58. Downloading And Installing The Full Version Of Internet
Explorer 9
Internet Explorer 9 has two versions available for download; one
is a small 530kb file which begins the initial download and then install
directly from the web (see
57. Installing
Internet Explorer 9) and the second one, which allows you to
download the full Internet Explorer 9 file. This latter download
enables you to save the complete application to your hard drive in
case you need to re-install at another time. This file
is approximately 34.6MB in size.
It should be noted that Internet Explorer 9 is only compatible
with Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008. You cannot
install Internet Explorer 9 on Windows XP. This is by design as
Microsoft would prefer users to update their machines to Windows 7.
In this tutorial we will illustrate how to download the file to
your hard drive and then install it.
Internet Explorer 9 is available for download from the
Windows Internet Explorer Products download site.
- To begin Click on the following link
Windows Internet Explorer Products to access the download site.
- The Windows Internet Explorer 9 download web page
will now
appear. (See Fig: 58-1)
Fig: 58-1 Internet Explorer 9 web page
- To download the Complete Internet Explorer 9 file look below
the Download button. Here you will see the current version of
Windows you are using and, to the right of it Other Versions.
Do Not click on the Download button; doing so
will only download a 530kb file. Instead Click on the
Other Versions link.
- When you click on the Other Versions link
you will be directed to an Internet Explorer 9 download page
where you can choose which operating system you wish to download
Internet explorer 9.
Fig: 58-2 On the Download page you can select your desired operating
system
- Select your language from the available list and then click
the arrow to the right of the Select your version
dialogue box.
- From the drop down list you then need to select your
operating system.
Fig: 58-3 Select your operating system
- The File Download Security warning box will appear.
- Click the Save button to save the file.
Fig: 58-4 Click the Save button
- In the Save As window the file name should already
be displayed in the File Name dialogue box, Click the
Save button to continue.
Fig: 58-5 Click the Save button to save the file to your hard drive
- Internet Explorer 9 will now start downloading to your hard
drive. How long this takes to download will depend upon the speed
of your Internet connection.
Fig: 58-6 Internet Explorer will now start downloading
- Once the download has finished, Open Windows Explorer and
navigate to the folder where Internet Explorer downloaded to. By
default this is usually the Download Folder.
- Once you have located the Internet Explorer 9 application
file, Click on it to start the installation.
Fig: 58-7 Click on the Internet Explorer application file to start
the installation
- A User Account Control warning will appear asking you if you
want to allow this program to make changes to your computer.
Click Yes to continue.
Fig: 58-8 Click the Yes button to continue
- The Internet Explorer installation box will now appear. To
begin the installation, Click the Install button.
Fig: 58-9 To begin the install, click the install button
- If you have any applications running in the background
Setup
will now suggest that it need to close these programs. By
default the selected option is Close programs for me ( I
already saved my work).
- You can stick with the default option or simply select the
Ignore option.
- In making your decision you should be aware that your
Anti
Virus application will be one of those programs running in the
background and that, if you allow Internet Explorer to close
this program your computer will have no Anti Virus protection
during the time it takes to complete the installation. We have
used both methods to install Internet Explorer and neither have had
any detrimental effects.
- Once you have made your selection, Click the Continue
button.
Fig: 58-10 Select what you want setup to do, then Click the Continue
button
- If you selected the Close programs for me ( I have saved
my work ) Internet Explorer will now start to close the
relevant programs.
Fig: 58-11 Closing background programs
- Once the programs running in the background have been closed
Internet Explorer 9 will begin its installation sequence.
Fig: 58-12 Internet Explorer begins to install
- Once installation has completed Windows will restart.
Fig: 58-13 Windows restarts after Internet Explorer has been
installed
- When your computer restarts your main home page will open
and then the Internet Explorer Get Started web page will appear.
Fig: 58-14 Welcome to a more beautiful web