How can IE5 be correctly installed under NT 3.51? - China DOS Union Forum

I browsed around Microsoft's website and found an article describing IE 5.0 in WINNT 3.51, but there was no mention of IE 5.5. The corresponding IEAK 5.5 can't run under 3.51 either; it can only work with 5.0.

Also, Microsoft's approach is that no matter which version of IE, just download one SETUP file and run it when connected to the Internet, and it will automatically download the installation files corresponding to the Windows version.

According to Microsoft, the IE files of the same version number for different platforms are not interchangeable, so I think I can only give this a try.

The following is an excerpt from the Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 Resource Kit, including information about the 16-bit platform. The gist is that the dial-up program for 3.1 can't be used in 3.51, and also that IE 5 supports long file names while the 16-bit platform doesn't, which can cause problems when referencing files.
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Dial-up access—If your users need dial-up access, you must include the Stack and Dialer for Windows 3.1 as part of your setup package. If some users are running Windows NT 3.51 and some are running Windows 3.x, you should include at least two installation options: one with the dialer for Windows 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups 3.11, and one without it for Windows NT 3.51. For dial-up access, you must first configure Windows NT 3.51 computers for Remote Access Service (RAS).

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Floor1　Michael	Posted 2005-08-12 21:18
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I got the following error message, and then there was an empty IE5 window. Attachments Snap2.gif (2.56 KiB) Snap3.gif (3.8 KiB)

Floor2　Michael	Posted 2005-08-12 21:27
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Oh, it would be better if that dialer wasn't installed. I wonder where I can download Netscape that works with NT 3.51?

Floor3　Michael	Posted 2005-08-12 21:35
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Can the 32-bit version of IE5 be installed under NT 3.51?

Floor4　Wengier	Posted 2005-08-12 22:22
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Originally posted by Michael at 2005-8-12 09:35 PM: Can the 32-bit version of IE5 be installed under NT 3.51? No.

Floor5　Michael	Posted 2005-08-12 22:54
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Then the latest version that can be used under nt3.51 is the ie5.01 on the website?

Floor6　Michael	Posted 2005-08-12 22:58
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Wengier, do you still have the Chinese version of nt3.51? Both workstation and server.

Floor7　Michael	Posted 2005-08-12 23:02
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If there is, can you upload it? ftp://222.132.114.148

Floor8　Wengier	Posted 2005-08-12 23:15
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Yeah. But I can't access that FTP.

Floor9　Michael	Posted 2005-08-12 23:19
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: [ Last edited by Michael on 2005-11-3 at 18:47 ]

Floor10　Michael	Posted 2005-08-12 23:38
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Floor11　mallon	Posted 2005-11-02 23:06
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Just use Firefox, isn't it?

Floor12　fdsiuha	Posted 2005-11-03 12:50
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Is there WIN32s? Let's install this thing first and see if we can install IE.

Floor13　Michael	Posted 2005-11-03 18:49
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I estimate that the thing called win32s will find it very difficult to accomplish such a daunting task.

Floor14　fdsiuha	Posted 2005-11-03 23:28
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I browsed around Microsoft's website and found an article describing IE 5.0 in WINNT 3.51, but there was no mention of IE 5.5. The corresponding IEAK 5.5 can't run under 3.51 either; it can only work with 5.0. Also, Microsoft's approach is that no matter which version of IE, just download one SETUP file and run it when connected to the Internet, and it will automatically download the installation files corresponding to the Windows version. According to Microsoft, the IE files of the same version number for different platforms are not interchangeable, so I think I can only give this a try. The following is an excerpt from the Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 Resource Kit, including information about the 16-bit platform. The gist is that the dial-up program for 3.1 can't be used in 3.51, and also that IE 5 supports long file names while the 16-bit platform doesn't, which can cause problems when referencing files. ---------------------------------------- Dial-up access—If your users need dial-up access, you must include the Stack and Dialer for Windows 3.1 as part of your setup package. If some users are running Windows NT 3.51 and some are running Windows 3.x, you should include at least two installation options: one with the dialer for Windows 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups 3.11, and one without it for Windows NT 3.51. For dial-up access, you must first configure Windows NT 3.51 computers for Remote Access Service (RAS). [ Last edited by fdsiuha on 2005-11-3 at 23:44 ]

Floor15　yksoft1	Posted 2009-08-09 13:13
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I think it's quite awkward that IE5 16bit implemented a registry thing under Win16