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Internet Explorer 8 or 7 Removal

How to Uninstall or Remove Internet Explorer 8 or 7

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Note: If you are running Vista, you cannot install Internet Explorer 6. The earliest version of Internet Explorer for Vista is 7.

If you have installed Internet Explorer versions 7 or 8 and don't like it, you can remove them as follows.

Vista: Go into Control Panel and double click "Programs and Features". Look in the left hand column and click on "View Installed Updates". Find "Windows Internet Explorer 8" on the list, double-click it. In the Uninstall an update dialogue box, click Yes. Follow the prompts to uninstall it. Note that on Vista the earliest version of Internet Explorer is version 7. You cannot remove version 7 and go to version 6. You can however uninstall version 8 and you will automatically revert back to version 7.

XP: Go into Control Panel and double click "Add/Remove Programs". Find "Windows Internet Explorer 8" or "Windows Internet Explorer 7" on the list, highlight it and click the Change/Remove button. Follow the prompts to uninstall it. Note that if you had installed version 7 before version 8, you may revert back to version 7 after uninstalling version 8.

Important You cannot uninstall Internet Explorer 8 or Internet Explorer 7 if it is set as not removable. This occurs if you install Internet Explorer 8 or Internet Explorer 7 before you install Service Pack 3 (SP3) for Windows XP. If this scenario applies to you, then you must uninstall SP3 before you can uninstall Internet Explorer 8. For more information about this issue, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
950719  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950719/ ) You cannot uninstall Internet Explorer 7 or Internet Explorer 8 after you install Windows XP Service Pack 3

Note: Click HERE for instructions if you want to reinstall a full version of Internet Explorer 6 (Not For Vista)


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