Re: Uninstalling IE

Whom do you think you're writing to? This is a public newsgroup.

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Ted Zieglar
"Backup is a computer user's best friend."

mswish@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
My firm has the exact same need to remove completely IE or OutlookExpress (from select servers or workstations). "Hiding" the icons isn't a sufficient solution. I realize we could abandon the Win OS on these machines thereby solving our specific problem, and we haven't ruled that solution out yet, but we're otherwise content with the Windows OS and I can't believe that'd be MS's ultimate recommendation.

My understanding is that the antitrust division of the US Justice system formally does not agree with your assessment that either IE or OutlookExpress "is part of the OS" (or at least that it's not supposed to be) and that you, MS, are therefore obligated to provide to us, the end users, a clear remedy for removing this "middleware" in case we might choose to deploy the OS without any browser or email client altogether or whether we wish to rely on a competitor's browser or email client product instead. Am I misunderstanding the directive the court has handed down to MS? Please consult with MS's Dir of Antitrust Compliance and clarify for us in this forum exactly what MS believes its duty to its customers is regarding this legitimate request to completely remove IE and/or OutlookExpress.

"Modem Ani" wrote:

Internet Explorer is part of the operating system and cannot be uninstalled.
However, you can easily remove the computer's access to Internet Explorer if
you prefer another browser.

"How to change your default programs and enable or remove access to
Microsoft Windows and non-Microsoft programs"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;332003

Modem Ani

"Kai" <Kai@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:743B36D8-E54D-4D46-8AF1-0CBACBDBCACA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I need to know how to completely uninstall IE from my system. I am
currently
running Windows XP and it does not display on the list when I access the
Control Panel to Add/Remove programs. Please help!!


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