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How do i delete internet explorer 8 please

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Dame*Shelly*(

Dame*Shelly*("\(*o*)/") Report 23 May 2009 12:11

i up dated it by accedent and i think this is what given me these new setting that i dont like in my browser bar

when i ckick on it the drop down give me history and favorites menu and i want it back the way it was plane and simpel


thank you shelly

Researching:
Re-searching Barber and Marrow Wickhambrook Suffolk

KeithInFujairah

KeithInFujairah Report 23 May 2009 12:14

Shelly, do you have Vista or XP?

If you have XP, go to Control Panel, add remove programmes, then find the entry and delete it.

In Vista, it is not considered a programme, but an Update, To uninstall Internet Explorer 8, go to Control Panel, and click on Uninstall Programs link or Programs and Features icon. Then on Tasks pane on the left, click on View installed updates link. Locate and select Windows Internet Explorer 8 in the list of installed updates, and then click on Uninstall button. Click on Yes when asked that are you sure want to uninstall the update.

If there is no option of IE8 been found on “Programs and Features” or “Add or Remove Programs” dialog box, or uninstallation of Internet Explorer 8 is unclean (causing error message such as setup cannot continue because a more recent version of Internet Explorer has been detected on this computer when trying to downgrade to IE7), try to manually run the spuninst.exe.

To do so, go to C:\WINDOWS\ie8\spuninst\ folder (your drive letter may be different), and run spuninst.exe. Restart the computer after uninstallation completed.

Dame*Shelly*(

Dame*Shelly*("\(*o*)/") Report 23 May 2009 12:15

keith i have vista

Researching:
Re-searching Barber and Marrow Wickhambrook Suffolk

KeithInFujairah

KeithInFujairah Report 23 May 2009 12:17

Just updated my post above, hope it helps Shelly.

Dame*Shelly*(

Dame*Shelly*("\(*o*)/") Report 23 May 2009 12:19

ok thank you im off to give it a try

Researching:
Re-searching Barber and Marrow Wickhambrook Suffolk

Dame*Shelly*(

Dame*Shelly*("\(*o*)/") Report 23 May 2009 12:43

thank you keith it work a treet

back to it old self

shelly xxxx

Researching:
Re-searching Barber and Marrow Wickhambrook Suffolk

KeithInFujairah

KeithInFujairah Report 23 May 2009 12:51

Glad to help. :-)

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 23 May 2009 15:18

Keith
can I have the benefit of your advice,!! I have XP and since it downloaded Internet Explorer 8 am having massive problems with web sites not loading ,pages freezing and not responding etc. I have looked in Control panel ,add /remove programmes and have only got the one Internet Explorer programme SO if i uninstall that how am going to get back to my previous Internet Explorer, Not a computer buff and dont want to do something that locks me out ,My homepage is on Internet Explorer as is loads of other websites, I am reluctant to try and bu**er it all up,
Shirley

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

KeithInFujairah

KeithInFujairah Report 23 May 2009 15:29

Shirley, if you go here:- http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957700
and follow the instructions it should return to IE7

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 23 May 2009 16:17

didnt work i ,m afraid and It couldnt do it .on looking said i had Explorer 7 BUT help on Internet Explore said i was on Internet Explorer8 . another link said cant uninstall if service pack 3 not installed but this wont install either
this was the info i got for the failed install
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 and .NET Framework 3.5 Family Update for .NET versions 2.0 through 3.5 (KB951847) x86

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

KeithInFujairah

KeithInFujairah Report 23 May 2009 16:38

Shirley, I think you are trying to update the wrong file, you need Windows XP SP3 (service pack 3).
Unfortunately I cannot get the link to work for me from the Microsoft site!!

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=68C48DAD-BC34-40BE-8D85-6BB4F56F5110&displaylang=en

See if you can get to the update centre here http://update.microsoft.com

EDIT just realised why it wont work for me, I am using Chrome, not IE so you have to use IE to go to update site.