Changing Installation Folder Does Not Change the Download Folder

ID: Q218787

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 98
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 95
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows NT 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you change the installation folder for Internet Explorer, the folder to which the installation files are downloaded does not change.

For example, if Windows is installed on drive C and you choose drive D for the Internet Explorer installation folder, the download folder (typically named Windows Update Setup Files) is created on drive C instead of drive D.

CAUSE

Internet Explorer Setup handles the installation and download folders independently. The default for the download folder is to create the folder on the drive on which Windows is installed. This is independent from the specified installation folder.

RESOLUTION

To change the download folder, choose the custom installation option, and then select the Download Only option. You can then specify the download folder.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words:


Keywords          : kbsetup msiew95 msient msiew98 kbfaq 
Version           : WINDOWS:5
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: June 15, 1999