How do I install the Windows Desktop Update on NT 4.0 / Win95?
To get the Windows desktup update, install IE4, and choose Yes to install the active desktop. Don’t worry, you can turn off the actual active desktop later by right clicking on it. It’s the new version of Explorer that we are after. If you’ve already installed IE5, you must either: • Uninstall IE5 and then install IE4 with desktop extensions, and then install IE5 again. What a palaver. • Run IE5 setup with command line switches to install the IE4 desktop (shell) extensions. This may cause problems, read this usenet thread for the source of this information. The command must be run from the folder that contains the ie5setup.exe file. Some users have reported that the browser was initially unstable afterwards, but was fixed by reinstalling the browser only, others simply used the IE5 repair procedure. For Win95: ie5setup.exe /c:”ie5wzd /e:IE4Shell WIN /I:Y” For WinNT: ie5setup.exe /c:”ie5wzd /e:IE4Shell NTx86 /I:Y” For IE6: • Run IE6 setup with command line switches to install the IE4 de
