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878271 2010-04-20 01:56:00 Does anyone know how to remove IE8 from Windows7 JJJJJ (528)
878272 2010-04-20 02:17:00 In the Add/Remove programs (appwiz.cpl) under 'Windows Features' look for IE8.

Untick and it should remove it.
bob_doe_nz (92)
878273 2010-04-20 02:20:00 Go into the control panel, programs and features, on the left, turn windows features on or off, IE8 will be ticked. If you untick it, it will disable it, not to sure if it actually removes it though.

WARNING: turning IE8 off, may cause all sorts of sh1t to happen as other apps may require it to work correctly.
wainuitech (129)
878274 2010-04-20 03:32:00 Leave it there and just use another browser instead. Less hassle. pctek (84)
878275 2010-04-20 05:13:00 Leave it there and just use another browser instead. Less hassle.

This is what I did.

Simply removing icons off of the desktop and changing the default browser.

IE8, is a pretty good idea to have as a backup, just incase. Seeing how it uses the internet options for all it's settings, it's helpful for testing some things when your connection drops.
Imagine your other browser suddenly crashing and no longer working?
Cellux (15145)
878276 2010-04-20 05:38:00 Does anyone know how to remove IE8 from Windows7

curious mind would like to know why you want to remove it?
nmercer (3899)
878277 2010-04-20 08:37:00 curious mind would like to know why you want to remove it?

Actualy I am not trying to get rid of it. I want to clear it out and then re-instal it. I have an unidentified problem that has been diagnosed as a fault in IE
We have a zipped file sitting on a server. It has been downloaded 3967 times and nobody else has had a problem. But when I want it I click on a link labelled "download xxx.zip", I ger a file with a php suffix.
Yet when I downloaded it with Firefox , no problems.
JJJJJ (528)
878278 2010-04-20 08:57:00 Have you tried resetting IE?
Go to Tools>Internet Options>Advanced(tab) and L-click Reset button (or go to Control Panel>Internet Options etc).
feersumendjinn (64)
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