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How do I install IE 32-bit on a 64-bit OS?

M

MikeC

Flightless Bird
I have a 64-bit AMD-based laptop with Windows-7 on it. It has IE-8 on it
(64-bit edition), but there is no Flash viewer available for 64-bit from
Adobe, so I want to downgrade Internet Explorer to 32-bit. See
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/000/6b3af6c9.html

I can't uninstall the 64-bit version because it is so integrated with the
OS. I tried to download a 32-bit version from the MS site, but if I tell
it that I have Windows-7 (64), it is single-minded about downloading a
64-bit IE, and if I tell it I have a 32-bit OS (I tried Vista and XP), when
I reach the point of running the downloaded installation program, it tells
me that IE-8 and IE-7 are not supported on this OS.

I'm starting to really hate Windows-7 because of the amount of stuff that
doesn't work, or is unintuitive or cumbersome, or the programs from MS (such
as Movie Maker) that have been downgraded from the XP version to a sort of
crippleware version, and all the controls that have been moved about forcing
everybody through a learning process to achieve exactly the same as before.
Sorry - I had to get that off my chest!

MikeC.
 
B

Bruce Hagen

Flightless Bird
Until Adobe releases a 64-bit flash player, use the 32-bit Internet
Explorer to view flash content. Both are listed in Start | All Programs.

Internet Explorer (64-bit)

Internet Explorer

The latter being the 32-bit version.

More information in this past discussion in Microsoft Answers.
http://social.answers.microsoft.com...r/thread/babaa5f8-ff06-4ea2-aef6-a9416d65f981

--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"MikeC" <nospam@myaddress.com> wrote in message
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>I have a 64-bit AMD-based laptop with Windows-7 on it. It has IE-8 on it
>(64-bit edition), but there is no Flash viewer available for 64-bit from
>Adobe, so I want to downgrade Internet Explorer to 32-bit. See
>http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/000/6b3af6c9.html
>
> I can't uninstall the 64-bit version because it is so integrated with
> the OS. I tried to download a 32-bit version from the MS site, but if
> I tell it that I have Windows-7 (64), it is single-minded about
> downloading a 64-bit IE, and if I tell it I have a 32-bit OS (I tried
> Vista and XP), when I reach the point of running the downloaded
> installation program, it tells me that IE-8 and IE-7 are not supported
> on this OS.
>
> I'm starting to really hate Windows-7 because of the amount of stuff
> that doesn't work, or is unintuitive or cumbersome, or the programs from
> MS (such as Movie Maker) that have been downgraded from the XP version
> to a sort of crippleware version, and all the controls that have been
> moved about forcing everybody through a learning process to achieve
> exactly the same as before. Sorry - I had to get that off my chest!
>
> MikeC.
 
J

Jeff Strickland

Flightless Bird
If you look at START>ALL PROGRAMS, and scroll the list, you will find there
is already an IE for 32-bit.





"MikeC" <nospam@myaddress.com> wrote in message
news:%23PylYun4KHA.6132@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>I have a 64-bit AMD-based laptop with Windows-7 on it. It has IE-8 on it
>(64-bit edition), but there is no Flash viewer available for 64-bit from
>Adobe, so I want to downgrade Internet Explorer to 32-bit. See
>http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/000/6b3af6c9.html
>
> I can't uninstall the 64-bit version because it is so integrated with the
> OS. I tried to download a 32-bit version from the MS site, but if I tell
> it that I have Windows-7 (64), it is single-minded about downloading a
> 64-bit IE, and if I tell it I have a 32-bit OS (I tried Vista and XP),
> when I reach the point of running the downloaded installation program, it
> tells me that IE-8 and IE-7 are not supported on this OS.
>
> I'm starting to really hate Windows-7 because of the amount of stuff that
> doesn't work, or is unintuitive or cumbersome, or the programs from MS
> (such as Movie Maker) that have been downgraded from the XP version to a
> sort of crippleware version, and all the controls that have been moved
> about forcing everybody through a learning process to achieve exactly the
> same as before. Sorry - I had to get that off my chest!
>
> MikeC.
 
M

MikeC

Flightless Bird
Thanks Folks,

I spent a while puzzling over this, without realising that there were, in
fact, two versions of the browser already installed.
This does it for me.

Thanks again,

MikeC

"Jeff Strickland" <crwlrjeff@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:hqqsho$c4p$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> If you look at START>ALL PROGRAMS, and scroll the list, you will find
> there is already an IE for 32-bit.
>
>
>
>
>
> "MikeC" <nospam@myaddress.com> wrote in message
> news:%23PylYun4KHA.6132@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>I have a 64-bit AMD-based laptop with Windows-7 on it. It has IE-8 on it
>>(64-bit edition), but there is no Flash viewer available for 64-bit from
>>Adobe, so I want to downgrade Internet Explorer to 32-bit. See
>>http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/000/6b3af6c9.html
>>
>> I can't uninstall the 64-bit version because it is so integrated with the
>> OS. I tried to download a 32-bit version from the MS site, but if I
>> tell it that I have Windows-7 (64), it is single-minded about downloading
>> a 64-bit IE, and if I tell it I have a 32-bit OS (I tried Vista and XP),
>> when I reach the point of running the downloaded installation program, it
>> tells me that IE-8 and IE-7 are not supported on this OS.
>>
>> I'm starting to really hate Windows-7 because of the amount of stuff that
>> doesn't work, or is unintuitive or cumbersome, or the programs from MS
>> (such as Movie Maker) that have been downgraded from the XP version to a
>> sort of crippleware version, and all the controls that have been moved
>> about forcing everybody through a learning process to achieve exactly the
>> same as before. Sorry - I had to get that off my chest!
>>
>> MikeC.

>
>
 
J

Jeff Strickland

Flightless Bird
You're welcome.




"MikeC" <nospam@myaddress.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks Folks,
>
> I spent a while puzzling over this, without realising that there were, in
> fact, two versions of the browser already installed.
> This does it for me.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> MikeC
>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlrjeff@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:hqqsho$c4p$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>> If you look at START>ALL PROGRAMS, and scroll the list, you will find
>> there is already an IE for 32-bit.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "MikeC" <nospam@myaddress.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23PylYun4KHA.6132@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>I have a 64-bit AMD-based laptop with Windows-7 on it. It has IE-8 on it
>>>(64-bit edition), but there is no Flash viewer available for 64-bit from
>>>Adobe, so I want to downgrade Internet Explorer to 32-bit. See
>>>http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/000/6b3af6c9.html
>>>
>>> I can't uninstall the 64-bit version because it is so integrated with
>>> the OS. I tried to download a 32-bit version from the MS site, but if
>>> I tell it that I have Windows-7 (64), it is single-minded about
>>> downloading a 64-bit IE, and if I tell it I have a 32-bit OS (I tried
>>> Vista and XP), when I reach the point of running the downloaded
>>> installation program, it tells me that IE-8 and IE-7 are not supported
>>> on this OS.
>>>
>>> I'm starting to really hate Windows-7 because of the amount of stuff
>>> that doesn't work, or is unintuitive or cumbersome, or the programs from
>>> MS (such as Movie Maker) that have been downgraded from the XP version
>>> to a sort of crippleware version, and all the controls that have been
>>> moved about forcing everybody through a learning process to achieve
>>> exactly the same as before. Sorry - I had to get that off my chest!
>>>
>>> MikeC.

>>
>>
 
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