How about faking a "more recent" version? What happens if you try to install IE when a "newer" version is (allegedly) installed? --I haven't checked, by my first thought was to check the Install conditions on that package, if it does come as an MSI. f. On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 3:30 PM, Darren Mar-Elia <darren@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > That would only work if MS has put some kind of hook into the IE 8 setup to > respect a particular reg value. I haven't heard of that yet, though it may > exist. > > Darren