Uninstall IE8 Beta2 in Windows XP SP3

[Guest cmgith]

I figured there would be a lot of posts on this subject, but after using

the forum search multiple times have found nothing similar. Hope you can

help me. A friend thought he was doing me a favor and installed IE8

Beta2 as a surprise. Previously I had IE7. I've got XP Home, SP3.

The new installation of IE8 has caused more problems than I can fix fast

enough (script errors, add-ons, incompatible searches, unrecongnized

commands, etc etc) It's horrible, or rather to be fair it's incompatible

with my computer at this time, and instead of reconfiguring every

setting I can find to make it work, I want it gone. But how do you

uninstall it? it's not in Add/Remove Programs and isn't listed in the

few secondary unistallers i've got. I plan to use Unlocker and delete

it all from Explorer, but thought I'd ask first. Thanks. Candace

 

 

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[Guest Paul]

Re: Uninstall IE8 Beta2 in Windows XP SP3

 

cmgith wrote:

> I figured there would be a lot of posts on this subject, but after using

> the forum search multiple times have found nothing similar. Hope you can

> help me. A friend thought he was doing me a favor and installed IE8

> Beta2 as a surprise. Previously I had IE7. I've got XP Home, SP3.

> The new installation of IE8 has caused more problems than I can fix fast

> enough (script errors, add-ons, incompatible searches, unrecongnized

> commands, etc etc) It's horrible, or rather to be fair it's incompatible

> with my computer at this time, and instead of reconfiguring every

> setting I can find to make it work, I want it gone. But how do you

> uninstall it? it's not in Add/Remove Programs and isn't listed in the

> few secondary unistallers i've got. I plan to use Unlocker and delete

> it all from Explorer, but thought I'd ask first. Thanks. Candace

>

 

http://groups.google.ca/group/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general/browse_thread/thread/10e5f48ade0ba2f/1d69d6a7aebb38e0

 

There is a picture here.

http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2008/08/27/upgrading-to-internet-explorer-8-beta-2.aspx

 

The picture shows - in Add/Remove, it is "Windows Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2"

 

http://ieblog.members.winisp.net/images/Add.Remove.XP.png

 

Paul

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: Uninstall IE8 Beta2 in Windows XP SP3

 

Uninstall directions will be found in the Release Notes:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949787

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IE8 Beta-specific newsgroup:

http://news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.beta

 

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

 

cmgith wrote:

> I figured there would be a lot of posts on this subject, but after using

> the forum search multiple times have found nothing similar. Hope you can

> help me. A friend thought he was doing me a favor and installed IE8

> Beta2 as a surprise. Previously I had IE7. I've got XP Home, SP3.

> The new installation of IE8 has caused more problems than I can fix fast

> enough (script errors, add-ons, incompatible searches, unrecongnized

> commands, etc etc) It's horrible, or rather to be fair it's incompatible

> with my computer at this time, and instead of reconfiguring every

> setting I can find to make it work, I want it gone. But how do you

> uninstall it? it's not in Add/Remove Programs and isn't listed in the

> few secondary unistallers i've got. I plan to use Unlocker and delete

> it all from Explorer, but thought I'd ask first. Thanks. Candace

[Guest Daave]

Re: Uninstall IE8 Beta2 in Windows XP SP3

 

"cmgith" <cmgith.3fazwx@no-mx.forums.xpheads.com> wrote in message

news:cmgith.3fazwx@no-mx.forums.xpheads.com...

>

> I figured there would be a lot of posts on this subject, but after

> using

> the forum search multiple times have found nothing similar. Hope you

> can

> help me. A friend thought he was doing me a favor and installed IE8

> Beta2 as a surprise. Previously I had IE7. I've got XP Home, SP3.

> The new installation of IE8 has caused more problems than I can fix

> fast

> enough (script errors, add-ons, incompatible searches, unrecongnized

> commands, etc etc) It's horrible, or rather to be fair it's

> incompatible

> with my computer at this time, and instead of reconfiguring every

> setting I can find to make it work, I want it gone. But how do you

> uninstall it? it's not in Add/Remove Programs and isn't listed in the

> few secondary unistallers i've got. I plan to use Unlocker and

> delete

> it all from Explorer, but thought I'd ask first. Thanks. Candace

 

Hopefully, the instructions in the link PA Bear provided will help:

 

If Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 does not appear in the Currently Installed

Updates list, run the following command at an elevated command prompt:

 

 

From: http://support.microsoft.com:80/kb/949787

 

FORFILES /P %WINDIR%\servicing\Packages/M

Microsoft-Windows-InternetExplorer-8*.mum /c "cmd /c echo Uninstalling

package @fname && start /w pkgmgr /up:@fname /norestart"

 

(oops, these directions are for *Vista*)

 

 

 

Hmmm, it looks like you may be stuck with it! See "Microsoft warns of

IE8 lock-in with XP SP3":

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9113739

 

(or http://tinyurl.com/5pqg24 )

 

Still, can't hurt to try the IE8 Beta newsgroup:

http://news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.beta

 

Hopefully, your friend won't surprise you anymore...

[Guest Plato]

Re: Uninstall IE8 Beta2 in Windows XP SP3

 

cmgith wrote:

>

> I figured there would be a lot of posts on this subject, but after using

> the forum search multiple times have found nothing similar. Hope you can

> help me. A friend thought he was doing me a favor and installed IE8

> Beta2 as a surprise. Previously I had IE7. I've got XP Home, SP3.

 

Contact the Author of the BETA ware for support.

 

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