when you use 'reserved' characters you need to double them up.

so
RUN "\\WESTERN\INSTALL$\AUTOINST\IE5\FLAT\WIN32\FR\IE5SETUP.EXE".

should read
RUN "\\WESTERN\INSTALL$$\AUTOINST\IE5\FLAT\WIN32\FR\IE5SETUP.EXE".

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