I am looking for options that would allow people to download to their
own computer a website or a set of web pages and then be able to
interact with these pages on their own computer without internet
access. I understand that this won't work for pages with content
filled by a database.

The purpose of this is to allow people making conference presentations
to download web content that would enhance their presentation and then
be able to present that content during the conference without needing
a connection on site. Presumably, this could involve, for instance, a
presenter showing 10 resources in a particular field - pages from
different sites that illustrate or enhance his presentation. Or, it
might be a presenter downloading her own complete site and showing how
to navigate through it and the content and features available there.

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Request for Question Clarification by keystroke-ga on 22 Aug 2006 14:05 PDT

In Internet explorer have you tried the following

Go to a website and click

FILE - SAVE AS

this will download the website to your computer.

Alternatively the user could book mark the website in Internet
Explorer 6 and then choose FAVORITES -> Organise Favorites
highlight the website they wish to make available and then tick the
box "make available offline".

This would satisfy your request.

--Keystroke-ga

Hello Susank,  


The  programs below will download websites so you can browse them offline later.


WebCopier

Use this powerful offline browser to record websites and store them
locally until you are ready to view them.
 
? Save complete copies of your favorite sites, magazines, or stock quotes. 
 
? Students can download enormous amounts of information from the
Internet for later study.
 
? Teachers can download whole sites so their students can view them later. 


Once you've copied a site, you have access to its information at any
time, no matter where you are.

You can take webpages (product literature, support information, etc.)
on business trips and have instant access to them on your laptop---no
Net connection required.

Use WebCopier to copy entire websites, or only specific directories. 


WebCopier follows links precisely, including JavaScript parsing. It
can download up to 100 files simultaneously. Download a free 15-day
trial here:
http://www.maximumsoft.com/products/wc_windows/overview.html


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WebStripper 

Use WebStripper offline browser to quickly download web sites and
pages onto your hard disk. WebStripper creates an exact copy of the
site which you can browse offline whenever you want without having to
connect to the internet.
http://webstripper.net/

Download a fully functional trial version here:
http://webstripper.net/download.html 


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Website Extractor 9.52 

Download whole websites to your computer - and view them offline.
With WebSite eXtractor, you can download whole websites (or parts of
them) in one go  to your computer. You can then view the whole site
offline at your leisure - and you can whiz through the saved pages at
lightning speed.
http://www.internet-soft.com/extractor.htm

Trial Version
Click here to download a trial version of WebSite eXtractor now. You
get 30-days FREE trial and can download a maximum of 5,000 files in a
single session using the trial version.
http://www.internet-soft.com/download.htm


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WebZIP 

Download Web sites to your hard disk

?Use WebZIP to download web pages or entire web sites, including
images, sounds and other media files to your hard drive, so you can
browse them offline.?

?Save reference material, online books, e-zines, news articles and
other Web content to your hard drive and browse them anywhere, any
time - fast!.
Great for taking the Web on the road with you, to a presentation, on a
plane or train or anywhere an Internet connection is hard to find.?
http://www.spidersoft.com/webzip/default.asp

Download here
http://www.spidersoft.com/webzip/downloads.asp

Or here
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Offline-Browsers/WebZIP.shtml

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I hope the information provided is helpful!

Search terms used: 
offline browsers
Download complete websites


Best regards,
Bobbie7

I belive this http://www.surfoffline.com/ is the type of software you may need.

It downloads entire sites and allows you to view them offline at a
small cost per machine.

If all you want is to download a single webpage, and if you are using
Internet Explorer, the method mentioned by keystroke-ga is probably
the simplest way to achieve your goal.

If, however, you want to download an entire website, you might be
interested in the software listed here:

http://www.programurl.com/software/download-entire-website.htm