"Daniel Crichton" wrote:


>No. The IE6 you're downloading has SP1 included.

OK.

>IE6 will replace IE5.5 (you can install them side by side if you wish, but I
wouldn't recommend it). You do not need to update 5.5 first.

OK - thanks.

>You won't need to, IE6 will replace IE 5.5 if you choose the correct
installation option.

That's a BIG "if" - thanks Dan.

"Alan Edwards" wrote:

> IE6 SP1 is the full version of IE6.

I guess my pea-brain just couldn't comprehend that because the IE6SP1.exe
file is only 480KB where the full version I donwloaded from the site Vincenzo
provided is 29MB.

> You do not have to install updates for IE5.5 before installing IE6.

OK - that's a good thing.

> (Get critical updates from Windows Update for IE6 after installing)

I will.

> You don't have to (and cannot) uninstall IE5.5
> IE6 will replace it. You will not (and cannot) have both browsers on
> one partition.

So, IE6 will REPLACE IE5.5. Makes sense now. Thanks!

"PA Bear" wrote:

> What Alan and Daniel said.

> Tip1: When installing, accept the option to "Save your current
> configuration". If you don't, you won't be able to uninstall IE6 and return
> to IE5.x.

OK

> Tip2: After installing IE6 & rebooting, go to Windows Update (where you
> could've downloaded/installed IE6 SP1 in the first place) to install other
> Critical and Recommended updates the machine will need.

I did download IE6SP1 from Windows Update (haven't installed it yet) but I
couldn't understand how such a small file would update IE5.5 to IE6. I
thought the IE6SP1 was a "fix" for the full version of IE6 and that it needed
to be installed after the full version was installed.

> Tip3: Should you wish to Repair IE6 in future, simply overinstall it using
> the files already on the machine:

OK

> First, close *everything* via CTRL+ALT+DEL except Windows Explorer (includes
> your AV program, Scheduled Tasks, Screensaver, and going offline).
> Start>Run>IE6Setup.exe. Select Minimal - Custom; Select all the parts you
> use, including OE (but none you didn't originally download) and overinstall.
> Should take about 2 minutes. Reboot the computer.

Will do - thanks for the info.

> Now, with AV and all other running processes still closed, check in at
> Windows Update for additional updates and patches you may need.

I will do that. Thanks for all your help.

> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

threeofhardts wrote:

> I guess my pea-brain just couldn't comprehend that because the IE6SP1.exe
> file is only 480KB where the full version I donwloaded from the site Vincenzo
> provided is 29MB.

that sounds like just the downloader. When you run that, it will
download the rest of the install files (probably close to 30 MB) and run
the installation. If you have a slow connection, you should allow for
the download time when you plan your update.