IE 5.5 on win 98

Fionn101 · 23-10-2006 10:45pm #1

Hi all,

So I have a laptop here with windows 98 , it needs to stay using windows 98 due to a certain piece of software that won't run on NT / 2000 .

I bought a wireless card but the software for it will not run as it requires IE 5.5 or higher, (lovely, I know it's partly because it was Monday morning today and the software was as hanging as I )

Is there anyway of downloading the full install (discontinued by MSC) still on the net, or am I going to have to drag it kicking and screaming onto the work network by borrowing someones pcmcia nic?

Thanks
Fionn

"Marge.... I think he's looking for a link ..!"

Peteer · 23-10-2006 11:11pm

http://www.hpcfactor.com/downloads/msie/ie55sp2/DOWNLOAD/WIN32/EN/ie5setup.exe

Might be what you are after!

From:
http://www.hpcfactor.com/support/patching/win98/

Karoma · 23-10-2006 11:12pm

Going for the obvious work around: Explore the contents of the disc and see if there's an setup.exe that doesn't require fancy-pants installations?

Failing that: as above.

ntlbell · 23-10-2006 11:21pm

http://download.oldversion.com/msie55sp2.exe

astrofool · 24-10-2006 4:47pm

Windows 98 should allow windows updates to run, allowing you to get IE6

Fionn101 · 24-10-2006 6:33pm

thanks for the replies everyone

Peteer: I had tried that hpcfactor website already and it needs a network connection to run

Karoma : yeah had done that also (first option I tried)

astrofool : I don't have a network connection at the mo , wasn't an option.

ntbell : we'll looks like we have a winner folks, thats a pint I owe ya at the next boards beers. Good work fella

Sound,
Fionn

Ruu_Old · 24-10-2006 6:36pm

astrofool wrote:

Windows 98 should allow windows updates to run, allowing you to get IE6

Nope discontinued afaik, you can get unofficial service packs on the net somewhere I believe.

Sam Vimes · 24-10-2006 7:01pm

my gf has a windows 98 computer with ie6 on it.....i think

Karoma · 24-10-2006 11:58pm

Ruu wrote:

Nope discontinued afaik, you can get unofficial service packs on the net somewhere I believe.

Windows updates still works. They're just really old updates.
(I had the misfortune of helping someone patch their machine a few weeks back. IE6 SP1 was an update.)

SouperComputer · 25-10-2006 10:21pm

I have the full installers for IE 5.5 and IE6 for windows 98 on a fileserver here. If you need me to host them somewhere for download, drop me a PM.

IE 5.5 on win 98

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