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Rude Boi
04-07-04, 23:19
How does a person go about completly removing IE from there system? :confused: :angel:
Pith
04-07-04, 23:43
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q293907
Rude Boi
04-07-04, 23:46
been there dun that, cant do what it says there cos the stuff it says to use isnt there (eg the uninstaller in add/remove programs)
Lexxuk
04-07-04, 23:51
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en
jernau
04-07-04, 23:51
fdisk
Rude Boi
04-07-04, 23:52
Im supposed to get Linux to remove IE...


no offense but Linux suXx0rs

Windows XP > All

;)

EDIT: Fuck that, im not goin into fdisk... ill expect Bill Gates to come to my house and remove it for me before i even think abotu going into fdisk again
Lexxuk
04-07-04, 23:54
Im supposed to get Linux to remove IE...


no offense but Linux suXx0rs

Windows XP > All

;)

Drew Barrymore > Windows XP!!
Rude Boi
04-07-04, 23:54
Drew Barrymore > Windows XP!!
True True
Jonax
05-07-04, 01:11
If you can get a copy, try XPlite (http://www.litepc.com/xplite.html)
Epsilon 5
05-07-04, 01:20
IE cannot be fully removed from windows, only hidden. Several Windows components depend on IE functionalities, and some program you may install use IE, such as kazaa.
NS_CHROME54
05-07-04, 01:24
a low level format is the only way, other than burning your hard drive at a bonfire deep in the mountains.
Rude Boi
05-07-04, 01:33
well tbh, im trying to reinstall it cos it fucked up, but when i try to install ti it says a newer version of it is installed then the installer quits >_<


alrdy tried everything i can find related to IE.....

even went into safe mode so i can delete stuff...
Crono
05-07-04, 02:23
IE Can NOT be removed, only hidden like what was said. Microsoft purposly did this with the later versions of windows to go around some sort of incomming monopoly ruling about microsoft including its own browser with windows and not other borwsers, something about it hurting the chance of any other potential company making a widly used browser. So they went ahead and made it a dependant part of windows and unable to be removed. if you go to add remove system components, and remove/add IE, u will see that it only removes around 5 megs of info, which isnt anywhere near the size of IE :D

Try doing a windows Repair, but truthfully, IE problems are a huge huge pain in the ass to fix because of how its a non removeable item, if somethign seriously compromisses IE its really hard to fix now, if fixable at all.

-Crono
Rude Boi
05-07-04, 02:26
ok thanks...

1 thing that i find wierd... and that sorta is stupid is that people are angry at microsoft cos they include there own products and software for free in a OS that they made... it just seem skinda stupid forcing a company not to distribute there own products inside there biggest product
Archeus
05-07-04, 08:26
ok thanks...

1 thing that i find wierd... and that sorta is stupid is that people are angry at microsoft cos they include there own products and software for free in a OS that they made... it just seem skinda stupid forcing a company not to distribute there own products inside there biggest product

It wasn't that at all. Good read here (http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/cases/f3800/msjudgex.htm#v) (long to read all but covers everything and intresting).

As for IE. Can't be removed. Best thing to do is to set security to high for everything in IE, then use another browser. The latest patch sets the hidden area "My Computer" security to high afaik.