install a web browser on a pc that dont have any.

[kronoSX]

i recently came across this and i was stumped.i remember years ago you could use notepad or wordpad to browser the internet without a browser.i recently fixed a laptop and when it came on there was no browser, not even internet explore.It all got deleted ,so i decided to look for a flash drive and i could not find it then my phone cable was missing,damn i was stuck.i dont understand with the search function in windows 7 there was really no browser.

i want to know was there a way to install a browser on a pc that had not browser app.
The only solution i could think of was using a phone via bluetooth and send a app across,but what if this did not work

 

[chrisc]

Download Firefox on another PC
Copy it to a USB stick
Install it from there

 

[backstreetboy]

Windows comes bundled with a browser since 2000 if not earlier.

 

[RunningFromFat]

You can go to google through windows explorer. I think it opens your default browser though lol.

 

[gregmcc]

This may/may not work.

https://download-installer.cdn.mozilla.net/pub/firefox/releases/91.0/win64/en-US/Firefox%20Setup%2091.0.exe

FF for Win 64 bit.

You will probably need curl/wget installed. Not sure if you can just paste it into explorer.

 

[cavedog]

Run powershell as admin and run. Find installer on C:

powershell -c "Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-latest-ssl&os=win64&lang=en-GB' -OutFile 'c:\\firefoxlatest.exe'"

 

[kronoSX]

Download Firefox on another PC
Copy it to a USB stick
Install it from there

like i said i could not find my flash drive.

 

[kronoSX]

Windows comes bundled with a browser since 2000 if not earlier.

yes i know this but someone made this pc to not have any way to the internet.i guess it was to stop a child from accessing it.weird but true

 

[MidnightZA]

like i said i could not find my flash drive.

Bluetooth / wifi direct

 

[kronoSX]

You can go to google through windows explorer. I think it opens your default browser though lol.

let me see

 

[kronoSX]

Bluetooth / wifi direct

this is what i thought would be the only solution,but what if that failed

 

[kronoSX]

one need to know these small hacks in future.

 

[kronoSX]

Run powershell as admin and run. Find installer on C:

powershell -c "Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-latest-ssl&os=win64&lang=en-GB' -OutFile 'c:\\firefoxlatest.exe'"

ok does windows 7 have powershell ir is it cmd

 

[Corelli]

Windows comes bundled with a browser since 2000 if not earlier.

Actually since about 1992.

It was the Big Internet Explorer vs Netscape Navigator Battle.

I prefered the first. Hated the concept when you resized the Netscape Screen, it would refresh the entire page. But some did love it.

 

[dj_jyno]

Windows 7 should have Powershell installed by default. Otherwise, from command line:

curl https://download-installer.cdn.mozi...eases/91.0/win32/en-US/Firefox Setup 91.0.exe --output firefox_setup.exe

 

[kronoSX]

ok i typed www.google.com in explorer address bar and IE came up with an error,i think there is child protection software on here

 

[kronoSX]

some idiot made sure this thing cant access the internet

 

[MidnightZA]

this is what i thought would be the only solution,but what if that failed

Create a home network, download the .exe for any browser from another pc and transfer it through via network sharing

Or just go get a flash drive, seems like a lot of trouble for a simple solution. I'm sure PnP sells small flash drives

 

[backstreetboy]

yes i know this but someone made this pc to not have any way to the internet.i guess it was to stop a child from accessing it.weird but true

You can't uninstall it, so it'll just be hidden. Look under control panel > turn windows feautures on or off.

 

[etienne_marais]

Access to browsers may have been simply removed from desktop/taskbar/start but may still be there

try left windows key + r and type iexplore