How Can I Uninstall Internet Explorer 8?
Internet Explorer 8 can be removed from your system. The previous version of Internet Explorer will be restored with the customization you have requested. Internet Explorer 8 is part of Windows 7. Internet Explorer 8 is a part of Windows 7. www.office.com/setup
Uninstall Internet Explorer 8 from Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008.
These steps will allow you to remove Internet Explorer 8 from your computer if you have it installed.
- In the search menu, type "Cmd.exe".
- The screen will display a list of programs.Right-click on "Cmd.exe" to open a list of programs. Click "Run as administrator" If a password is required, enter it.
- After right clicking in the administrator's interior, a window will open asking you for the command.Paste "FORFILES /P %WINDIR%\servicing\Packages /M Microsoft-Windows-InternetExplorer-8*.mum /c "cmd /c echo", in this window.
- Upon pressing "Enter", Internet Explorer 8 will be installed.
- To verify, restart the computer.
Uninstall Internet Explorer 8 from Windows XP and Windows Server 2003
This software can be uninstalled by following these steps:
- Do the following command twice;
"%windir%\ie8\spuninst\spuninst.exe"
- In the "Run” section of your start menu, type "Cmd.exe".The command will be executed by pressing "Enter".
- Paste "%windir%\ie8\spuninst\spuninst.exe" in the window which will appear once you right click "Cmd.exe" window.
- Pressing "Enter" will now uninstall Explorer 8.
- To confirm, restart your computer.
Steps after you have uninstalled Internet Explorer 8
Once you have followed the steps in your particular software, restart your computer. After your computer has been restarted, you can follow the following steps:
- Open Internet Explorer on your personal computer.
- Click on the "Help" button. Next, locate "About Internet Explorer". Once you have located it, Internet Explorer 6 and 7 should now be visible in the dialog box.
- Internet Explorer 6 and 7 will confirm that Internet Explorer 8 is not installed. Internet Explorer 6 and 7 will not open if Internet Explorer 8 has not been removed.
Additional Information
After Internet Explorer 8 has been uninstalled you might notice Application Event Log errors after each reboot. www.office.com/myaccount
To solve this problem, erase the following Internet Explorer User Accelerators and Internet Explorer Machine Accelerators registry keys in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE found in Microsoft Windows section:
- 7B849a69-220F-451E-B3FE-2CB811AF94AE}
- CF7639F3-ABA2-41DB-97F2-81E2C5DBFC5D