[thesite] b.e.o. - IE Browsers

spinhead evolt at spinhead.com
Mon Oct 29 11:38:18 CST 2001


It's my understanding that the CDs are complete; no download required.
Haven't experimented with it, but if that's true could we gather CDs of the
versions in question?

spinhead


----- Original Message -----
From: "Michele Foster" <michele at wordpro.on.ca>
To: <thesite at lists.evolt.org>
Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 5:40 AM
Subject: [thesite] b.e.o. - IE Browsers


> Hi Folks,
>
> I wanted to bring this issue up and hopefully come up with a consensus.
>
> The browsers we have for IE on beo don't work .. specifically, ver. 4 and
5
> (and I'll guess 6 too).  My understanding of the problem is this .. the
> files we have are "setup" only files, and in order to install the full
> browser version, once running the setup program, it downloads the
necessary
> components that are required from MS directly.  Which means, since MS is
no
> longer supporting (or offer) the older browser versions, one can't install
> old versions of IE.
>
> There have been numerous conversations on thelist about this and also
about
> having multiple versions of IE on one machine.
>
> Can others provide more insight?  Am I correct in saying these aren't
> working and never will?
>
> I've personally spent a lot of time trying to locate full versions in the
> past, to no avail.  Anyone have any better luck?
>
> With IE being so incorporated with the OS, I just don't think its going to
> work.
>
> My suggestion, delete the versions off b.e.o., perhaps putting up a note
as
> to why we don't have them anymore.  There is a current (active) email in
the
> admin folder awaiting response.  Here it is quoted (for those that don't
> have access)...
>
> <quote>
> Hi There - this looks like a great site.  I've been trying to download MS
IE
> 4.01 at
http://browsers.evolt.org/index.cfm/dir/ie/32bit/4.01/ie4install.exe
> but when I try to run it or expand it manually w/winzip I get a CRC error
> from the download.  I have tried on several different PC's and get the
same
> error.  Can you please check to see if something is wrong with the file
that
> is there?
> </quote>
>
> Now, I d/led the specific version, no CRC error, per se.  But it wouldn't
> install, saying it was looking for a file, tried to find it on the 'net,
> failed.
>
> Also, while I have everyone's undivided attention ;) ... what about Mac
> versions?  Are there any reported problems?  Do we have the full versions
> (working and installable) on b.e.o.?
>
> Here's the link to b.e.o. http://browsers.evolt.org/index.cfm/dir/ie/
>
> I'd like to get this resolved .. specifically wrt IE on PC.  I think we
are
> doing a dis-service to our members allowing them to d/l the files, when in
> fact, they don't even work anymore :(.
>
> Comments, ideas, suggestions .. greatly appreciated.
>
>
> Michele
>
>
>
>
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