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March 4th, 2009

IE now uninstallable from Windows 7

Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 9:03 am

Categories: Windows 7

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browsers, Internet, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

According to screenshots published by AeroXperience Internet Explorer is now uninstallable from the latest build of Windows 7 (they specifically mention build 7048).

This seems to only remove the IE executable (iexplore.exe) but that does render IE unusable. Good news for those who dislike the browser.

I’ve not yet looked at build 7048 so I can’t confirm this, but it all seems genuine.

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Consistency?
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Of course in only uninstalls iexplorer.exe  Johnny Vegas | 03/04/09
Yeah  NStalnecker | 03/04/09
I have this option in Windows XP SP3  ye | 03/04/09
RE: IE now uninstallable from Windows 7  Loverock Davidson | 03/04/09
Because...  ccrashh2@... | 03/04/09
Thats not a good reason  Loverock Davidson | 03/04/09
If someone is an over-zealous clicker  Michael Kelly | 03/04/09
That is true  Loverock Davidson | 03/04/09
True  NStalnecker | 03/04/09
But if you are committed to another browser  Michael Kelly | 03/04/09
Internet Explorer was never uninstallable in the first place. [nt]  olePigeon | 03/04/09
False. Versions 3 and below could be uninstalled.  CobraA1 | 03/04/09
And .NET?  modicr@... | 03/04/09
in XP it's under Add/Remove Programs  Spats30 | 03/04/09
No.  de-void | 03/04/09
.NET like Win32 ???  modicr@... | 03/04/09
Don't see why you'd want to  MissingMatter | 03/04/09
Don't mistake this move ...  de-void | 03/04/09
N version was booby trapped  dfolk2 | 03/04/09
Google pays Dell to install Chrome by default. (example)  TripleII | 03/04/09
Easy. They'll never have me as a customer.  CobraA1 | 03/04/09
Consistency?  Comnenus | 03/05/09
"I have a dream...."  dfolk2 | 03/04/09
This is just a question.  TripleII | 03/04/09
RE: IE now uninstallable from Windows 7  gennx30 | 03/04/09

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