IE6 removal
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IE6 removal
I have just installed IE6, I was running IE5.5 previously. If I remove version 6 using the ADD/REMOVE facility, will it remove internet explorer completely or will it remove only V6 components and leave me with V5.5, the original installation?
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I'm thinking of doing just the opposit, got IE5.5 on this disc,and for some reason I keep getting script errors on pprune,cant get rid of them,a irritation more than a problem.
My other hard disk has IE6 and I have no pros with that.
My other hard disk has IE6 and I have no pros with that.
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From: N51:37:39 W1:19:16 Feel free to use as a waypoint.
As I understand it , it will go back to the version of IE originally supplied with the OS so for instance if you are using Windows 2000 you will go back to I E 5 (I think if not 5.5)
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From: Geriatrica, UK
You'll go back to the previous version - seamlessly.
I tried IE6 but foung that it inhibited McAfee's WebScanX.exe so that I was without e-mail and download scan.
So I went to Add/Remove Programs in Contol Panel (Windows 2000) and simply removed it. My system went tback to IE5.5 without a hitch.
I tried IE6 but foung that it inhibited McAfee's WebScanX.exe so that I was without e-mail and download scan.
So I went to Add/Remove Programs in Contol Panel (Windows 2000) and simply removed it. My system went tback to IE5.5 without a hitch.
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From: Seattle, WA USA
Digging into the dark recesses of my memory, I seem to recall that when you install IE you are asked if you wish to keep uninstall information. Anyway, this uninstall information is vital to restoring your prior version of IE. Without it you are, to use a technical term, screwed.
Now, you may very at some point delete this uninstall information, or may not have chosen to save it in the first place. Furthermore various system cleaning utilities and indeed Windows' own disk cleanup utility may delete these files to save space.
So, figure out if you've got the uninstall info and if you have, you should be able to go back. If not, you will probably not be successful.
Those systemworks type utilities (Norton and Ontrack) have a "go back" type utility but this only works well if you take a snapshot of your system before installing new software.
Now, you may very at some point delete this uninstall information, or may not have chosen to save it in the first place. Furthermore various system cleaning utilities and indeed Windows' own disk cleanup utility may delete these files to save space.
So, figure out if you've got the uninstall info and if you have, you should be able to go back. If not, you will probably not be successful.
Those systemworks type utilities (Norton and Ontrack) have a "go back" type utility but this only works well if you take a snapshot of your system before installing new software.
