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The best way to install IE 6 is to use winetricks!

1. Download winetricks

   wget http://kegel.com/wine/winetricks

2. Use a alternative wine config dir (WINEPREFIX defaults to ~/.wine)

   export WINEPREFIX=~/.wine_ie6

3. Let winetrick install IE6

   sh winetricks -q ie6

4. Start the IE

   wine ~/.wine_ie6/drive_c/Program\ Files/Internet\ Explorer/IEXPLORE.EXE

(Note: This was last tested on Wine 1.1.26, many things may have changed. You should have a look at the load_ie6 function in winetricks)

1. You have to delete or move the following files, otherwise Wine won't let IE6 installer to install necessary files:
   • $WINEPREFIX/drive_c/Program Files/Internet Explorer/iexplore.exe
   • itircl.dll itss.dll jscript.dll mlang.dll mshtml.dll msimtf.dll shdoclc.dll shdocvw.dll shlwapi.dll urlmon.dll in $WINEPREFIX/drive_c/windows/system32 directory
2. Run winecfg, go to Libraries tab and add overrides for the following applications and libraries: iexplore.exe itircl itss jscript mlang mshtml msimtf shdoclc shdocvw shlwapi urlmon setting them to native, builtin.
3. Set Wine version to 2000 in winecfg.
4. Lower the version of installed IE by running regedit and then HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE->Software->Microsoft->Internet Explorer->Version for example to 5.0.
5. Run IE6SETUP.EXE. It should complete without errors. (you can run it with /q parameter for installation without asking)
   If you get an error saying "The download location information is damaged", please make sure you are not using a remote mounted drive (nfs, samba, etc.). If you are, you can trick the installer into thinking it is an attached drive by going into winecfg->Drives->show advanced and change the type from "Autodetect" to "Local hard disk". (This happen also on Windows)
   If you still get this error, it might be because Microsoft's server sometimes don't send the right infos to the installer. Try again. (This happen also on Windows)
6. Now you have to re'register all dlls in $WINEPREFIX/drive_c/windows/system32 directory. Open any terminal application go to this directory and run this command twice:

   for i in *.dll *.ocx; do regsvr32 /i $i; done

7. At this point IE6 will run but it won't display any content. To resolve this problem you should download msls31.dll file (cabextract from InstMsiA.exe) into ~/.wine/drive_c/windows/system32 directory.
8. Now you can run IE with

   wine iexplore.exe

The below instructions no longer work, it is kept for after various issues are fixed. 

Installation:

Internet Explorer installs just fine using a stock ~/.wine and Wine since Wine 0.9.16.

If you get an error saying "The download location information is damaged", please make sure you are not using a remote mounted drive (nfs, samba, etc.). If you are, you can trick the installer into thinking it is an attached drive by going into winecfg->Drives->show advanced and change the type from "Autodetect" to "Local hard disk". (This happen also on Windows)

If you still get this error, it might be because Microsoft's server sometimes don't send the right infos to the installer. Try again. (This happen also on Windows)

Running:

If you want to run native Internet Explorer instead of the built-in version (which relies on Gecko code):

1) use winecfg and set the following "libraries" to native for default settings:

- iexplore.exe

2) add a new application in the application tab by selecting IEXPLORE.EXE in c:\program files\Internet Explorer\

3) select the newly created application and then click on the libraries tab again and set the following to native:
- shdocvw
- urlmon
- mlang

(to be continued because then it still doesn't run because of ole errors)

Old installation instructions

Automated installation and runtime settings (not recommanded):

Wine after 20050725: IEs4Linux