kenchingang
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Uninstall IE8
- Thread starter kenchingang
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IE 8 beta is part of the build itself since IE is the default browser included with each version. I don't think you will find too many here that have removed 8 but simply have seen other browsers installed on 7 like FireFox, Opera, Thunderbird for an email client, etc. there.
Since Vista's rekease the old "add/remove Windows components" option previously seen on XP and older versions is now gone. Removing IE out of Vista and the 7 beta releases would require manually removing any registry values and manual deletion of the shortcuts as well as files and folders.
The large disadvantage of going that route is not being able to see any further updates for 7 since that requires IE not any other browser for connecting direct to Microsoft. You may simply want to unpin the shortcut on the taskbar to hide it from view while leaving the rest of 7 intact.
Since Vista's rekease the old "add/remove Windows components" option previously seen on XP and older versions is now gone. Removing IE out of Vista and the 7 beta releases would require manually removing any registry values and manual deletion of the shortcuts as well as files and folders.
The large disadvantage of going that route is not being able to see any further updates for 7 since that requires IE not any other browser for connecting direct to Microsoft. You may simply want to unpin the shortcut on the taskbar to hide it from view while leaving the rest of 7 intact.
My Computers
System One System Two
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- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Custom builds = 2
- OS
- W7 Ultimate x64/W10 Pro x64/W11 Pro Triple Boot - Main PC W7 Remote PC Micro ATX W7 Pro x64/W11 Pro
- CPU
- AMD Phenom II X4 975 Deneb 3.6ghz - 965 2nd remote pc
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4-Gigabyte GA-880GM-D2H remote pc
- Memory
- Kingston Hyper X DDR3 1600 1.5v 16gb - Hyper X Fury 8gb 2nd
- Graphics Card(s)
- MSI HD Radeon 5750 1gb - MSI HD Radeon 6450 on mini tower
- Sound Card
- Creative Labs X-Fi Xtreme Audio P - Realtek onooard 2nd case
- Monitor(s) Displays
- ASUS VW199T-P 19" HP 2082a Main-HP 2082a 20" remote pc
- Screen Resolution
- Asus 1440x900 - HP 1600x900
- Hard Drives
- WD Black 1TB HD per OS W7, W10, and pending W11 presently on 500gb OS Drive - Pending Triple 1TB HDs for Spanned Storage/backup volume
Single 2TB external USB enclosure, single 1TB System 7 Host/Boot drive, Pending 8TB external HD for system image b
- PSU
- Corsair 750TX - primary / Corsair CX600 - second
- Case
- Antec 900-2 - SSD compatible / NZXT Vulcan mini tower
- Cooling
- Zalman CNPS9900A
- Keyboard
- AZIO L70 Backlit Letters Gaming - ONN Cordless/USB
- Mouse
- MSI DS200 Programmable, Logitech Cordless
- Internet Speed
- 30mbps upgrade - primary hard wired - mini tower usb WiFi
- Antivirus
- GFI VIPRE Internet Security 2014 on W7 2016 beta on W10,
- Browser
- Cyberfox, WaterFox 64bit FF variants, FireFox x64, Pale Moon
- Other Info
- Accomdata fan cooled usb 2.0 PIDE/Sata II, III external enclosure.
Sambient usb/eSata PATA/Sata II, III external enclosure.
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- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model Number
- CUSTOM ASSEMBLY
- OS
- W7 Pro x64/W11 Pro
- CPU
- AMD Deneb 3.6ghz - 965
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte GA-880GM-D2H remote pc
- Memory
- Kingston Hyper X Fury 8gb
- Graphics Card(s)
- MSI HD Radeon 6450 DVI Output
- Sound Card
- Realtek onooard Creative or Other separate PENDING
- Monitor(s) Displays
- VIZIO 32" LCD TV Separate LCD Pending
- Screen Resolution
- 1600x1080
- Hard Drives
- WD 500GB OS Host/Boot WD Green 1TB Storage/Backup
- PSU
- Corsair 600W - THERMALTAKE 600W spare case
- Case
- NZXT Vulcan mini tower
- Cooling
- Twin 120mm Top Fans - 240mm Side Cover
- Keyboard
- ONN Cordless/USB Logitech Cordless
- Mouse
- ONN USB/Cordless - Logitech Cordless
- Internet Speed
- DSL 5G
- Browser
- MS Edge, FireFox, WaterFox x64, FireFox Nightly
- Other Info
- OS Testing-Remote Access to Main TeamViewer
I agree there seems to be no way. But why would you have a need to?. If it annoys you in any way jut dlete the dektop icon and, if you really want to, delete the start menu item. It would be a pointless exercise. It is not using and significant resources unless in use.
The unistall programs is still in 7, as it was in Vista, but you will not find any Microsoft built in programs visible there.
Night Hawk's last sentence surprised me. I am aware that, for the most part, you need IE to manually download ceratin things from Microsoft, but I don't think you need the browser for automatic updates? Any comment.?
The unistall programs is still in 7, as it was in Vista, but you will not find any Microsoft built in programs visible there.
Night Hawk's last sentence surprised me. I am aware that, for the most part, you need IE to manually download ceratin things from Microsoft, but I don't think you need the browser for automatic updates? Any comment.?
My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Three desktops and one laptop with good specs..
- OS
- Vista and now 7 in 32 and 64 bit.
I looked in the start folder here on 7 and IE 8 is not one of the few items you would see there either. To find the shortcut in the Start>Programs you have to go into the System Tools section there.
My Computers
System One System Two
-
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Custom builds = 2
- OS
- W7 Ultimate x64/W10 Pro x64/W11 Pro Triple Boot - Main PC W7 Remote PC Micro ATX W7 Pro x64/W11 Pro
- CPU
- AMD Phenom II X4 975 Deneb 3.6ghz - 965 2nd remote pc
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4-Gigabyte GA-880GM-D2H remote pc
- Memory
- Kingston Hyper X DDR3 1600 1.5v 16gb - Hyper X Fury 8gb 2nd
- Graphics Card(s)
- MSI HD Radeon 5750 1gb - MSI HD Radeon 6450 on mini tower
- Sound Card
- Creative Labs X-Fi Xtreme Audio P - Realtek onooard 2nd case
- Monitor(s) Displays
- ASUS VW199T-P 19" HP 2082a Main-HP 2082a 20" remote pc
- Screen Resolution
- Asus 1440x900 - HP 1600x900
- Hard Drives
- WD Black 1TB HD per OS W7, W10, and pending W11 presently on 500gb OS Drive - Pending Triple 1TB HDs for Spanned Storage/backup volume
Single 2TB external USB enclosure, single 1TB System 7 Host/Boot drive, Pending 8TB external HD for system image b
- PSU
- Corsair 750TX - primary / Corsair CX600 - second
- Case
- Antec 900-2 - SSD compatible / NZXT Vulcan mini tower
- Cooling
- Zalman CNPS9900A
- Keyboard
- AZIO L70 Backlit Letters Gaming - ONN Cordless/USB
- Mouse
- MSI DS200 Programmable, Logitech Cordless
- Internet Speed
- 30mbps upgrade - primary hard wired - mini tower usb WiFi
- Antivirus
- GFI VIPRE Internet Security 2014 on W7 2016 beta on W10,
- Browser
- Cyberfox, WaterFox 64bit FF variants, FireFox x64, Pale Moon
- Other Info
- Accomdata fan cooled usb 2.0 PIDE/Sata II, III external enclosure.
Sambient usb/eSata PATA/Sata II, III external enclosure.
-
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model Number
- CUSTOM ASSEMBLY
- OS
- W7 Pro x64/W11 Pro
- CPU
- AMD Deneb 3.6ghz - 965
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte GA-880GM-D2H remote pc
- Memory
- Kingston Hyper X Fury 8gb
- Graphics Card(s)
- MSI HD Radeon 6450 DVI Output
- Sound Card
- Realtek onooard Creative or Other separate PENDING
- Monitor(s) Displays
- VIZIO 32" LCD TV Separate LCD Pending
- Screen Resolution
- 1600x1080
- Hard Drives
- WD 500GB OS Host/Boot WD Green 1TB Storage/Backup
- PSU
- Corsair 600W - THERMALTAKE 600W spare case
- Case
- NZXT Vulcan mini tower
- Cooling
- Twin 120mm Top Fans - 240mm Side Cover
- Keyboard
- ONN Cordless/USB Logitech Cordless
- Mouse
- ONN USB/Cordless - Logitech Cordless
- Internet Speed
- DSL 5G
- Browser
- MS Edge, FireFox, WaterFox x64, FireFox Nightly
- Other Info
- OS Testing-Remote Access to Main TeamViewer
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Now I used Window7 beta .But I would to use IE6 Because IE8 can't open some my program.So I would to uninstall IE8.
My Computer
- OS
- Window 7
You can't simply run IE 6.0 on Windows 7 simply by removing the newer version of IE included. While it may be possible to see IE 6 using the troubleshoot compatibility option to install in XP mode there's a large compatibility issue to start with.
To see IE 6 running the best solution is a dual boot of 7 with XP with IE 6 default there or another older version like 2000 or ME that could run IE 6 there as an upgrade to IE 5 or IE 5.5.
To see IE 6 running the best solution is a dual boot of 7 with XP with IE 6 default there or another older version like 2000 or ME that could run IE 6 there as an upgrade to IE 5 or IE 5.5.
My Computers
System One System Two
-
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Custom builds = 2
- OS
- W7 Ultimate x64/W10 Pro x64/W11 Pro Triple Boot - Main PC W7 Remote PC Micro ATX W7 Pro x64/W11 Pro
- CPU
- AMD Phenom II X4 975 Deneb 3.6ghz - 965 2nd remote pc
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4-Gigabyte GA-880GM-D2H remote pc
- Memory
- Kingston Hyper X DDR3 1600 1.5v 16gb - Hyper X Fury 8gb 2nd
- Graphics Card(s)
- MSI HD Radeon 5750 1gb - MSI HD Radeon 6450 on mini tower
- Sound Card
- Creative Labs X-Fi Xtreme Audio P - Realtek onooard 2nd case
- Monitor(s) Displays
- ASUS VW199T-P 19" HP 2082a Main-HP 2082a 20" remote pc
- Screen Resolution
- Asus 1440x900 - HP 1600x900
- Hard Drives
- WD Black 1TB HD per OS W7, W10, and pending W11 presently on 500gb OS Drive - Pending Triple 1TB HDs for Spanned Storage/backup volume
Single 2TB external USB enclosure, single 1TB System 7 Host/Boot drive, Pending 8TB external HD for system image b
- PSU
- Corsair 750TX - primary / Corsair CX600 - second
- Case
- Antec 900-2 - SSD compatible / NZXT Vulcan mini tower
- Cooling
- Zalman CNPS9900A
- Keyboard
- AZIO L70 Backlit Letters Gaming - ONN Cordless/USB
- Mouse
- MSI DS200 Programmable, Logitech Cordless
- Internet Speed
- 30mbps upgrade - primary hard wired - mini tower usb WiFi
- Antivirus
- GFI VIPRE Internet Security 2014 on W7 2016 beta on W10,
- Browser
- Cyberfox, WaterFox 64bit FF variants, FireFox x64, Pale Moon
- Other Info
- Accomdata fan cooled usb 2.0 PIDE/Sata II, III external enclosure.
Sambient usb/eSata PATA/Sata II, III external enclosure.
-
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model Number
- CUSTOM ASSEMBLY
- OS
- W7 Pro x64/W11 Pro
- CPU
- AMD Deneb 3.6ghz - 965
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte GA-880GM-D2H remote pc
- Memory
- Kingston Hyper X Fury 8gb
- Graphics Card(s)
- MSI HD Radeon 6450 DVI Output
- Sound Card
- Realtek onooard Creative or Other separate PENDING
- Monitor(s) Displays
- VIZIO 32" LCD TV Separate LCD Pending
- Screen Resolution
- 1600x1080
- Hard Drives
- WD 500GB OS Host/Boot WD Green 1TB Storage/Backup
- PSU
- Corsair 600W - THERMALTAKE 600W spare case
- Case
- NZXT Vulcan mini tower
- Cooling
- Twin 120mm Top Fans - 240mm Side Cover
- Keyboard
- ONN Cordless/USB Logitech Cordless
- Mouse
- ONN USB/Cordless - Logitech Cordless
- Internet Speed
- DSL 5G
- Browser
- MS Edge, FireFox, WaterFox x64, FireFox Nightly
- Other Info
- OS Testing-Remote Access to Main TeamViewer
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Curious. What programs can't IE8 wont open for you?
My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Custom Build
- OS
- Windows 7 Build 7048 x64
- CPU
- Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+
- Motherboard
- EMX-AMD750G-PRO
- Memory
- 4 x 1GB Kingston 400MHz 6-6-6-18 (800MHz)
- Graphics Card(s)
- ATI Radeon 3650
- Sound Card
- Realtek HD Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 22" AOC 2216Vw
- Screen Resolution
- 1680x1050
- Cooling
- Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro PWM
- Keyboard
- Generic Enhanced Natural Keyboard
- Mouse
- Logitech VX Nano
- Other Info
- Edifier M1550
Have you tried running IE8 in Compatibilty mode?
Click tools, over on the right and select "Compatibility View settings"
Then select "Display all websites in Compatibility View"
Click tools, over on the right and select "Compatibility View settings"
Then select "Display all websites in Compatibility View"
My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Three desktops and one laptop with good specs..
- OS
- Vista and now 7 in 32 and 64 bit.