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Title: I need IE 4.1 to run avast 4 home?
Post by: skeleton_man on August 28, 2003, 05:44:53 PM

I have just connected my old windows 95 box to the internet. I downloaded Avast! 4 HOME and went to install it but then I got a error message telling me it needs internet explorer 4.1 or higher to run avast but that old computer only has netscape. I looked on microsoft.com and all they have is IE6 and that doesnt run on win95. Any suggestion on what I could do?

Title: Re:I need IE 4.1 to run avast 4 home?
Post by: raman on August 28, 2003, 06:00:58 PM

If Avast needs IE 4.01 you can download it  here ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/toptools/webinstall/41_backup/ie401sp1.exe
(~23 MB!)
Or 5.5
here (http://tucows.udm.ru/DOWNLOAD/win32/en/IE5SETUP.EXE)
Only the active setupfile, and i do not know if it works with Win95

Title: Re:I need IE 4.1 to run avast 4 home?
Post by: cb on September 09, 2004, 10:00:48 AM

Helo. i am new. Is IE4 realy neccassary for the function of Avst 4 home?
My system contains Win NT4 ServicePack6a Security RollUpPackage 1 and consequently only IE2.0. I find this is a secure and fast system. If i install IE4 the perfomance will drop down.
Which function will in this case not work?

Thank's to all who answer on my question..... and please excuse my bad english, i hope the meaning is nevertheless clear.

Christoph

Title: Re:I need IE 4.1 to run avast 4 home?
Post by: Vlk on September 09, 2004, 10:29:30 AM

IE is only required for Help files viewer and couple of other minor things. The program should pretty much work even without it...

Title: Re:I need IE 4.1 to run avast 4 home?
Post by: cb on September 09, 2004, 12:26:22 PM

Thank you, this sounds great.  
>IE is only required for Help files viewer and couple of other minor things. The program should pretty much work even without it...
Even if the Html-Help V1.3 (maybe the Help engine from IE4.01) is installed, the Help-Files can't displayed. But this is not bad. worst is, that i can not start the simple user Interface.
With HTML-Help V1.3 the context-menue is available.

Sincerly
Christoph