When I used CCleaner I get as many IE files as FF but . . .
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When I used CCleaner I get as many IE files as FF but . . .
I don't use I E except in emergencies.
Any way to stop this without uninstalling it - erm, can you uninstall it?
Any way to stop this without uninstalling it - erm, can you uninstall it?
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I have a feeling that M$ update and other updates use IE so I guess you are stuck with it. Some sites will only allow access via IE, I believe this is if they use M$ Exchange but I am not sure, but probably NOT a good idea to try and 'get rid of it' even if you can..
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I have a feeling that M$ update and other updates use IE
But still, I agree with your sentiment. Its a Microsoft platform, and Microsoft have a bit of a strong history of tightly nit integration between IE and Windows. So even if the official policy these days is that IE can be uninstalled in post-XP Windows, I wouldn't do it.
I also wouldn't do it, because there are still many websites out there written by incompetent, worthless, web developers who have not mastered the fact that writing a cross-platform cross-browser website is a must these days. You'll find websites that only work properly (or will only work... full stop) on IE. I'm not only taking about small-fry websites either... there are some big brands I could name (but won't) who are single browser minded.
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BITS???
EDIT: Sorry, got a bit whimsical there.............I know what BITS is and how it works. The point I was making is that I cannot access M$ Update on FF and have to use IE, thus so, I assume, will LR which I assume accounts for the temp files etc he finds in CC. I think the old activex plug-in for earlier FF is now 'dead'?
Last edited by BOAC; 13th Dec 2012 at 18:20.