Installing IE

[oliver stieber]

On Wed, 2002-08-07 at 07:43, Ambassador Incursio wrote:
> I usually avoid questioning someone's reasons for
> doing something when they ask for help, but I am
> sorry, I gotta ask it here:  Why?
> 
> I don't mean this in a negative way; I really am
> curious why one would go through the trouble of using
> a non-MS operating system and install the IE browswer.
>  I can understand wanting to use Outlook (because one
> may have an exchange server), Access, Word (not all
> files convert fully), PowerPoint and the rest.  But
> HTML pages are suppose to follow a standard that
> allows for reading across browsers.  If one insists on
> using IE why not use the operating system it is
> theoretically integrated with?
> 
> I dunno, are there features in the latest IE browser
> that are not available in other browsers?  But if so
> why insist on Unix?
> 
> I am not trying to start a flame war or be rude, I
> really am curious.
> 
> Paul

The only reason I want to install IE is because sooo many windows apps
use it. i don't actually want IE for IE.


> 
> --- oliver stieber <oliverthered at oliverthered.com>
> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >  I can't seem to get IE to install under wine.
> > I've cleared down everything and created a fake
> > windows, and followed
> > just about every set of instructions for installing
> > IE that I can find.
> > 
> > IE5's installer will download everything if i set
> > winver to 95 but
> > IE5 and IE6 cannot connect to the server with winver
> > = 98
> > I have tried using various Wininet's and *rpc*'s
> > etc.. from windows 2000
> > but with no resolve.
> > 
> > 
> > Any ideas?
> > 
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