The news that Windows 7 won't include Internet Explorer in Europe has caused an outbreak of head-scratching - especially among those of us whose routers need a browser window to configure our connections in the first place. So if boxed retail copies of Windows 7 won't come with a browser, how on Earth are we going to get online?
Microsoft hasn't offered any detail, but according to VP and deputy general counsel Dave Heiner "we will offer it separately and on an easy-to-install basis to both computer manufacturers and users. If we were betting types, this is the one we'd put our money on. In a previous tip we stepped through how to download files with Selenium by configuring the browser to download them locally and verifying their file size when done.
While this works it requires a custom configuration that is inconsistent from browser to browser. Ultimately we shouldn't care if a file was downloaded or not. Asked 5 years, 3 months ago. Active 1 year, 9 months ago. Viewed 60k times. Improve this question. Community Bot 1. Use a USB drive? I know this isn't all too helpful, but it really sounds like you need to re-install your OS. What is question ? Please edit your question and include proper links.
Erm Click the link icon when editing your question? Read Markdown help?. Out of curiosity If you have your phone you could download firefox or chrome binary on your phone and transfer it to your pc Show 7 more comments. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. Wes Sayeed Wes Sayeed It is then neccesary to restart the computer - that took me a while to figure out!
Please add that to your answer. It should still say Firefox Setup , though. Select the local target folder. Choose which folder on your system you want the Firefox installer to be downloaded. If you want to use a different drive, just enter in its name instead of C. Download the installer. Type get "Firefox Setup Again, the version of the setup may different.
In which case, replace the You may be prompted by a pop-up dialog box to give permission to the server host to send a file directly to your computer. Give permission.
After waiting a little while, a line of text should appear saying Transfer Complete. Open the installer. Look for the file within your C drive, or wherever you told the server to send the installer. Double-click the installer to start the process of installing Firefox.
Method 2. Install a mailbox program. If you have a stable Internet connection and a working email account, you can use a third-party mailbox program to access your email without using a browser. Any email account should do: Microsoft, Google, Yahoo! Ask a friend, a relative, or a coworker to email you a browser install file; you can load this onto your computer and download a browser!
If you use Windows, try activating Microsoft Outlook. This program comes automatically installed on Windows. Try Mozilla Thunderbird. It's a free mail program that works on all known operating systems. Plus, it's open source — so it will be safer than many proprietary "backdoored" programs.
Open your mailbox program. You don't need a browser to do this — it just needs to be installed on your computer. Make sure that you have a working email account, a stable Internet connection, and a previously-set-up mailbox program. Set up your mail account in the mailbox program. Most programs will prompt you to set up your account upon your first launch. The exact steps will vary from client to client, but they should be fairly straightforward. When you've set up the account, click the "Get Mail" button to access your inbox.
If you have any trouble, find the "Help" section of the mailbox program, or run a web search for "how to set up a mail account in [so-and-so mailbox program]. Have someone send you a browser file. Ask anyone who's reasonably tech-savvy: a friend, a coworker, a family member.
The install files for most standard browsers are available on the developer websites: your friend can download Chrome directly from the Google site, for instance, Safari directly from Apple, or Firefox directly from Mozilla.
If you have trouble finding the file, run a web search for "download [browser name]" to find the specific download page. Have your friend attach the file to an email, and then follow these steps: Open the email using your non-browser mailbox program.
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