Downgrade from IE8

Let's say a person performs a Clean Install of Windows XP Home, SP3. Its
default Web browser is IE6, of course.

Let's say this person upgrades IE directly to IE8, using the full IE8
installation file:

IE8-WindowsXP-x86-ENU.exe .

Let's say this person uses it for a while, adds some toolbars along the
way and installs all the critical security updates.

Let's say this person is not happy with IE8 (not because of the
toolbars!) and would like to revert to IE6 (perhaps later upgrading to
IE7).

Other than uninstalling IE8 using Add or Remove Programs in Control
Panel, are there any other things the person needs to do, especially in
preparation?

TIA.

Let's say this person opens a search engine.

Let's say this person uses this as their search term: uninstall or
remove internet explorer 8.
---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

Daave wrote:
> Let's say a person performs a Clean Install of Windows XP Home, SP3. Its
> default Web browser is IE6, of course.
>
> Let's say this person upgrades IE directly to IE8, using the full IE8
> installation file:
>
> IE8-WindowsXP-x86-ENU.exe .
>
> Let's say this person uses it for a while, adds some toolbars along the
> way and installs all the critical security updates.
>
> Let's say this person is not happy with IE8 (not because of the
> toolbars!) and would like to revert to IE6 (perhaps later upgrading to
> IE7).
>
> Other than uninstalling IE8 using Add or Remove Programs in Control
> Panel, are there any other things the person needs to do, especially in
> preparation?
>
> TIA.
>
>

Thank you for your suggestion, Leonard. I am sure you mean well, but
allow me to repeat the relevant part of my post:

>> Other than uninstalling IE8 using Add or Remove Programs in Control
>> Panel, are there any other things the person needs to do, especially
>> in preparation?

Your search engine suggestion is a wonderful starting point. In fact,
here is the first (and I would imagine most relevant) hit:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957700
"How do I uninstall or remove Internet Explorer 8?"

Assuming the spuninst.exe command is not necessary, the method
referenced is indeed to simply uninstall it using Add or Remove Programs
in Control Panel. I assumed you understood I was already familiar with
this well-known method (considering that I had mentioned it in my post),
but perhaps I should not have assumed that.

I was hoping for any information that might not be widely known. For
instance, how many times has someone upgraded to SP3, only to later find
that they would have been much better off first doing a certain amount
of prep?

Are you privy to such information, Leonard? In the event that you are, I
would very much appreciate your sharing it with me and others.



Leonard Grey wrote:
> Let's say this person opens a search engine.
>
> Let's say this person uses this as their search term: uninstall or
> remove internet explorer 8.
> ---
> Leonard Grey
> Errare humanum est
>
> Daave wrote:
>> Let's say a person performs a Clean Install of Windows XP Home, SP3.
>> Its default Web browser is IE6, of course.
>>
>> Let's say this person upgrades IE directly to IE8, using the full IE8
>> installation file:
>>
>> IE8-WindowsXP-x86-ENU.exe .
>>
>> Let's say this person uses it for a while, adds some toolbars along
>> the way and installs all the critical security updates.
>>
>> Let's say this person is not happy with IE8 (not because of the
>> toolbars!) and would like to revert to IE6 (perhaps later upgrading
>> to IE7).
>>
>> Other than uninstalling IE8 using Add or Remove Programs in Control
>> Panel, are there any other things the person needs to do, especially
>> in preparation?
>>
>> TIA.

No, other than to disable all real-time protection afforded by anti-virus &
anti-spware applications and any third-party firewall (in which case you
should enable the Windows Firewall).


Daave wrote:
> Let's say a person performs a Clean Install of Windows XP Home, SP3. Its
> default Web browser is IE6, of course.
>
> Let's say this person upgrades IE directly to IE8, using the full IE8
> installation file:
>
> IE8-WindowsXP-x86-ENU.exe .
>
> Let's say this person uses it for a while, adds some toolbars along the
> way and installs all the critical security updates.
>
> Let's say this person is not happy with IE8 (not because of the
> toolbars!) and would like to revert to IE6 (perhaps later upgrading to
> IE7).
>
> Other than uninstalling IE8 using Add or Remove Programs in Control
> Panel, are there any other things the person needs to do, especially in
> preparation?
>
> TIA.

"...are there any other things the person needs to do, especially in
preparation?"

"In preparation" for what?
---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

Daave wrote:
> Thank you for your suggestion, Leonard. I am sure you mean well, but
> allow me to repeat the relevant part of my post:
>
>>> Other than uninstalling IE8 using Add or Remove Programs in Control
>>> Panel, are there any other things the person needs to do, especially
>>> in preparation?
>
> Your search engine suggestion is a wonderful starting point. In fact,
> here is the first (and I would imagine most relevant) hit:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957700
> "How do I uninstall or remove Internet Explorer 8?"
>
> Assuming the spuninst.exe command is not necessary, the method
> referenced is indeed to simply uninstall it using Add or Remove Programs
> in Control Panel. I assumed you understood I was already familiar with
> this well-known method (considering that I had mentioned it in my post),
> but perhaps I should not have assumed that.
>
> I was hoping for any information that might not be widely known. For
> instance, how many times has someone upgraded to SP3, only to later find
> that they would have been much better off first doing a certain amount
> of prep?
>
> Are you privy to such information, Leonard? In the event that you are, I
> would very much appreciate your sharing it with me and others.
>
>
>
> Leonard Grey wrote:
>> Let's say this person opens a search engine.
>>
>> Let's say this person uses this as their search term: uninstall or
>> remove internet explorer 8.
>> ---
>> Leonard Grey
>> Errare humanum est
>>
>> Daave wrote:
>>> Let's say a person performs a Clean Install of Windows XP Home, SP3.
>>> Its default Web browser is IE6, of course.
>>>
>>> Let's say this person upgrades IE directly to IE8, using the full IE8
>>> installation file:
>>>
>>> IE8-WindowsXP-x86-ENU.exe .
>>>
>>> Let's say this person uses it for a while, adds some toolbars along
>>> the way and installs all the critical security updates.
>>>
>>> Let's say this person is not happy with IE8 (not because of the
>>> toolbars!) and would like to revert to IE6 (perhaps later upgrading
>>> to IE7).
>>>
>>> Other than uninstalling IE8 using Add or Remove Programs in Control
>>> Panel, are there any other things the person needs to do, especially
>>> in preparation?
>>>
>>> TIA.
>
>

Are there any specific things that need to be done before one uninstalls
IE8? (Just like the idea that one would be well advised to do certain
things before installing SP3, like obtaining the standalone installer
rather than use Automatic Updates, disabling security programs, etc.) I
thought that perhaps there may be some security updates applied after
the fact that should be uninstalled first.


Leonard Grey wrote:
> "...are there any other things the person needs to do, especially in
> preparation?"
>
> "In preparation" for what?
> ---
> Leonard Grey
> Errare humanum est
>
> Daave wrote:
>> Thank you for your suggestion, Leonard. I am sure you mean well, but
>> allow me to repeat the relevant part of my post:
>>
>>>> Other than uninstalling IE8 using Add or Remove Programs in Control
>>>> Panel, are there any other things the person needs to do,
>>>> especially in preparation?
>>
>> Your search engine suggestion is a wonderful starting point. In fact,
>> here is the first (and I would imagine most relevant) hit:
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957700
>> "How do I uninstall or remove Internet Explorer 8?"
>>
>> Assuming the spuninst.exe command is not necessary, the method
>> referenced is indeed to simply uninstall it using Add or Remove
>> Programs in Control Panel. I assumed you understood I was already
>> familiar with this well-known method (considering that I had
>> mentioned it in my post), but perhaps I should not have assumed that.
>>
>> I was hoping for any information that might not be widely known. For
>> instance, how many times has someone upgraded to SP3, only to later
>> find that they would have been much better off first doing a certain
>> amount of prep?
>>
>> Are you privy to such information, Leonard? In the event that you
>> are, I would very much appreciate your sharing it with me and others.
>>
>>
>>
>> Leonard Grey wrote:
>>> Let's say this person opens a search engine.
>>>
>>> Let's say this person uses this as their search term: uninstall or
>>> remove internet explorer 8.
>>> ---
>>> Leonard Grey
>>> Errare humanum est
>>>
>>> Daave wrote:
>>>> Let's say a person performs a Clean Install of Windows XP Home,
>>>> SP3. Its default Web browser is IE6, of course.
>>>>
>>>> Let's say this person upgrades IE directly to IE8, using the full
>>>> IE8 installation file:
>>>>
>>>> IE8-WindowsXP-x86-ENU.exe .
>>>>
>>>> Let's say this person uses it for a while, adds some toolbars along
>>>> the way and installs all the critical security updates.
>>>>
>>>> Let's say this person is not happy with IE8 (not because of the
>>>> toolbars!) and would like to revert to IE6 (perhaps later upgrading
>>>> to IE7).
>>>>
>>>> Other than uninstalling IE8 using Add or Remove Programs in Control
>>>> Panel, are there any other things the person needs to do,
>>>> especially in preparation?
>>>>
>>>> TIA.

Thanks for the suggestions, Bear.

I suppose I could even physically disconnect from the Internet; that way
it wouldn't even matter if I had no security during the uninstall.

PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
> No, other than to disable all real-time protection afforded by
> anti-virus & anti-spware applications and any third-party firewall
> (in which case you should enable the Windows Firewall).
>
>
> Daave wrote:
>> Let's say a person performs a Clean Install of Windows XP Home, SP3.
>> Its default Web browser is IE6, of course.
>>
>> Let's say this person upgrades IE directly to IE8, using the full IE8
>> installation file:
>>
>> IE8-WindowsXP-x86-ENU.exe .
>>
>> Let's say this person uses it for a while, adds some toolbars along
>> the way and installs all the critical security updates.
>>
>> Let's say this person is not happy with IE8 (not because of the
>> toolbars!) and would like to revert to IE6 (perhaps later upgrading
>> to IE7).
>>
>> Other than uninstalling IE8 using Add or Remove Programs in Control
>> Panel, are there any other things the person needs to do, especially
>> in preparation?
>>
>> TIA.

Beyond what is written in the MSKB article and the normal practices for
uninstalling software, there is nothing special to do.
---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

Daave wrote:
> Are there any specific things that need to be done before one uninstalls
> IE8? (Just like the idea that one would be well advised to do certain
> things before installing SP3, like obtaining the standalone installer
> rather than use Automatic Updates, disabling security programs, etc.) I
> thought that perhaps there may be some security updates applied after
> the fact that should be uninstalled first.
>
>
> Leonard Grey wrote:
>> "...are there any other things the person needs to do, especially in
>> preparation?"
>>
>> "In preparation" for what?
>> ---
>> Leonard Grey
>> Errare humanum est
>>
>> Daave wrote:
>>> Thank you for your suggestion, Leonard. I am sure you mean well, but
>>> allow me to repeat the relevant part of my post:
>>>
>>>>> Other than uninstalling IE8 using Add or Remove Programs in Control
>>>>> Panel, are there any other things the person needs to do,
>>>>> especially in preparation?
>>> Your search engine suggestion is a wonderful starting point. In fact,
>>> here is the first (and I would imagine most relevant) hit:
>>>
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957700
>>> "How do I uninstall or remove Internet Explorer 8?"
>>>
>>> Assuming the spuninst.exe command is not necessary, the method
>>> referenced is indeed to simply uninstall it using Add or Remove
>>> Programs in Control Panel. I assumed you understood I was already
>>> familiar with this well-known method (considering that I had
>>> mentioned it in my post), but perhaps I should not have assumed that.
>>>
>>> I was hoping for any information that might not be widely known. For
>>> instance, how many times has someone upgraded to SP3, only to later
>>> find that they would have been much better off first doing a certain
>>> amount of prep?
>>>
>>> Are you privy to such information, Leonard? In the event that you
>>> are, I would very much appreciate your sharing it with me and others.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Leonard Grey wrote:
>>>> Let's say this person opens a search engine.
>>>>
>>>> Let's say this person uses this as their search term: uninstall or
>>>> remove internet explorer 8.
>>>> ---
>>>> Leonard Grey
>>>> Errare humanum est
>>>>
>>>> Daave wrote:
>>>>> Let's say a person performs a Clean Install of Windows XP Home,
>>>>> SP3. Its default Web browser is IE6, of course.
>>>>>
>>>>> Let's say this person upgrades IE directly to IE8, using the full
>>>>> IE8 installation file:
>>>>>
>>>>> IE8-WindowsXP-x86-ENU.exe .
>>>>>
>>>>> Let's say this person uses it for a while, adds some toolbars along
>>>>> the way and installs all the critical security updates.
>>>>>
>>>>> Let's say this person is not happy with IE8 (not because of the
>>>>> toolbars!) and would like to revert to IE6 (perhaps later upgrading
>>>>> to IE7).
>>>>>
>>>>> Other than uninstalling IE8 using Add or Remove Programs in Control
>>>>> Panel, are there any other things the person needs to do,
>>>>> especially in preparation?
>>>>>
>>>>> TIA.
>
>

I had a feeling this was the case. I of course wanted to be sure; thus
my post.


Leonard Grey wrote:
> Beyond what is written in the MSKB article and the normal practices
> for uninstalling software, there is nothing special to do.
> ---
> Leonard Grey
> Errare humanum est
>
> Daave wrote:
>> Are there any specific things that need to be done before one
>> uninstalls IE8? (Just like the idea that one would be well advised
>> to do certain things before installing SP3, like obtaining the
>> standalone installer rather than use Automatic Updates, disabling
>> security programs, etc.) I thought that perhaps there may be some
>> security updates applied after the fact that should be uninstalled
>> first. Leonard Grey wrote:
>>> "...are there any other things the person needs to do, especially in
>>> preparation?"
>>>
>>> "In preparation" for what?
>>> ---
>>> Leonard Grey
>>> Errare humanum est
>>>
>>> Daave wrote:
>>>> Thank you for your suggestion, Leonard. I am sure you mean well,
>>>> but allow me to repeat the relevant part of my post:
>>>>
>>>>>> Other than uninstalling IE8 using Add or Remove Programs in
>>>>>> Control Panel, are there any other things the person needs to do,
>>>>>> especially in preparation?
>>>> Your search engine suggestion is a wonderful starting point. In
>>>> fact, here is the first (and I would imagine most relevant) hit:
>>>>
>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957700
>>>> "How do I uninstall or remove Internet Explorer 8?"
>>>>
>>>> Assuming the spuninst.exe command is not necessary, the method
>>>> referenced is indeed to simply uninstall it using Add or Remove
>>>> Programs in Control Panel. I assumed you understood I was already
>>>> familiar with this well-known method (considering that I had
>>>> mentioned it in my post), but perhaps I should not have assumed
>>>> that. I was hoping for any information that might not be widely
>>>> known.
>>>> For instance, how many times has someone upgraded to SP3, only to
>>>> later find that they would have been much better off first doing a
>>>> certain amount of prep?
>>>>
>>>> Are you privy to such information, Leonard? In the event that you
>>>> are, I would very much appreciate your sharing it with me and
>>>> others. Leonard Grey wrote:
>>>>> Let's say this person opens a search engine.
>>>>>
>>>>> Let's say this person uses this as their search term: uninstall or
>>>>> remove internet explorer 8.
>>>>> ---
>>>>> Leonard Grey
>>>>> Errare humanum est
>>>>>
>>>>> Daave wrote:
>>>>>> Let's say a person performs a Clean Install of Windows XP Home,
>>>>>> SP3. Its default Web browser is IE6, of course.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Let's say this person upgrades IE directly to IE8, using the full
>>>>>> IE8 installation file:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> IE8-WindowsXP-x86-ENU.exe .
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Let's say this person uses it for a while, adds some toolbars
>>>>>> along the way and installs all the critical security updates.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Let's say this person is not happy with IE8 (not because of the
>>>>>> toolbars!) and would like to revert to IE6 (perhaps later
>>>>>> upgrading to IE7).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Other than uninstalling IE8 using Add or Remove Programs in
>>>>>> Control Panel, are there any other things the person needs to do,
>>>>>> especially in preparation?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> TIA.

IE6 is DEAD No more on your PC
BUT You Can uninstalling IE8
For IE7 is a Live on your PC
Just uninstalling IE8 and ReBoot and IE7 will be THERE ALL WAY'S
you need not to install IE7 you have and you will love it to!!!





"Daave" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Let's say a person performs a Clean Install of Windows XP Home, SP3. Its
> default Web browser is IE6, of course.
>
> Let's say this person upgrades IE directly to IE8, using the full IE8
> installation file:
>
> IE8-WindowsXP-x86-ENU.exe .
>
> Let's say this person uses it for a while, adds some toolbars along the
> way and installs all the critical security updates.
>
> Let's say this person is not happy with IE8 (not because of the toolbars!)
> and would like to revert to IE6 (perhaps later upgrading to IE7).
>
> Other than uninstalling IE8 using Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel,
> are there any other things the person needs to do, especially in
> preparation?
>
> TIA.
>