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Install VB6 without being forced to install IE4?

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Adrian Harris #1 / 9	Install VB6 without being forced to install IE4? I need to install some of VB 6's components, namely the "Microsoft ODBC Oracle Driver" without installing the dreaded, system crippling, uninstallable (and I'm having a good day aswell), IE4 on a test machine with very little free disk space! - so even if I wanted to install it I couldn't (take note Microsoft - freedom of choice!) As you would expect, they've made IE4 mandatory before allowing access to the VB6 installation routine! Is it possible to get round this or is this yet another despictable act from the modern day Mafia? Time for a Pint or two I think! Thanks A.H
Thu, 31 May 2001 03:00:00 GMT

John Tabo #2 / 9	Install VB6 without being forced to install IE4? Install Microsoft Data Access Components directly instead of using VB6. Look on your development machine for the file "MDAC_TYP.EXE" and run that on the client machine. It will give you the option of a custom installation which will allow you to install just the Oracle drivers. -- John Tabor http://members.bellatlantic.net/~jftabor ___________ Quote: >I need to install some of VB 6's components, namely the "Microsoft ODBC Oracle Driver" without Quote: >installing the dreaded, system crippling, uninstallable (and I'm having a good day aswell), IE4 on a Quote: >test machine with very little free disk space! - so even if I wanted to install it I couldn't (take Quote: >note Microsoft - freedom of choice!) >Is it possible to get round this or is this yet another despictable act from the modern day Mafia?
Fri, 01 Jun 2001 03:00:00 GMT

Peter duToi #3 / 9	Install VB6 without being forced to install IE4? OH YEAH - this shure p'd me off as well - i hope the US justice system makes MS wake up to the fact that when people buy into one product they should not be FORCED into using another product - I notice that nowhere on the new VB6 packaging does it stat that "you are required to have IE4 installed in order to instal this product" - at the very least it should carry this warning! Peter duToit Quote: > Install Microsoft Data Access Components directly instead of using VB6. > Look on your development machine for the file "MDAC_TYP.EXE" and run that on > the client machine. It will give you the option of a custom installation > which will allow you to install just the Oracle drivers. > -- > John Tabor > http://members.bellatlantic.net/~jftabor > ___________ > >I need to install some of VB 6's components, namely the "Microsoft ODBC > Oracle Driver" without > >installing the dreaded, system crippling, uninstallable (and I'm having a > good day aswell), IE4 on a > >test machine with very little free disk space! - so even if I wanted to > install it I couldn't (take > >note Microsoft - freedom of choice!) > >Is it possible to get round this or is this yet another despictable act > from the modern day Mafia?
Sun, 03 Jun 2001 03:00:00 GMT

Jonathan Alle #4 / 9	Install VB6 without being forced to install IE4? @cts.com X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.0810.800 Newsgroups: microsoft.public.vb.installation,microsoft.public.vb.enterprise,microsoft.public.vb.bugs Don't forget that MS is convinced that IE is part of the operating system. If you got back to Win95, a {filter} install still has IE 1.0 hidden in the background. In short, they view IE 4 as a operating system patch. Greywolf Ghost PS While WIn98 is ridiculously unstable, when you upgrade to IE5 is calms down quite a bit. Quote: >OH YEAH - this shure p'd me off as well - i hope the US justice system makes MS >wake up to the fact that when people buy into one product they should not be >FORCED into using another product - I notice that nowhere on the new VB6 >packaging does it stat that "you are required to have IE4 installed in order to >instal this product" - at the very least it should carry this warning! >Peter duToit >> Install Microsoft Data Access Components directly instead of using VB6. >> Look on your development machine for the file "MDAC_TYP.EXE" and run that on >> the client machine. It will give you the option of a custom installation >> which will allow you to install just the Oracle drivers. >> -- >> John Tabor >> http://www.--*.com/ ~jftabor >> ___________ - Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Quote: >> >I need to install some of VB 6's components, namely the "Microsoft ODBC >> Oracle Driver" without >> >installing the dreaded, system crippling, uninstallable (and I'm having a >> good day aswell), IE4 on a >> >test machine with very little free disk space! - so even if I wanted to >> install it I couldn't (take >> >note Microsoft - freedom of choice!) >> >Is it possible to get round this or is this yet another despictable act >> from the modern day Mafia?
Wed, 06 Jun 2001 03:00:00 GMT

Carl Webst #5 / 9	Install VB6 without being forced to install IE4? says... Quote: > I notice that nowhere on the new VB6 > packaging does it stat that "you are required to have IE4 installed in order to > instal this product" - at the very least it should carry this warning! On the back of my VB6 Pro package it says under System Requirements: Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1 (included) It also says to allow a minimum of 43MB up to a maximum of 59MB to install Internet Explorer. I also do not like being forced to install 1 product in order to be able to use the product I paid for. I would prefer to always have an IE free system. -- Thanks Senior Systems Engineer Custom MicroSystems http://www.customicro.com
Thu, 07 Jun 2001 03:00:00 GMT

Patrick Palczewsk #6 / 9	Install VB6 without being forced to install IE4? When you install, select Custom... then you can unclick the Internet Explorer and it won't install... It's there so you can utilize the internet connections for the help, etc. and to register online with VB Good enough? Patrick Palczewski Remove wawa. from address when replying www.peppersoft.com Quote: >says... >> I notice that nowhere on the new VB6 >> packaging does it stat that "you are required to have IE4 installed in order to >> instal this product" - at the very least it should carry this warning! >On the back of my VB6 Pro package it says under System Requirements: >Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1 (included)
Thu, 21 Jun 2001 03:00:00 GMT

Marc Viscont #7 / 9	Install VB6 without being forced to install IE4? Hi All... Finally broke down and bought VB6Pro. Freed up as much HD space as I could afford, and ran into the same problem... However, by MY frustrated attempts, up until 3am this morning, Quote: > When you install, select Custom... then you can unclick the Internet > Explorer and it won't install... "it won't install" - in my case, NOTHING would install. VB won't install either. If I don't accept IE, the install routine only allows me to exit. Bastards! Quote: > It's there so you can utilize the internet connections for the help, > etc. and to register online with VB Nah. If I didn't care about Inet and wanted to reg by mail, it STILL wouldn't work. Quote: > Good enough? Sigh... nope, won't be good enough until I find a way to install VB6 on my sorry laptop w/out the additional overhead of IE4x Quote: > >> I notice that nowhere on the new VB6 > >> packaging does it stat that "you are required to have IE4 installed > >> in order to install this product" - at the very least it should carry > this > >> warning! Marc Visconte, Frustrated in {filter}ia
Wed, 27 Jun 2001 03:00:00 GMT

David Cutte #8 / 9	Install VB6 without being forced to install IE4? What happens if you install IE 4, install VB, then uninstall IE 4? I'd try it myself since I have no use for IE, but I am fearful that there would be repurcussions that I am not aware of and don't have the time or energy to deal with. Sombody call the DOJ :-) Quote: > Hi All... > Finally broke down and bought VB6Pro. Freed up as much HD space as I > could afford, and ran into the same problem... However, by MY frustrated > attempts, up until 3am this morning, > > When you install, select Custom... then you can unclick the Internet > > Explorer and it won't install... > "it won't install" - in my case, NOTHING would install. VB won't install > either. If I don't accept IE, the install routine only allows me to > exit. Bastards! > > It's there so you can utilize the internet connections for the help, > > etc. and to register online with VB > Nah. If I didn't care about Inet and wanted to reg by mail, it STILL > wouldn't work. > > Good enough? > Sigh... nope, won't be good enough until I find a way to install VB6 on my > sorry laptop w/out the additional overhead of IE4x > > >> I notice that nowhere on the new VB6 > > >> packaging does it stat that "you are required to have IE4 installed > > >> in order to install this product" - at the very least it should carry > > this > > >> warning! > Marc Visconte, > Frustrated in {filter}ia -- David Reid Cutter Software Engineer Cascade Systems Inc. 300 Brickstone Square Andover MA USA 01810 tel. 978-749-7000 ext. 267 fax. 978-749-7099
Mon, 16 Jul 2001 03:00:00 GMT

L Crawfor #9 / 9	Install VB6 without being forced to install IE4? Welcome to the land of Micro$oft. Quote: >What happens if you install IE 4, install VB, then uninstall IE 4? I'd try it >myself since I have no use for IE, but I am fearful that there would be >repurcussions that I am not aware of and don't have the time or energy to deal >with. Sombody call the DOJ :-) >> Hi All... >> Finally broke down and bought VB6Pro. Freed up as much HD space as I >> could afford, and ran into the same problem... However, by MY frustrated >> attempts, up until 3am this morning, >> > When you install, select Custom... then you can unclick the Internet >> > Explorer and it won't install... >> "it won't install" - in my case, NOTHING would install. VB won't install >> either. If I don't accept IE, the install routine only allows me to >> exit. Bastards! >> > It's there so you can utilize the internet connections for the help, >> > etc. and to register online with VB >> Nah. If I didn't care about Inet and wanted to reg by mail, it STILL >> wouldn't work. >> > Good enough? >> Sigh... nope, won't be good enough until I find a way to install VB6 on my >> sorry laptop w/out the additional overhead of IE4x >> > >> I notice that nowhere on the new VB6 >> > >> packaging does it stat that "you are required to have IE4 installed >> > >> in order to install this product" - at the very least it should carry >> > this >> > >> warning! >> Marc Visconte, >> Frustrated in {filter}ia >-- >David Reid Cutter >Software Engineer >Cascade Systems Inc. >300 Brickstone Square >Andover MA USA 01810 >tel. 978-749-7000 ext. 267 >fax. 978-749-7099
Mon, 16 Jul 2001 03:00:00 GMT

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