How to Prevent Rebooting after Installing Internet Explorer

ID: Q197775

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer Administration Kit versions 4.0, 4.01, 4.01a
Microsoft Internet Explorer Administration Kit version 4.01a Service Pack 1

SUMMARY

It may be desirable in some cases to bypass the reboot prompt for Internet Explorer 4.0 setup.

To do this, command line switches must be passed to the Ie4setup.exe program that is run to start the installation.

There are a number of command line switches that can be used to prevent the reboot. Whenever command line switches are passed like this, some of the settings in the IEAK wizard may be overridden and need to be passed directly on the command line.

The following steps will prevent the reboot only:

1. Click Start and point to Run. 2. Type \\<computername>\<sharename>\Ie4setup.exe /C:"IE4WZD /S:""#e""

   /R:N"

   The above is one command it has been wrapped for readability.

   Where <computername> is the name of the computer and <sharename>
   is the name of the share which should be made on the Packages
   folder in your build.

The Packages folder is located at the following path:

   <drive>:\<path>\Win95_nt\cd\win95\en\packages.

   Where <drive> is your drive letter and <path> is the path to
   your build.

If a silent mode install is desired, the following should be used:

1. Click Start and point to Run. 2. Type \\<computername>\<sharename>\Ie4setup.exe /Q:A /C:"IE4WZD

   /S:""#e"" /Q /R:N"

   The above is one command it has been wrapped for readability.

   Where <computername> is the name of the computer and <sharename>
   is the name of the share which should be made on the packages
   folder in your build.

The Packages folder is located at the following path:

   <drive>:\<path>\Win95_nt\cd\win95\en\packages

   Where <drive> is your drive letter and <path> is the path to
   your build.

If active desktop and quiet mode are desired, the following should be used:

1. Click Start and point to Run. 2. Type \\<computername>\<sharename>\Ie4setup.exe /Q:A /C:"IE4WZD

   /S:""#e"" /Q /I:N /R:N"

   The above is one command it has been wrapped for readability.

   Where <computername> is the name of the computer and <sharename>
   is the name of the share which should be made on the packages
   folder in your build.

The Packages folder is located at the following path:

   <drive>:\<path>\Win95_nt\cd\win95\en\packages

Where <drive> is your drive letter and <path> is the path to your build.

Version           : WINDOWS:4.0,4.01,4.01a
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: December 21, 1998