First, create a new folder IE3_inst somewhere on your hard drive.
Now, download the file dlful30f.exe from here or from an alternate download site here into it.
Now, you can do one of two things: download the file Makedsks.zip that contains Makedsks.bat, a batch file i've created that will automatically create the 4 disks you need, or follow the instructions below.
If you choose to download my batch file, unzip it in the same directory (IE3_inst) where you dowloaded dlful30f.exe. Then run Makedsks.bat from the IE3_inst directory. Your disks will be created, just follow the instructions.
If you choose to do it by yourself, with Explorer or File Manager, go to the directory (IE3_inst) were you saved the file dlful30f.exe and run it (double-click) to extract the content.
Now, in the directory, in addition to the original dlful30f.exe you will get something like this:
| FILES.INF | 17,151 | 06-23-98 |
| IEW31_1.CAB | 1,144,320 | 06-23-98 |
| IEW31_2.CAB | 1,457,664 | 06-23-98 |
| IEW31_3.CAB | 1,457,664 | 06-23-98 |
| IEW31_4.CAB | 667,260 | 06-23-98 |
| INSTALL.BIN | 58,800 | 06-23-98 |
| INSTALL.LST | 841 | 06-23-98 |
| LICENSE.TXT | 8,012 | 06-23-98 |
| README.TXT | 23,934 | 06-23-98 |
| SETUP.EXE | 9,296 | 06-23-98 |
| SETUP.INI | 149 | 06-23-98 |
Now, prepare 4 empty formatted floppies. Put a label on each to identify the disk number.
Put disk #2 in the drive, and move IEW31_2.CAB to it.
Put disk #3 in the drive, and move IEW31_3.CAB to it.
Put disk #4 in the drive, and move IEW31_4.CAB to it.
Put disk #1 in the drive, and move everything else to it.
*(except the original file dlful30f.exe of course!)
That's it, you are done! Now insert disk #1 in the target computer,
and type a:\setup to start installing. Feed in the other disks when prompted.
When your install is done and IE is in working order, you can delete the
IE3_inst directory you created if you need to retrieve the space,
or keep it and the install file, for future use.
Courtesy of: Lightspeed's reference page