cannot remove internet explorer 7

Thread view:

Enable EMail Alerts

Start New Thread

Thread rating:

Lurch44 - 13 Jun 2008 21:01 GMT

When I go to control panel and click add/remove, all programs have a remove
button except ie7. Why does it NOT have one, and how do I remove it so I can
return to ie6?

Reply to this Message

Leonard Grey - 13 Jun 2008 21:27 GMT

If you have Windows Vista you cannot remove IE 7.

If you have Windows XP and you upgraded to IE 7 /before/ you installed
SP 3, you have to uninstall SP 3 first before you can uninstall IE 7.

If you have Windows XP and you upgraded to IE 7 /after/ you installed SP
3; or if you have not installed SP 3, you can return to IE 6 by
following these instructions:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927177
...and...
http://www.ie-vista.com/kbase2.html

---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

> When I go to control panel and click add/remove, all programs have a remove
> button except ie7. Why does it NOT have one, and how do I remove it so I can
> return to ie6?

Reply to this Message

PA Bear [MS MVP] - 14 Jun 2008 00:07 GMT

Windows version?

Do you use a Registry cleaner?

Signature

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

> When I go to control panel and click add/remove, all programs have a
> remove
> button except ie7. Why does it NOT have one, and how do I remove it so I
> can return to ie6?

Reply to this Message