>What are the minimum requirements of the downloadable version? Does it still need W98 / NT4+Opt ??
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Nope - Win95+SP1, WinNT 4.0 SP3 or later, Win98 or Win2K. THIS WILL NOT GET YOU Shell.Application, but will install the WSH. If you need the Shell functionality, you need the Shell updates from IE4 to fix Win95.

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>>You needn't install IE4, there's a freely-redistributable WSH install downloadable from the MS Web site referenced in my signature. SHell.Application requires IE4.01; you need to install the WSH 2.0 IAC, since it is not a part of IE4, and some of the more sueful features in WSH did not become a part until 2.0
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