These days I generally use Firefox, and in fact since reinstalling Windows (98SE) the last time, I've not bothered to reinstall Internet Explorer. But there are times it might be convenient to have it, so I decided to put it back again, just in case I need it from time to time.

However I've come up against an odd problem.

I've got an "ie6setup" sitting there in my computer, but when I click it, up comes a window saying:

Welcome to MSN Internet Access
Get fast reliable internet access and email from Microsoft
We'll now guide you through the set-up process.
Note: This process is for both new and existing MSN members.

We will need to install a modem before continuing
Please click next to continue

The problem is, I don't have a modem and I don't want a modem. I've got a cable broadband connection which does a great job, and though people call that little box sitting next to the screen "a cable modem,", I understand it isn't actually a modem. Still, I thought, maybe that might be a
quibble, so I clicked "next". But it turned out that Microsoft agreed with me on that quibble - the screen informed me that they hadn't been able to find any modem in my PC, and gave me a whole list of modems I might possibly have, none of them corresponding to the non-modem I do have.

So does any more tech-savvie Mudcatter out there have any idea of what is going on and what I should do, if I persist in wanting to install IE? I've never had this problem in the past when I had to reinstall it.