David, If you are using Zone Alarm, it may be stopping IE setup from running. hth Al Thompson ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Hurst" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 12:47 PM Subject: [PCSOFT] cant install Internet Explorer > Have been trying for several days tpo install Internet Explorer 5.5 > on my wife's locally built 200mhx computer. EVERY time i rune > ie5setup.exe (have downloaded it several times to be sure i have a > good copy), I get an error message saying " Setup was unable to > download your required component. Please make sure you are connected > to the internet or try to run setup again later." > > She is conected to the internet thru my computer to a cable modem > using ICS, and everything else on the machine works fine.. including > Netscape Communicator and other internet applications (chat, etc). > IE5 works fine on my machine. > > What am i doing wrong, and what do i need to do to get IE5 on her > machine? > > Appreciate your suggextions > > David Hurst Do you want to signoff PCSOFT or just change to Digest mode - visit our web site: http://freepctech.com/pcsoft.shtml