Internet Explorer 5.5 / Outlook Express 5.5 setup files no longer functions. Did Microsoft stop these from working?

Internet Explorer 5.5 / Outlook Express 5.5 setup files no longer
functions. Did Microsoft stop these from working?

I'm posting this message here because maybe Microsoft considers IE 6
critical, but the last time I discussed that on this group, the
overwhelming responce was 5.5 was still a safe product if the patches
are in place.

I have two seperate copies of the setup files for IE 5.5. Neither
disk functions anymore. A DOS window quickly apears with a message
that disapears before I can even read it. I managed to get a print
screen of it, but I don't have it handy to post here.

Is Microsoft trying to force everyone to IE 6?

I just reformatted / re-installed Windows 98 and prefer using IE 5.5 /
Outlook 5.5. I keep the critical security updates up to date. Why do
I need to go to 6? It runs slower on an old PC, and i've noticed IE 6
tends to get hacked a lot more, and more updates are constantly
needed. The PC I installed a new hard drive on is a PII 350 mhz with
128 megs of ram. Plenty powerful for the applications i'm running on
it.

Is there a place I can download IE 5.5 somewhere else that still
works? I also want to keep old of the older computers consistant, and
i'm running IE 6 on Windows XP machines.

see below:
http://isis2.admin.usf.edu/Downloads/downloadie55.htm
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"Nate Goulet" <> ha scritto nel messaggio
news:...
> Internet Explorer 5.5 / Outlook Express 5.5 setup files no longer
> functions. Did Microsoft stop these from working?
>
> I'm posting this message here because maybe Microsoft considers IE 6
> critical, but the last time I discussed that on this group, the
> overwhelming responce was 5.5 was still a safe product if the patches
> are in place.
>
> I have two seperate copies of the setup files for IE 5.5. Neither
> disk functions anymore. [ CUT ]

> Is there a place I can download IE 5.5 somewhere else that still
> works? I also want to keep old of the older computers consistant, and
> i'm running IE 6 on Windows XP machines.

Have you installed it lately to see if it "still" works?

Just wondering.

Thanks, i'll try that out.

Nate

On Wed, 03 Nov 2004 06:17:10 GMT, "^__^ Fr@nk®" <>
wrote:

>see below:
>http://isis2.admin.usf.edu/Downloads/downloadie55.htm
>---
>"Nate Goulet" <> ha scritto nel messaggio
>news:...
>> Internet Explorer 5.5 / Outlook Express 5.5 setup files no longer
>> functions. Did Microsoft stop these from working?
>>
>> I'm posting this message here because maybe Microsoft considers IE 6
>> critical, but the last time I discussed that on this group, the
>> overwhelming responce was 5.5 was still a safe product if the patches
>> are in place.
>>
>> I have two seperate copies of the setup files for IE 5.5. Neither
>> disk functions anymore. [ CUT ]
>
>> Is there a place I can download IE 5.5 somewhere else that still
>> works? I also want to keep old of the older computers consistant, and
>> i'm running IE 6 on Windows XP machines.
>
>

No,
IE 5.5. when I installed Win98, now I have IE 6 which I updated through
WinUpdate - OS WIN98 SE.
I never experienced troubles, anyway I do not see reasons for IE 5.5 not
working...be sure that Microsoft did not stop IE / OE versions 5.5!

Best luck from Italy, F
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"Nate Goulet" <> ha scritto nel messaggio
news:...
> Have you installed it lately to see if it "still" works?
>
> Just wondering.
>
> Thanks, i'll try that out.
>
> Nate
>
> On Wed, 03 Nov 2004 06:17:10 GMT, "^__^ Fr@nk®" <>
> wrote:
>
> >see below:
> >http://isis2.admin.usf.edu/Downloads/downloadie55.htm
> >---
> >"Nate Goulet" <> ha scritto nel messaggio
> >news:...
> >> Internet Explorer 5.5 / Outlook Express 5.5 setup files no longer
> >> functions. Did Microsoft stop these from working?
> >>
> >> I'm posting this message here because maybe Microsoft considers IE 6
> >> critical, but the last time I discussed that on this group, the
> >> overwhelming responce was 5.5 was still a safe product if the patches
> >> are in place.
> >>
> >> I have two seperate copies of the setup files for IE 5.5. Neither
> >> disk functions anymore. [ CUT ]
> >
> >> Is there a place I can download IE 5.5 somewhere else that still
> >> works? I also want to keep old of the older computers consistant, and
> >> i'm running IE 6 on Windows XP machines.
> >
> >
>