Downloading Internet Explorer for Windows 95 and Windows NT

• Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.0, 4.01 for Windows 95
• Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.0, 4.01 for Windows NT 4.0

SUMMARY

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

The installation files for Internet Explorer 4.0 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 with the files necessary for both Windows 95 and Windows NT.

MORE INFORMATION

To download Internet Explorer 4.0 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
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         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:

         ARTICLE-ID: Q166990
         TITLE     : 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.

Additional Information

You must share the Internet Explorer 4.0 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 4.0 by connecting to the shared installation file folder and then double-clicking the IE4setup.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