How do I uninstall Internet Explorer 8?

Question

I have a Windows XP computer. I recently upgraded from Internet Explorer 7 to Internet Explorer 8. Now my Favorites/Tools bar is gone. It just disappeared.

I can still right-click on my desktop. But I can no longer right-click anywhere on any web page. Nothing happens.

I tried the Alt key shortcuts. Nothing happens. I tried to left and right click in the grey area at the top of a web page. Nothing happens.

So I decided to uninstall IE8 and go back to IE7.

But the uninstaller stops, and asks me for the location of something called vgx.dll.000. I did a search and that file is not on my computer. So the IE8 uninstall will not finish.

Then I tried to reinstall IE8 from microsoft.com, but nothing happened. I even tried some Start-Run suggestions from the internet, but they did nothing.

I don't want to go to Chrome, etc. I just want my IE7 back. Please help!!!

Thanks!

Answer 1

To uninstall Internet Explorer 8



Open Programs and Features by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking Programs, and then clicking Programs and Features.



In the left pane, click View installed updates.



Select Internet Explorer 8, and then click Uninstall. Administrator permission required If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.



Follow the instructions on the screen to uninstall Internet Explorer 8.



When you're done, restart Windows.

Answer 2

Hi,



I tried below method to remove IE8 from Windows XP.



went to windows folderin C drive selected folder options then show hidden files then used the search and typed vgx.dll.000 and found one that worked in

C:\WINDOWS\ie8(2)



then got error cant find install.ins on windows NT Service Pack Uninstall Directory is needed so typed install.ins in the search and found it in the directory of C:\WINDOWS\ie8 used that in the "Copy files from" started unistalling then had yet another error stating "Setup cannot copy the file hmmapi.dll.mui" searched that and found it back in the other file C:\WINDOWS\ie8(2) so i put that in the Copy files from box and clicked enter , then needed iexplore.exe.mui so i searched that , then ieakmmc.chm then file ieeula.chm ,and you can see where this is going every file had to be pointed out for the location one by one so just keep going , dont worry there is a end your about quarter the way there ! then it actually says Windows IE8 has been sucessfully removed reboot !

Answer 3

Go to your settings and uninstall Internet Explorer. Next clear your cookies. Restart your computer then Install Internet Explorer 7 from the website. This should work! Good luck!





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Answer 4

You could uninstall Internet Explorer 8 in 3 steps.

In fact, it is not available to remove ie 8 normally. There is no responding when you try to get rid of Internet Explorer 8 in Windows Control Panel. And there is no "Uninstall" option in Start menu. That means you can not delete ie 8 by manual. But you could follow the software removal guides below step by step.

1. Close Internet Explorer 8

2. Download and use Internet Explorer 8 uninstall tool like Perfect Uninstaller

3. Find ie icon and click "Uninstall" button in the display interface of the removal tool.

Follow the onscreen steps, and you will fully uninstall Internet Explorer 8 soon.



You could also know how to completely uninstall Internet Explorer 10 step by step below.

http://softwareuninstall.blogspot.com/2013/03/how-to-uninstall-ie10-learn-best.html



There is an example video for telling how to force delete programs in your pc. It shows you how to operate the processes of "Force Uninstall" function including moving icons or folders to delete the program and its related files. What you need to do is to follow the Next steps of the screen until you finish the program removal. This operation can be well used in all programs that you want to uninstall by using software uninstall tool.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pck_ZQY0fCo

Answer 5

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Answer 6

1)Click the "Start" button on the toolbar at the bottom of your desktop if you have Windows XP on your computer.



2)Choose "Control Panel" from the listed options.

3)Select "Add or Remove Programs."



4)Scroll down the list of programs in the "Add or Remove Programs" until you find "Windows Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1."



5)Click on the program. A "Remove" box will appear at the right of the listed program. Click on this box and the Removal Wizard will appear on your screen. Click "Next" to begin the removal of Internet Explorer 8 from your computer.



6)Go to the Control Panel in the same manner if you are using Windows Vista. Select the Uninstall Programs link.



7)Choose "View installed updates" on the Tasks pane found on the left.



8)Scroll to "Windows Internet Explorer 8" in the list of updates and select it.



9)Click the "Uninstall" button and then choose "Yes" in the box that appears to remove Internet Explorer 8 from your computer.