I have 98se and I am saddled with IE 5.0. My home computer is not online...everything I want...I have to download at the library. Some of the games I have bought need 9.0 !!! I downloaded the 9.0 that was supported by 98se...but...upon trying to install it...I was rudely informed that I did not have internet service(which I already knew...well...DUH). Is there a way around this? One of the games needs 5.1(you'd think they would forgive a measley .1 ...but nooooo!!). I am told that I need to install .Net 2...or something....well, what I am trying to do here is ask...What are my options(wow...that was simple).

Find out by installing a open source browser like Firefox, Opera, or Sea Monkey, or Flock and see if your game site supports any of those. I know Opera can be installed and is compatible with all versions of Windows, even Windows 95.

You could also try and install IE6
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* Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1, when used with:
o Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
o Microsoft Windows XP Professional
o Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition
o Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
o Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
o Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
o Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
o Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
o Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
o Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
o Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
o Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
o Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
o Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
o Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
o Microsoft Windows Advanced Server, Limited Edition

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/...1/default.mspx

You can download the installers for any of these browsers to USB Stick and install them after hooking up your Lan connection to your computer while installing browser. I hope that is clear enough. Good luck.

What is a "Lan Connection?" (DUH!!!)

LAN = Local Area Network

If you don't use a 33.3 : 56.6 Phone MODEM to connect to your ISP (Internet Service Provider), then you are/or will be using a LAN connection. (This can also be called/known as a NIC (Network Interface Connection). These connections (generally) use ETHERNET cables/connectors. They look very similar to phone line connectors, but are slightly larger.

An ADSL or CABLE modem will be used for the incoming internet signal, then an Ethernet cable will connect your ADSL or CABLE modem to your NIC, which is/should be in your computer.

I have 98se and I am saddled with IE 5.0.

First of all, does this 98SE machine still exist, or, is this the machine now running ME?

Some of the games I have bought need 9.0 !!!

9.0 what?? IE???? As far as I'm aware, IE 8 is still in BETA release. There is no IE9. Get Internet Explorer 7

I downloaded the 9.0 that was supported by 98se...

Just what did you download? Do you have a link to it?

but...upon trying to install it...I was rudely informed that I did not have internet service ... Is there a way around this?

I think I know what you mean, and there is a trick to get it (IE6) to install with no internet service. I just have to remember what that trick is.....

I am told that I need to install .Net 2...or something....

.Net Framework 2
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In answer to tyour question....nay, I am in Me now. I like it better than 98se. Wish I could find 2000. Is 2000 still supported? With a max of 256mb of RAM(which is on the way) 2000 is the max I can run.....I think. ????? Thanks Dan. stevo

Is 2000 still supported?

From: Win 2000 - encyclopedia article about Win 2000
All Windows 2000 support including security updates will be terminated on July 13, 2010.

With a max of 256mb of RAM(which is on the way) 2000 is the max I can run.....I think.

From: Minimum Hardware Requirements For Windows 2000
Minimum Hardware Requirements These requirements apply to:
Windows 2000 Professional
Windows 2000 Server
Windows 2000 Advanced Server

Windows 2000 Professional (Recommended)
133 MHz or higher Pentium-compatible CPU.
64 megabytes (MB) of RAM recommended minimum; more memory generally improves responsiveness [4 gigabytes (GB) RAM maximum.]
2 GB hard disk with a minimum of 650 MB of free space. (Additional free hard disk space is required if you are installing over a network.)
Windows 2000 Professional supports single and dual CPU systems.


Windows 2000 Server
133 MHz or higher Pentium-compatible CPU.
256 MB of RAM recommended minimum. (128 MB minimum supported; 4 GB maximum.)
2 GB hard disk with a minimum of 1 GB of free space. (Additional free hard disk space is required if you are installing over a network.)
Windows 2000 Server supports up to four CPUs on one machine.


Windows 2000 Advanced Server
133 MHz or higher Pentium-compatible CPU.
256 MB of RAM recommended minimum (128 MB minimum supported; 8 GB maximum.)
2 GB hard disk with a minimum of 1 GB of free space. (Additional free hard disk space is required if you are installing over a network.)
Windows 2000 Advanced Server supports up to eight CPUs on one machine.

For your Win ME, grab IE6 and install it: Download details: Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1
(Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 is recommended for systems running versions of Windows prior to Windows XP.)

Post back with your results and any further questions.

Thanks, Dan. I tried IE6setup and it still requested my presence online. There has to be a fix for this....I have figured out all other things(except the ones you helped me with<chuckle>)...There has to be a "back door". Thanks, again....Stevo