I really need an Internet Explorer 9 or later because it is necessary for a data connection from Google Sheets to my Excel File. I have tried many options but all are not working.
My operating system and updates that I have tried are shown below:
My About Internet Explorer 8 details:
1st: I used MS Excel's notification link to download what I believe should upgrade to IE 10.
But I think I was wrong and it was an update for IE 10. However, in the 6 options in that web page, none was an installer for anything except for Windows 8 for Vista operating systems as shown in #3 in the image.
2nd: Look for automatic updates in About Internet Explorer 8 but then there is no checkbox as other web pages say.
3rd: I tried to download a IE 11 offline installer for Windows 7 SP1 32-bit which is my operating system, but it says I should have a Windows 7 SP1.
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I really need an Internet Explorer 9 or later because it is necessary for a data connection from Google Sheets to my Excel File. I have tried many options but all are not working.
In order to install IE 10 or IE 11 on Windows 7 you must install Service Pack 1. You currently do not have it installed. If you do not have Service Pack 1 installed it means you are also vulnerable to numerous SMBv1 vulnerabilities.
You should patch your system immediately. Google Sheets only supports the current build of IE11 on Windows 7 by the way.
Install Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
The default Internet Explorer on Windows 7 SP1 is IE 11. So what we need to do is install Windows 7 SP1 at first.
Try to download it from the link below:
The last version of Internet Explorer to run on Windows 7 RTM is IE9, the SP1 requirement checks were implemented starting with IE10 during pre-Windows 8.0 era.
Overview Of Internet Explorer 9 On Windows 7 Build 7600
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