /s:\"\"#E\"
this will give you a hidden screen which gives you the option to download all the cab files for all the OS\'s into a folder of your choice, dont do it in stages otherwise the setup.ini file will not work on all OS\'s (have a look at the one you have now, you will see what i mean)
Dave
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There is a much easier way. Download the small setup file that you usually get. Go to install IE5.5 or 6. Choose Advanced. Then choose. DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL LATER. This is approximately a 33 megabyte download.
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Just Download the setup file to your floppy and going to the system you want to install IE6 on and make sure the system is connect to the net. Then just put the floppy in and run the setup file and it will do the rest. But the system you install in on has to be able to access the net to geyt the rest of the files.
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Ignore the post that says to go into advanced options and chose download later. Windows 2000 and XP won\'t have this option available, only win9x does. Just follow the post with the command and it\'ll work. I don\'t see why there\'s so many posts on such an easy topic.
-gosh
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Ok, so we\'ve covered how to download IE6, how about doing an automated silent or hidden setup?
You know, the type where you dont see it and dont have to tell it anything but it works?
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Thanks a lot for \"C:downloadie6setup.exe\" /c:\"ie6wzd.exe /d /s:\"\"#E\"
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QUOTE:
\"Ok, so we\'ve covered how to download IE6, how about doing an automated silent or hidden setup?
You know, the type where you dont see it and dont have to tell it anything but it works?\"
run this:
%PATH TO FILE%ie6setup.exe /Q:A /R:N
Jazkal
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Try the link
http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/microsoft/ie/6.0/ (http://\"http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/microsoft/ie/6.0/\")
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Actually telling it to download and install later has an additional flaw.... you can only download it for the OS your currently using.
Most of us will have a desktop with say WINXP and we are wanting to download this to install on a win2k server without tying the server up. We then burn it to CD and carry it to the server after 5pm when the users will not lynch us for rebooting the server. This allows us to complete the install in just a couple mins instead of the normal time consuming download/install that microsoft wishes us to use. Since this is of course all happening after hours (5pm) and forcing the techs to work overtime the really want it over with ASAP ;-)
The command line trigger is the best way I have found... but every time I go looking for the command line switches I find it in a different spot on the web ;-)
Thanks for posting this here,
Chris
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Hi,
I have seen these kind of sites before. ...http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/microsoft/ie/6.0/...
Last time I got a virus called \"Trojan.Root\"; 8192 bytes long and infects program files...
Funny thing is, after I resolved it -partially(!)- and restarted, it wasn\'t in my virus defenition list anymore ... ??!!!
Regards, P.B.
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[quote name=\'Anonymous\' date=\'Mar 29 2003, 06:15 PM\']Actually telling it to download and install later has an additional flaw.... you can only download it for the OS your currently using.[/quote]
Actually, you can download any and/or all versions.
Win98
WinME
WinNT
Win2K
WinXP
The page [Here] (http://\"http://www.bink.nu/ie6/\") will tell you how to do it.
Hope this helps,
- Jazkal