software inquire

[martin]

this may sound strange but here goes. there is a software program that microsoft brought out just before win98. the software is part of the internet explorers which i think is either ie3 or ie4. you can download this software free off the net and it is like a system upgrade. i use to download it but a year or so ago maybe longer. that is when i had win95b on my system  and i download this software and after it had first installing itself if gave your computer a new lease of life that looks something like win98....i know this sounds strange but if anyone can help it will be great.

 

i have being given a laptop ( which is for my son ) and it as got win95b and i really want to find this software. try to install win98 and it doesn't like it. help anyone

 

thks marty

[Hal Hostetler [MVP DTS]]

That sounds like the "Active Desktop" addition supplied by IE 4.0. The
current methods to add this to a WIn95 system include:

Installing IE 4.0, if you can find it. Its no longer available from
Microsoft, plus you'll need to uninstall IE 5.0, 5.5 or 6 if you're
currently running them, install IE 4.0, then reinstall the later version.

Creating an Internet Explorer 5.x IEAK Package to Install the Windows
Desktop Update using this KB article:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q254/9/19.ASP
How to Install the Windows Desktop Update with Internet Explorer 5.x

You can also try this undocumented setup switch I found here in the
newsgroups one day:

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Actually it is possible to install the Desktop Update on a NT 4.0 and
Win95 system WITHOUT installing IE4x first, by using the undocumented
IEAK command line install switch. IE5x must be installed, and you must
be connected to the internet for this to work. You then go to the directory
where the ie5setup.exe file is, and enter these commands:

For NT4.0:
IE5Setup.exe /C:"ie5wzd /e:IE4Shell_NTx86 /I:Y"

For WIN95:
IE5Setup.exe /C:"ie5wzd /e:IE4Shell_WIN /I:Y"

I`ve tried this a couple of times on both OS`s, works pretty good.
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Hal
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