I need to install a couple of device drivers and IE6 on a PC, which does not yet have an internet connection. Therefore, I cannot download them from the internet directly onto this machine.
I have downloaded them using my PC, saved them to the desktop and then copied them onto a CD-R.
I intend to copy the files from the CD onto the other PC's desktop and then install them from there.
I cannot see any reason why this shouldn't work, but I have been around computers for too long, and this all sounds just too easy to be true. :-)
2007-01-21 08:24:45 · 4 answers · asked by Stephen L 7 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
It should work... if you downloaded the full install set rather than the stupid little 200Kb IE6 installer file.
But you probably dont even need to copy them to the computer's internal disk. You can install from the CD drive.
I've done it many many times... download huge files at work on the T1 link and whack em on to my home PC.
2007-01-21 08:33:16 · answer #1 · answered by bambamitsdead 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Should install straight from the CD as long as you have copied the complete directories with the installers and setup files to the CD. Tell computer to search the CD when you want to install the device files.
2007-01-21 08:59:33 · answer #2 · answered by Lew 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as you have the complete program it should work fine . I have done it that way before. If you have a big enough flash drive you could use that. Make sure the first thing you put on after the operating system is a virus checker. Wont actually matter till you go on line as you wont get a virus till you download something. Good luck
2007-01-21 08:31:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it's the installers, not the installed files, it should work. The downloading process is no different to what you're doing.
2007-01-21 08:31:59 · answer #4 · answered by wild_eep 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋