[WEB4LIB] Avoiding downloads during installation

[Andrew Mutch]

Bob,

You can download individual fixes for IE and Win98 from here:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/downloads/corporate.asp

MS refers to it as "Updates for Corporate IT Managers".

Andrew Mutch
Library Systems Technician
Waterford Township Public Library
Waterford, MI

Robert Sullivan wrote:

> When I downloaded Internet Explorer 5 from Microsoft's site, there was an
> option to download the files and install them later.  This is handy when I'm
> installing a new PC, so I don't have to download 40-odd megs every time.
>
> However, I do go back to Microsoft for any updates and bug fixes, and there
> doesn't seem to be any option to download those files for later installation,
> except for the 128-bit Domestic Security Patch (which I stumbled onto elsewhere
> on the site).
>
> My current peeve is QuickTime, which in version 4 only lets you download a
> small installer executable, and then forces you to go to their site to get the
> rest.  It's not the time that's frustrating me (it's only a little over 3
> megs), but the fact that I haven't been able to get in for 3 days.  QuickTime 3
> didn't have this problem.
>
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Bob Sullivan                               scp_sulli at sals.edu
> Schenectady County Public Library (NY)     http://www.scpl.org