UPDATE 2/7/2013: Download Chrome Without a Web Browser. I recently came across an interesting tutorial on how to download FireFox using only the command prompt on Windows XP or Windows Vista, and I have made it a little more user friendly. Option #1 Download Google Chrome Without a Web Browser using Windows Command Line (Dated: February 7, 2013) Link: link text download-google-chrome-without-a-web-browser-using-windows-command-line. Option #2 How To Download Firefox Without a Web Browser (Dated June 14, 2009) Link: how-to-download-firefox-without-a-web-browser. WWW FAQs: How do I install Firefox without using Internet Explorer? 2007-08-12: Internet Explorer is not working and you want to install Firefox as an alternative. But how can you download a new web browser if the old one is broken? Firefox is a better web browser in every matter than Microsoft internet explorer.And after a very short time of period Firefox became every internet user’;;s favorite web browser.And after 11 years even Firefox is still a one of the most used and popular web browsers. However, I can't figure out how to install a browser without having a browser. Internet Explorer is completely uninstalled. FTP commands through Windows Explorer (such as found in question 302602) are not working either. I used to have Chrome as well as Firefox, but those were both completely uninstalled. Internet Explorer. Microsoft updates Internet Explorer using its Windows update feature. Mozilla Firefox should automatically download updates and prompt you when they are available to install. To verify that your version of Firefox is the latest or update it manually, follow these steps.