You don't have to be running IE/OE.

How to Reinstall or Repair IE6 and OE6:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318378

Although written for WinXP, it works for all Windows operating systems 98 or
newer.

If you are using WinXP/SP2, and it was not already on your computer from the
factory, you will have to remove SP2 first.

How to remove SP2:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;875350
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"***** charles" wrote in message
et...
Hi all,

Why did they design the installation procedure for IE/OE
so that you have to be running IE/OE to start the process?

One can not for instance install/upgrade IE/OE from
Firefox. Seems limiting.

Shouldn't there be a SETUP.EXE file for IE and another
one for OE that one could download?

thanks,
charles.....