# Looking for internet explorer 6.0 download **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 17, 2003, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-internet-explorer-6-0-download/182497 "2003-06-17T16:42:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-internet-explorer-6-0-download/182497/1 "2003-06-17T16:42:23Z")
I don’t know why, but I can’t find the file to download. I need to get rid of 5.5 on my computer and replace it with 6, as 5.5 has been a general pain in the ass. 5.5 will only let me go to [yahoo.com](http://yahoo.com) and no further (yes it connects). I can only find the service pack for 6.0, not the file itself. Any ideas? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-internet-explorer-6-0-download/182497/2 "2003-06-17T16:45:30Z")
Oh, and before anyone asks, I’m not on my computer. I’m on **Palve** ’s. ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-internet-explorer-6-0-download/182497/3 "2003-06-17T16:45:48Z")
Microsoft’s site sez > [@](#): > > Download Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (SP1), **which includes a full installation of Internet Explorer 6** , to update the core technologies of the browser. Emphasis mine. ---
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-internet-explorer-6-0-download/182497/4 "2003-06-17T16:49:01Z")
I only have a 26.4k connection, 12mb is out of the question. Even when I download the service pack (only 480k, I think) I’m not on my computer. I could download it here, on cable, on a mac. Would I be able to run the program then download the file, then burn it to CD? ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-internet-explorer-6-0-download/182497/5 "2003-06-17T17:10:01Z")
Do you have Windows 95 or Windows 98? MSIE cannot be installed on Win95, so don’t try. ---
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-internet-explorer-6-0-download/182497/6 "2003-06-17T17:12:55Z")
I’m on Windows ME ---
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-internet-explorer-6-0-download/182497/7 "2003-06-17T17:49:48Z")
Ok, now I have the option of downloading it on another windows computer. I need to know, though, if it is possible to simply burn a copy of it off of another computer rather than going through all of the downloading it and going through the setup pack. Also, if I need to go through the setup pack, can I simply have it downloaded (using the setup pack) then burn it to a CD? ---
**Author:** ![Number](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/number/32/242_2.png) [@Number](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Number)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-internet-explorer-6-0-download/182497/8 "2003-06-17T18:20:51Z")
You can use the following method, but only if the PC you’re downloading on is running Win9x or ME. 1. Download and run [ie6setup.exe](http://download.microsoft.com/download/ie6sp1/finrel/6_sp1/W98NT42KMeXP/EN-US/ie6setup.exe). 2. Agree to the EULA and hit **Next**. Select **Install Minimal, or customize your browser** and hit **Next**. 3. Click the **Advanced** button, select **Download only** , hit **OK** , and **Next**. 4. Pick a download location and check the box for **Windows Millennium**. It will download the full installer package. Burn this to a CD and run it on your PC. ---
**Author:** ![Number](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/number/32/242_2.png) [@Number](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Number)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-internet-explorer-6-0-download/182497/9 "2003-06-17T21:33:43Z")
Oh, it would also be a good idea to burn a copy of the [July 2003 Cumulative Patch](http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/critical/818529/default.asp). Run it after you install IE6SP1. ---
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-internet-explorer-6-0-download/182497/10 "2003-06-17T23:28:32Z")
Thanks all, I got it working. ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-internet-explorer-6-0-download/182497/11 "2003-06-18T14:35:41Z")
[download.com](http://download.com) for any files of any kind in the future. I got Netscape sent to me on a cd in the mail instead. Much better.