Removing and uninstalling Internet Explorer 8

Posted by admin on Sep 16, 2009 in Web Browsers | 5 comments

Removing and uninstalling IE8 - Internet Explorer 8 on Windows XP (most all systems) A lot of people have been having issue's when this new Internet Explorer came out and even up until now. This is an older post from our old support forum so I thought i would go ahead and still post it again here on our new site set up. So basically if you can not find out how or figure it out this is basically the steps you have to take to remove it if you are having this issue also. Start menu >> Run >>  type in the run dialog box >> ie8 >> click on the folder named spuninst >> then the computer icon named spuninst with the underlined description that says, "Windows service pack uninstall" below the icon. or use direct path of: C:\WINDOWS\ie8\spuninst

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Also note:  if not showing in your start >> "all program menu" from your start button  just go to your start button >> my computer >> program files >> Internet explorer folder, then find the IE icon and right click in and select create desktop shortcut. or direct path: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer Some times and on certain non main admin profiles on windows XP it will not show in your all program menu nor be able to uninstall it from your "add/remove program lists" Only way to do it if this happen to you or if you updated and or installed a new service pack like #3, this will happen and will not be able to uninstall unless you do as said above. Plus might get a warning if you try and reinstall IE8. Just don't reinstall. Only use the windows update or do as above said. :)