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Thread ID: 33086 2003-05-06 12:07:00 How to delete internet explorer/Win 98SE artyone (3741) Press F1
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141916 2003-05-06 12:07:00 I asked this a year or two ago and was told of a program that did actually do it completely and now I've made up a new PC and loaded Netscape again I want rid of the 'soft 'plorer. artyone (3741)
141917 2003-05-06 12:43:00 www.annoyances.org

HTH Cheers Murray P
Murray P (44)
141918 2003-05-06 12:43:00 98 Lite. Google will give you the link. bmason (508)
141919 2003-05-06 12:44:00 Maybe you are looking for Win98 Lite.

Even if I used Netscape I wouldn't bother getting rid of IE.

Why not?

I have heaps of Hard drive space and don't mind how much it uses.

Also I design web sites and want to test them using the browser of choice for most people.

Please don't start a Browser war. :-)
Elephant (599)
141920 2003-05-06 12:58:00 >Also I design web sites and want to test them using the browser of choice >for most people.

Yeah I keep IE for that reason as well. Though I wouldn't call it "browser of choice" more "browser of blindness" or of not knowing.
-=JM=- (16)
141921 2003-05-06 23:55:00 as much as i dislike IE it may be a wise idea to keep it. the only reason i use it these days to to do windows updates.

also i find there are a few programs that for some werid reason require IE to be installed. a few games, nortons systemworks 2003, and a few small apps.
tweak'e (174)
141922 2003-05-07 00:01:00 Also if you remove it wrongly then windows will do a hiss fit & you will need to reload windows. stu140103 (137)
141923 2003-05-07 00:55:00 I removed it once and my PC threw a fit so had to do a restore from my image files can cause more problems than its worth to remove I generally use Opera 7 faster for surfing etc kiwibeat (304)
141924 2003-05-07 07:58:00 Well Chaps,I've read all you said but my hard head still wants rid of it.I only have a smallish PC,well tiny by todays standards,and I have loaded 98SE at a relative minimum and did the same with Netscape 4.8 and Irfan view,which I've had for a few years,takes care of all the Image stuff and abit more besides.I don't play games and mainly go to text only forums and download odds and ends so I see absolutely no reason to have IE sitting on my hard drive.I'll try the IE off program,track down the 98 annoyances book(I found the 95 annoyances a great learning curve) and I'll shift a few folders about until I get rid of it.
Any other ideas would also be appreciated.
artyone (3741)
141925 2003-05-07 23:08:00 Hi,

Would hiding the Internet Explorer icon suit you?

The tool you can use for systems 95/98 would be "System Policy Editor". I can't exactly remember where abouts the option or the name of the template you can import, as I no longer use Windows 98 and its been a long time since I have used System Policy editor.

Try this link for further information:
www.webtube.co.uk
The Student (3269)
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