***   From Langalist 3/8/2001   ***


8) Saving Auto-Download Files Locally
     [[You then can install them multiple times,]] 
     [[whenever you need to, using the files on]]
     [[your hard drive rather than re-downloading them.]]



This question crops up again and again, 
so it's worth a quick refresher:

I thought I saw in one of your newsletters how to download 
the complete package of Internet Explorer 5.5 to your hard drive 
but without installing it. 

Am I right or just seeing things? 
I would like to download the entire program as a backup. 
---  Jeff Cummings


Go to http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/ and start a 
standard download. 

A small loader app will download and run; 
this is the front end to the full download.

When that front-end runs and offers you an installation choice 
(and it will--- be patient), 

select "custom." 

Then check off which components you wish to download and 
where you want them stored on your hard drive. 

When you click OK, instead of downloading and installing, 
the components you selected will be placed on your hard drive 
in the place you specified. 

You then can install them multiple times, whenever you need to,  
using the files on your hard drive rather than re-downloading them.