Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 12:10:28 +0000 From: David Leftley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Downloading IE6 (and Win'2K SP2) [LIB]
On Tue, 12 Feb 2002 09:44:57 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Fingers crossed, I'll be attempting to download the full IE6 for Win'2K in >the next day or two - but I need to download it from my existing setup, >which is Win'98 / IE5.5 (I'll then be copying it across to my new >Win'2K-to-be HDD and then installing it there). > >Did I see mention here (a few weeks back?) of how to accomplish such a >"non-standard" download, ie avoiding the normal Microsoft auto-detection and >install-as-you-download setups? Yes, this is what I posted on the subject. ISTR someone else found it didn't work for them, but I've done this successfully: I recently came across the following well-hidden document which has the solution: http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q257/2/49.asp So to download all the installation files for all versions of Windows, you need the command: ie5setup.exe /c:"ie5wzd.exe /d:1 /s:""#E""" (OK, so you asked about IE6, but I believe the principle's the same: just replace 5 with 6) > >I'll also be attempting to acquire SP2 for Win'2K but I'm presuming that's a >straightforward download...? Yes. http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp2/download.asp There are also a couple of big post-SP2 security updates that have recently been released: Windows 2000 security rollup package: http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/critical/q311401/default.asp IE Cumulative security patch: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/critical/q316059/default.asp David. ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
