Internet Explorer download probs - any ideas?

Mark312 · Scooby Slapper Joined: 13 Oct 2006 Karma :

Hi

I want to upgrade my laptop running IE5 to IE6, so I can connect directly to my broadband router for internet access. As I no longer have the dial up connection the laptop used to use, I cannot at present connect to the internet using the laptop. So i have tried to download IE6 onto my usb pen drive using my desktop pc running IE7 and Vista. The trouble is when I download the file IE6 setup, the dsktop pc stops the download as I have a newer version of IE already installed on the desktop pc.

How can I download the full version of IE6 onto my pen drive, so I can install it straight onto the laptop?

Any ideas gratefully received.

Thanks

Mark
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raak · Spanner Monkey Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Karma :

hi mark

I guess by pen drive you mean some sort of USB memory stick?

Would think it entirely possible if 'pen drive' was big enough that simply plugging it into computer and choosing 'save' download to pen drive (possibly drive e or f) would do the trick.

Not a tech guru, so may be wrong.. Rolling Eyes

but sure seems like it should be easy to do, and obviously it is not happening for you.

I wonder if the problem maybe related to this article?
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/257249
It does mention how you can not download IE 6 to XP or windows 2000.

Apologies in advance in case i am stating the obvious, but thought it might help. Smile

All the best
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chris-red · Have you considered a TDM? Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Karma :

Try here

https://www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=msie
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Mark312 · Scooby Slapper Joined: 13 Oct 2006 Karma :

Many thanks Chris-red. Bingo!

Just have to set up broadband now.
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