IE Removal for Troubleshooting Purposes

jcgriff2 · Jun 7, 2012

How do I remove Internet Explorer 8 from Windows as a troubleshooting step?

- Windows 7/ Server 2008 R2
- Vista / Server 2008
- XP / Server 2003

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

How do I install or uninstall Internet Explorer 9?

- Windows 7/ Server 2008 R2
- Vista SP2/ Server 2008 SP2

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/how-do-i-install-or-uninstall-internet-explorer-9

cluberti · Jun 10, 2012

Note these only remove the entry points and some of the "chrome" (UI) binaries and supporting registry trail. Useful if you're suspecting an IE chrome binary or registry trail issue, but if you're tshooting connectivity or actual browsing/rendering issues, this will do nothing. Just FYI.

jcgriff2 · Jun 11, 2012

Thank you for the clarification, Carl.

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