Downloading Internet Explorer for Windows 95 and Windows NT

ID: Q174680

The information in this article applies to:

SUMMARY

This article describes how to download Internet Explorer 4.0, 4.01, or 5 for both Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 (Intel-based x86 platforms) in one session.

The installation files for Internet Explorer are specific to the operating system. Active Setup determines the version of the operating system running and then downloads the files appropriate for that operating system. For example, if a Windows 95-based computer downloads the installation files for Internet Explorer 4.0, the downloaded files are specific to Windows 95. Those files cannot be installed on a Windows NT 4.0-based computer. This article describes how network administrators can create an installation folder for Internet Explorer 4.0, 4.01, or 5 with the files necessary for both Windows 95 and Windows NT.


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Internet Explorer 4.0 or 4.01

To download Internet Explorer 4.0 or 4.01 for both Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 in one session, follow these steps:
  1. If you have not already downloaded the IE4setup.exe file, locate the link to the file on the Microsoft World Wide Web site, click the link, and then click Save This Program To Disk. Click the appropriate download location, and then click Save to save the file to your local drive.


  2. Click Start, click Run, and then type the following line
    <folder path>\ie4setup /c:"ie4wzd /d:1"
    where <folder path> is the drive and folder containing the IE4setup file. This starts the Active Setup Wizard.


  3. Click the appropriate download option, and then click Next. 
    
      Approximate disk space requirements
      ------------------------------------
      Browser-only installation     20989K
      Standard installation         24097K
      Full installation             34112K


  4. Click the appropriate Active Channel region, and then click Next.


  5. Type the path to the folder in which you want to save the installation files. The default folder is <drive>\Internet Explorer 4.0 Setup, where <drive> is the drive on which Windows is installed. Click Next.

    NOTE: The path to the folder in which you want to save the Internet Explorer 4.0 installation files must be a local drive or a mapped network drive. For information about how to download the Internet Explorer 4.0 installation files to a mapped network drive, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
    Q166990 Error Message: The Folder Path Is Invalid


  6. Click the region and download site closest to your location, and then click Next.


  7. After the files are downloaded, copy or move the IE4setup.exe file to the folder in which you downloaded the installation files.

    NOTE: The IE4setup.exe file is not copied to the installation file folder during the download.


NOTE: If you are running Internet Explorer 4.01 SP1, you cannot download Internet Explorer 4.01 SP1. As a result, you may receive the following message when you follow the above steps:
Active Setup Installation

Setup has detected that the newest versions of Internet Explorer components are already installed.

Click OK to exit Setup without making any changes.
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Internet Explorer 4.01 SP1.

This problem has been addressed in Internet Explorer 4.01 SP2.

Internet Explorer 5

To download Internet Explorer 5 for both Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 in one session, follow these steps:
  1. If you have not already done so, download Internet Explorer 5 from the following Microsoft Web site:
    http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/download/windows.htm


  2. Follow the instructions on your screen until you are prompted for the installation type.


  3. Click Customize Your Installation, and then click Next.


  4. Click Advanced, click Download Only, and then click Next.


  5. Click the Windows 95 And 98 and Windows NT check boxes to select them, click Next, and then follow the instructions on your screen to download Internet Explorer 5 Setup files for Windows both 95 and Windows NT 4.0.


Additional Information

You must share the Internet Explorer installation file folder so that it is accessible by users on your local area network. Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 users can install Internet Explorer by connecting to the shared installation file folder and then double-clicking the IE4setup.exe or IE5setup.exe file in the folder.

Switches for the IE4Setup.exe Program

/c: - Overrides the default switches used by Ie4setup.exe
/d - Download only
/d:1 - Download only and download versions for the x86 platform

Additional query words: 4.00 4.01 5.0 5.00 


Keywords          : kbsetup msiew95 msient msiew98 
Version           : WINDOWS:3.02,4.0,4.01,4.01 Service Pack 1,4.01 Service Pack 2,5
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: July 23, 1999