One possible explanation for this is that a newer version of the Common
Controls Library (comctl32.dll) shipped with IE5.  Microsoft has done
that before.  However, that would also be a goof on Microchip's part,
as the last time I checked you could redistribute that library with your
application.  Perhaps that's changed.

Another possible explanation is that they are using ActiveX controls in
something, and that IE upgrade improves some COM support issue =
somewhere.
Again, not really an IE thing-- just shipped with it.

Cheers,
   Matt

PS: If you haven't already noticed, Microsoft is trying very hard to
make a network connection a mandatory part of any PC.  Of course, at
the same time, it is also trying to get Windows NT Embedded, Tablet PCs,
Windows Automotive, and son-of-WindowsCE all up and running, so as usual
they're stepping on their own toes.  Windows NT Embedded, incidently,
is the most compelling proof that IE is not, by any means, part of the
operating system itself.  However, by shipping upgrades to things like
the Common Controls Library with IE instead of an operating system
service pack, they can make it "feel" like the system doesn't run right
without it.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jan-Erik Soderholm [mailto:jan-erik.soderholm@TELIA.COM]
> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 11:32 AM
> To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: [PIC]: MPLAB 6.10 released
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> I downloaded the MPLAB 6.10 kit earlier today.
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> When installing (or trying to), the install program bombs out saying
> that I'm lacking Internet Explorer V5. Well, yes I know that=20
> , I have a
> plain Win98 with the standard IE4.
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> Now, the PC I'm installing MPLAB on don't have a Internet=20
> connection, so
> I thought that I'd download a kit on another PC and burn a CD.
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> Now begins the fun...
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> The kits for IE5 or IE6 on the Microsoft web site are all=20
> small "stubs", that
> expects to connect and download the rest of the kit=20
> dynamicaly when run.
> This stub has an option to *save* the downloaded files, but,=20
> AFAIK, this can't be
> done if not *installing* at the same time.
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> Well, after fiddling with a modem and setting up a connection=20
> on the MPLAB
> PC, I'm now trying to get a IE5 from Microsoft.
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> Note that the earlier MPLAB version installed just fine with IE4.
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> Well, well...
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> Jan-Erik Soderholm
> S:t Anna Data
> Sweden.
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> >
> >For those that don't get the auto-notification from Microchip, MPLAB
> >6.10 is now released.
> >
> >Jim
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