| | |
Can I Completely Uninstall Iexplore???
![]() |
If you're using Windows98 or below, yes. Otherwise, sorry you're outta luck. In their infinite wisdom, Microsoft has integrated iexplore.exe into explorer.exe, the base of the Windows operating system. What you can do, however, is set program defaults to use a 3rd party browser such as Mozilla as your default browser, instead of Internet Explorer.
Windows98 doesn't have IE as integrated into it as newer operating system's do. However, it was the first Windows version to integrate IE4 with the active desktop. I remember a rather old program (it's been years and years, so it would take quite a bit of searching to do it) that was capable of downgrading IE4 to IE3 in Windows98. IE3 ran as a standalone web browser program and was not at all integrated with the OS as IE4+ is.
•
•
•
•
Originally Posted by condorcanqui
If i have win98, how can i do it??
The problem is that if i use mozilla or other browser, they are certain websites that i wont be able to surf like if i tried to do a windows update...
I'm cracking down on viruses one donut at a time.
Virus Killer :evil:
Virus Killer :evil:
•
•
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 3,826
Reputation:
Solved Threads: 144
No, nic_m_moon, you cannot completely uninstall it on Windows XP. You can disable it, but not uninstall it. Internet Explorer shares most of its files and functions with Windows Explorer, and without that your system quite simply wouldn't even operate!
There is a 3rd Party Product, however, which will remove most of it from your system, and make your Windows XP installation appear not to have Internet Explorer installed at all:
http://www.litepc.com/xplite.html
XPLite does a much better job of removing traces from your system than the 'Add/Remove Windows Components' applet does
There is a 3rd Party Product, however, which will remove most of it from your system, and make your Windows XP installation appear not to have Internet Explorer installed at all:
http://www.litepc.com/xplite.html
XPLite does a much better job of removing traces from your system than the 'Add/Remove Windows Components' applet does
![]() |
Similar Threads
- How Do I Uninstall Windows Server 2000 Without The Os Disc? (Windows NT / 2000 / XP)
- Problems with Norton and Internet Sites...Heres my HJT log (Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties)
- 2 error messages when windows XP start up (Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties)
Other Threads in the Web Browsers Forum
- Previous Thread: Hotmail: Can read but cannot send e-mails
- Next Thread: Explorer Not Refreshing
| Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
aiim2009 andrewlippmann android aol apple awesomebar background browser browserproblems browsers browsing budget bug bughunt censorship childabuse china chrome client code compuserve defect development dns email error eu europe exploit fileeditmissing firefox flash gecko google government history ie7 ie8 internet internet.broadband internetexplorer internetexplorer8 internetusage iphone leak linux malware marshallmcluhan media memory microsoft mitmedialab mobile mobilebrowsers mosaic mozilla music netscape networking news newspapers newyork offline olympics onlinecommunities opera opera.software patch plugins porn privacy safari save seamonkey security server sex silverlight software survey surveys teenagers television testing thunderbird twitter u.s. usenet users utest video web webbrowser webdevelopment webusage wikipedia windowslivemail worldrecord worldwideweb xp







