![]() ![]() You may have to search these posts or Google to find the download link for the latest version it's no longer available from Microsoft. I just installed from an OS9 CD last night and I checked to see before I upgraded. ![]() You should have the latest upgrade of IE which is 5.1.7 although the original install which I think is 4.5 should work. Otherwise, the iMac may not properly show discs and/or contained files.OS9 and Internet Explorer will work just fine with Verizon's DSL they may not be officially supported, and you may have gotten a techie unfamiliar with Macs or OS9. Thanks for the info about the extensions. I did check the cd after I'd burned it to make sure the programs were on itĪs indicated earlier, that CD should (normally) be readable in an iMac. However, a separate email application (e.g., Eudora or Outlook Express) should be fine, as long as the Internet connection as such is working.įor the Internet connection, the things to check would be that the TCP/IP control panel has been set to connect via PPP and that everything in the Modem and Remote Access control panels is OK (the ISP should be able to help with details). So, that puts paid to the e-mail idea as well, as he can't get a connection at all.Ī browser would, of course, be needed for web mail. That almost sounds like a message appearing once you actually are on the Internet. An Internet service provider may require proxy data (under the web browser preferences).Īn error message coming up that Microsoft no longer supports that version and to download the latest version Was it possibly Internet Explorer 4.01 (in an Internet folder)? Usually, nearly all browsers will work to a certain extent, but an old version may prevent you from opening many web pages and from using some functions. The original browser was an old version of IE and my brother couldn't get onto the net at all with it. The last I heared is he has found Netscape installed, so maybe that will work! I did check the cd after I'd burned it to make sure the programs were on it and they were but of course, I couldn't open them on my Windows laptop to make sure all was ok. The computer was left in his lodgings by the previous tenant (he didn't want it any more) and the other guy in the house said my brother could have it if he wanted it. He doesn't have the discs that came with the iMac. He said something about an error message coming up that Microsoft no longer supports that version and to download the latest version but as he couldn't get on the net.so, that puts paid to the e-mail idea as well, as he can't get a connection at all. Just came to have a look and saw your latest replies. I wasn't receiving notification by e-mail, even though I'd selected that in my settings. I have only just picked up your latest replies. It's amazing how quickly I've forgotten how to do things on the Mac but I still feel loyal to Macs rather than Windows! I said I didn't think it was a compatibility problem between Windows and Mac, as the files dowloaded were Mac files.Īny help would be appreciated. He said it makes a whirring sound like it's trying to read it but then stops and nothing happens. ![]() Trouble is, my brother says the cd won't work on his iMac. So, I downloaded iCab and Stuffit for OS 8.6 from the net onto my Windows XP laptop and then burned a cd for him. My brother was given an old iMac recently, which is running OS 8.6 He couldn't get IE to work as the version was too old, so he couldn't get on the net to download iCab, which I suggested (used to have it on the iMac I had). ![]() I used to have an iMac as you can see from my details but swapped over to the dreaded Windows about 4 years ago now. ![]()
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