How to uninstll Internet Explore 8.0?

by Sophi On April 2, 2009 | Internet | Hits: 57
Software you need: Internet Explore 8.0



To uninstall Internet Explorer 8 yourself, follow the instructions for your version of Windows. To follow these steps, you must be logged on to Windows as an administrator.



Steps for Windows Vista or for Windows Server 2008:



1. Close all programs except Windows.

2. Click Start, type Appwiz.cpl in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.

3. In the Tasks pane, click View installed updates.

4. In the list of installed updates, double-click Windows Internet Explorer 8.



Note If Windows Internet Explorer 8 does not appear in the list of installed updates, try the

Alternative way

.

5. In the Uninstall an update dialog box, click Yes.

6. Follow the instructions to uninstall Internet Explorer 8.

7. When the uninstall program is finished, restart your computer.



Alternative way:



1. Carefully select and then copy the following command:

FORFILES /P %WINDIR%\servicing\Packages /M Microsoft-Windows-InternetExplorer-8*.mum /c "cmd /c echo Uninstalling package @fname && start /w pkgmgr /up:@fname /norestart"

2. Click Start, and then type Cmd.exe in the Start Search box.

3. In the list of programs, right-click Cmd.exe, and then click Run as administrator.



4. Right-click inside the Administrator: Command Prompt window, and then click Paste to paste the command that you copied in step 1.

5. Press ENTER to uninstall Internet Explorer 8, restart your computer in the end.





Steps for Windows XP or for Windows Server 2003.



1. Close all programs except Windows.

2. Click Start, and then click Run.

3. In the Open box, type Appwiz.cpl, and then click OK.

4. In the list of currently installed programs, click Windows Internet Explorer 8, and then click Remove.



Note If Windows Internet Explorer 8 does not appear in the list of installed updates, try the

Alternative steps for Windows XP or for Windows Server 2003

.

5. Follow the instructions to uninstall Internet Explorer 8 .

6. When the uninstall program is finished, restart your computer.



Alternative steps for Windows XP or for Windows Server 2003

.

1. Carefully select and then copy the following command:

%windir%\ie8\spuninst\spuninst.exe

2. Click Start, and then click Run.

3. In the Open box, type Cmd.exe, and then press ENTER.

4. Right-click inside the Cmd.exe window, and then click Paste to paste the command that you copied in step 1.

5. Press ENTER to uninstall Internet Explorer 8.

6. When the uninstall program is finished, restart your computer.



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