Re: how to downgrade Internet Explorer 6 to Internet Explorer 5.5

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From: PA Bear (PABear_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/29/04 

Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 21:33:36 -0400

Please make sure you crosspost your replies to
microsoft.public.win2000.general as well as to IE6 Browser.

If you installed IE6 SP1 after installing SP3, you should indeed get the 3
options you did. If you chose not to save your Previous Configuration, only
the Repair or Add a Component options would be available to you.

Best of luck & let us know how you make out. When you do, perhaps you'll
tell us why you *want* to uninstall IE6 and install IE5.5? 

-- 
~PA Bear
anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com wrote:
> I guess I installed IE6 SP1 after SP3. I dont know
> whether i can reinstall Win2k SP1 now, but im going to
> try now, will let you know
>
> Thanks for your help
> Shree
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> Did you install SP2 and then SP3 *after* installing IE6 (SP1), Shree?
>>
>> If you did not save your Previous Configuration when you installed IE6 
>> SP1,
>> you will have to reinstall Win2K (SP1?) to return to pre- IE6 state.
>>
>> I am crossposting this reply to a Win2K-specific newsgroup.  All
>> respondents, please continue the crossposting.
>>
>> Shree wrote:
>>> Thats excellent, but i ran into another problem.
>>> Accidentally your example is my exact setup, i unistalled
>>> SP4 but now i dont have add/remove option for SP3 and
>>> SP2.
>>>
>>> After unistalling SP4 now i have the IE SP1 poped-up
>>> under add/remove. When I try to uninstall, I get a pop- up
>>> with three options. 1)Add a component 2)Repair IE 3)
>>> Restore the Previous Windows Configuration. But only 2nd
>>> option is available. As you know i shd get 3rd option
>>> avail to me.
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> You can uninstall IE6 (SP1) via Add/Remove Programs, returning to your
>>>> previous IE version (if you saved the data)...but you *must* first
>>>> uninstall any Win2K Service Packs installed *after* you installed IE6
>>>> (SP1).
>>>>
>>>> Example:
>>>>
>>>> You were running Win2K SP2 (which came with IE 5.01SP2)
>>>> You then installed
>>>> IE6 SP1 > You then installed Win2K SP3 and then SP4.
>>>>
>>>> You must uninstall, in order, (1) SP4, (2) SP3, and then (3) IE6 SP1 to
>>>> return to IE 5.01 SP2.  From there, you could upgrade to IE5.5 (SP1 or
>>>> SP2).
>>>>
>>>> Clear as mud, eh?
>>>> --
>>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>>>> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP
>>>>
>>>> WinXP SP2: What's New for Internet Explorer and Outlook Express
>>>>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/ieoeoverview.mspx
>>>>
>>>> What You Should Know About Spyware
>>>>
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/deviouss
> oftware.mspx
>>>>
>>>> AumHa Forums
>>>> http://forum.aumha.org
>>>>
>>>> Shree wrote:
>>>>> Im using Windows 2000 pro
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>> Shree
>>>>
>>>> .
>>
>> .

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