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How to uninstall IE8 | Browsers | Tech-Recipes

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  • Volodia

    9 months ago

    thanks, didn't notice 'windows .....' stuff ;)
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  • Steve

    8 months ago

    Rubbish. IE8 doesn't show in add remove programs
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  • davak

    8 months ago

    What OS you running? I can confirm that in Vista it is found in the View Installed Updates section of Add/Remove Programs.
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  • Foo

    8 months ago

    Not in Win7
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  • shauna

    3 months ago

    i'm having the same problem- no ie8 under any name variation in add/remove and i run vista- this is being a real headache. i already reinstalled ie8 to see if that would help. i'm running firefox right now- but i can't get ie8 off my computer, nor can i revert it to ie7
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  • shauna

    3 months ago

    thanks davak- didn't see the view installed updates option in vista- gotta love vista...
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  • dre

    1 month ago

    there is a check box in there that show windows updates>> dre
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  • leroy

    8 months ago

    thanks worked great i had so much trouble with ie8 on vista
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  • Greg

    8 months ago

    yo! what happens if there is no uninstall program on XP?
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  • Greg

    8 months ago

    yo! what happens if there is no uninstall program on XP?
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  • Stephen

    3 months ago

    You need to click the tick box near the top right that says "Show Updates"
    It will then be listed and you can remove it.
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  • THE.MACHINE

    8 months ago

    To remove IIE on XP, which is not listed under add remove programs, you have to select Add/Remove Windows Components.
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  • b

    8 months ago

    retard, i want it rolled back, not wrecking ti from windows component. AND it does not show a remove option on the add or remove programs.
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  • ispaleny

    8 months ago

    run c:\WINDOWS\ie8\spuninst\spuninst.exe
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  • technet6

    7 months ago

    thank youuuuuuuuuuuuu very very very very very much

    i hope good luck for you & thank you agine
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  • Yg

    3 months ago

    Thanks a lot.... it worked :)
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  • Linda

    8 months ago

    windows internet explorer is NOT listed in the 'Programs & Features' in Windows Vista - it's not an easy uninstall as you have stated above. :(
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  • mag lee

    7 months ago

    ie8 is not listed in the programs????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  • jack

    7 months ago

    HOW TO UNINSTALL UNDER VISTA:

    1) Go to Programs and Features
    2) On the left hand side, look under Tasks > Click "View Installed Updates"
    3) When it loads all of the updates > Look for "Windows Internet Explorer 8 beta"
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  • ceax

    7 months ago

    Ty so mutch, worked! :D
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  • IE8user

    7 months ago

    1. On Vista, make sure you click "View installed updates".
    2. On both Vista and XP, make sure you are looking for "Windows Internet Explorer 8" in the list of updates.

    Then if it's really not listed, you can use a command line to uninstall (different commands for Vista vs XP). Step-by-step instructions are here:

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957700
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  • Don

    7 months ago

    Thanks a bunch - uninstalling now from Vista Ultimate.
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  • Kred

    7 months ago

    Unfortunately in xp doesn't work (otherwise I d haven't searched for a solution). I find Windows Internet Explore 8 beta 2 and uninstalled.
    After having rebooted I found IE8 again and... surprise: there's no more an uninstall option under control panel. No way to get back to IE7... and I need it at work!
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  • Dave

    7 months ago

    Removed IE 8 from Add or Remover Programs. Still couldn't reinstall IE 7.
    Any Answers?
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  • Rick

    7 months ago

    Try This.........To Uninstall IE8 Copy/paste this path into RUN dialog or follow path and execute file "spuninst.exe" PATH= "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\spuninst\spuninst.exe"
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  • Rick

    7 months ago

    Try This.........To Uninstall IE8 Copy/paste this path into RUN dialog or follow path and execute file "spuninst.exe" PATH= "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\spuninst\spuninst.exe"
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  • anil

    7 months ago

    am using xp and i have ie8. if i try to uninstall throungh add remove programs, it is not showing ie8 ..plz help in this issue
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  • nelyyarah

    7 months ago

    im having A HUGE problem when id installed and uninstalled IE8. when i did installed, everything went slow, programs not responding, and those dam pop ups. know same issue again when i uninstalled it. I still have folders naming IE on programs files which cant / wont delete.

    please help....someone

    Im now using firefox...and i have winxp pro sp3
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  • COUNTRY

    7 months ago

    THE CONTROL PANEL DOES NOT GIVE YOU THE OPTION TO REMOVE. I WANT TO GET RID OF IT.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  • Sandman

    6 months ago

    Here's a question:
    Why do so many of you people asking for help, get so P.O.'d at the very people that are politely trying to help you? There are any number of reasons for similar problems, and some solutions may not work for everybody. There are also lot5s of different places you can go to find other solutions that may help.
    I, for one, found my solution here. Thanks to "IE8User" for pointing me toward the article.
    Thanks to all that provide their advice.
    Everybody else , just relax.
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  • Nullen_Void

    6 months ago

    I agree with you Sandman. You are trying to help and they just get PO'd

    I have a better question. Why are so many people installing beta software on critical machines?
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  • Josie

    6 months ago

    Thank you, thank you , thank you!. This program is garbage-microsoft should be ashamed but they're not. I an so happy to get this the h-ll off my computer
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  • avi

    6 months ago

    hi!!! everybody knows to go to add remove and to uninstall . the problem is that the internet explorer 8 beta , does not have the remove button. and it does not apear in other uninstall programs like your uninstaller.
    do u have any idea .
    thanks
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  • dontknowme

    6 months ago

    omg my same problem please let me know if u find the solution
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  • mike

    4 months ago

    When I removed Service Pack 3, IE 8 appeared in the list.
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  • Aditi

    6 months ago

    thanks a lot
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  • Nabil

    5 months ago

    IE8 doesn't show anywhere in my PC .. not in updates or in Add Remove !! i'm running Vista ... and also the IE8 is not working it closes and gives error msg once I fire it !!! any solution?
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  • Martin Lewis

    5 months ago

    Erm... nope, that doesn't work. When trying to reinstall IE7 after the methods described above for IE8 uninstall, a message pops up saying that a newer version of IE is installed, cannot continue.
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  • Fred

    5 months ago

    Thanks. Works a treat. I can't believe some of the nasty comments on here. Ungrateful n*bheads!
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  • sofia

    5 months ago

    thank you
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  • Rickard

    5 months ago

    2008 server nor vista has ie in programs, please dont post information that is incorrect :-(
    You find it under installed updates...
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  • Just A Guy

    4 months ago

    Cheers..
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  • rachel

    4 months ago

    Had to uninstall because it wasn't compatible with my ichapters book for college. Otherwise I didn't really have any problems with it. I was able to successfully use it in PeopleSoft, which I still cannot do with Firefox.
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  • mike

    4 months ago

    You may need to uninstall WinXP SP3 before you'll see IE8 listed in Add/Remove Programs.
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  • nvm

    3 months ago

    What?! All that for a crappy IE8?!
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  • Bald E. Guy

    4 months ago

    would work just fine if ie8 appeared in Add/Remove Programs!
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  • nextelmichaelg

    3 months ago

    thank you!
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  • Mark

    3 months ago

    Thanks for this information. I found the IE8 RC1 was far too buggy and incompatible with a large amount of sites I visit.
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  • V

    3 months ago

    Thank you for the useful guide.
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  • ScrewM$

    3 months ago

    IE8 crap! Souped up IE7 trash.
    Can't uninstal,
    Can't fnd install reference in add/remove prorams.

    What are these M$ retards thinking anyway?

    Example1: When several tabs open it does no allow you anymore to save all and reopen
    Opera anyone? Hello!!
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  • maggie levack

    3 months ago

    i tried removing ie8 with the add/remove program and it won't remove. it also tells me that about 5 programs have been downloaded with ie8 and they won't work without it. I am so fed up with internet explorer. its BS.
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  • Graywolf_ANF

    3 months ago

    I have successfully un-installed IE8 frm my Windows XP. First, you need to un-install Service Pack 3 from your pc, because SP3 is the one that is blocking the IE8 Uninstallation!

    Go to: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950249/
    (To make things easier for you, I have copied the steps below):

    To remove Windows XP SP3 from your computer, use method 2.

    Method2: Use the hidden $NtServicePackUninstall$ folder.
    Click Start, click Run, type this: c:\windows\$NtServicePackUninstall$\spuninst\spuninst.exe in the Open box, and then click OK.
    When the Windows XP Service Pack 3 Removal Wizard starts, click Next.
    Follow the instructions on the screen to remove Windows XP SP3.

    After SP3 has been removed and your pc has re-started, you now need to remove IE8:-

    Alternative steps for Windows XP or for Windows Server 2003:
    To uninstall Internet Explorer 8, follow these steps:
    Click Start, and then click Run.
    In the Open box, type Cmd.exe, and then press ENTER.
    Inside the Cmd.exe window, type in the following command: %windir%\ie8\spuninst\spuninst.exe
    Press ENTER to uninstall Internet Explorer 8.
    When the uninstall program is finished, restart your computer.

    After you have restarted your computer, your previous IE have already been automatically rolled back in. To check your IE version simply open Internet Explorer, click Help and then About Internet Explorer.

    Voila! It worked perfectly!

    P/S. In case your previous IE was not rolled back in, simply install IE7 into your pc.
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  • bob

    2 months ago

    Super, and thank you very much for taking the time to help us.

    (Even including the idiot trolls who didnt bother to read the alternate instructions you provided for Vista.)
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  • Rick

    2 months ago

    Ok what they say doesn't work. I tried. Best way to remove IE8 for XP is to go to start/search and type in IE8 and check hidden files and folders. The IE8 folder will pop up and click on it. Select spuninstal which will open up and show you the icon to uninstall IE8.
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  • adrian

    2 months ago

    ie8 nu arata in adauga eliminare programe
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  • adrian

    2 months ago

    ie8 nu arata in adauga elimenarea programelor
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  • Mona

    2 months ago

    I added ie 8 on my computer running 0S winxp. Now I want it off and I can't see it to remove it. It does not show up in add/remove programs or updates. Has anyone else had this problem and if so how did you fix it?
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  • a

    2 months ago

    its not that easy!!
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  • kong

    1 month ago

    its really help me on my duty! Thanks ~~

    MS IE -> Windows IE -.- " making ie 8 look unable to install at all... -.-
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  • eclipse

    1 month ago

    omg dude your a life saver i hated IE 8
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  • Neil

    1 month ago

    Windows IE8 is not listed in the "Add or remove programs" area. Common sense.
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  • Bob

    1 month ago

    Hi,

    I removed IE8 as you suggested sbove. It was removed successfully, and IE7 became the default browser. But now every time I start IE7 it takes me to the Customize Your Settings page at http://runonce.msn.com/runonce3.aspx. After I select my settings and click on 'save your settings, it says "Settings were not able to be saved successfully." On the status line at the bottom of the page, it says 'Done, but with erros on page.'

    How do I stop this webpage from coming up. I used IE7 several years before I mistakenly updated to IE8.

    I have been running Windows XP since before it was released to the public (new machine) and now am at SP3. I have already installed the MS updates for this month.

    Thank you in adavnce for your help.

    Bob
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  • Ian

    1 month ago

    From what technical book is that from, look closer
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  • jody

    1 month ago

    I HAVE THE SOLUTION FOR ABOUT 1/2 OF YOU----READ THE WHOLE FREAKING PAGE AND SEE IF YOU CAN FIGURE OUT THAT YOUR QUESTION WAS ANSWERED MONTHS AGO. THEN REALIZE THAT WHOEVER IS POSTING A REPLY TO YOU, ALO HAS TIME, THA T I ASSUME IS VALUED, AND SHOULDN'T HAVE TO REPOST SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO ACTUALLY READ OR APPLY YOURSELF!
    Sorry, I had to vent. Here is my real question:

    Ummm like, ummm, how do I reset IE8 back to IE7; there's no button?

    JUST JOKING HERE AND WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM THAT I GOOGLED. I AM SORRY THAT YOU HAVE HAD TO KEEP UP THIS EFFORT FOR 6+MONTHS. As for those of you who might actually noticed that I have insulted the hell out of you, I will offer a little advice that I have found useful for me (XP service pack 3): add/remove programs through the control panel sucks and it lacks on my system until, well, I become hostile enough to lash out a forum posters, so I have downloaded a simple cleaner that zips through the uninstall process and then scans to clean all from one app. so I often don't even get prompted to reboot in order to remove the last lingering pieces of any program. I think that the real name is just CCleaner, it is free, and there are "settings" that allow you to do things like: show updates, hide windows components, view entire start up menu. Good luck.
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  • Steve

    1 month ago

    After installing IE8, when I log in, I get a complete blank screen (except for the screen saver), no icons, no start, no nothing and then I get a "Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close...." How do I get rid of IE8 when I can't even get to my start button?
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  • Chuck

    4 weeks ago

    Solution does not work - zi followed them, supposedly IE9 was removed, but when I go to instann IE7 am tols that there is a newer version installed and installation aborts.
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  • RMS

    3 weeks ago

    so what do i do when IE 8 doesn't give me the option to remove? I'm not an expert but I've added/removed programs a gazzilion times, and it only shows up on my list without any option to add or remove?
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  • duckforit

    3 weeks ago

    t does NOT Work!..<.%windir%\ie8\spuninst\spuninst.exe>
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  • jmeltzer

    3 weeks ago

    As others have said, Windows Internet Explorer is not in Add/Remove Programs.

    Please remove this incorrect page.
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  • bangir

    1 week ago

    it did not work!
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