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Uninstalling IE7 from Windows VISTA

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by heretic6

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I don't feel like the hassel of reinstalling the whole VISTA or try a reload over this one or reformat and reload everything.I just want to uninstall it IE7 and reinstall it some how,If anybody know a websie out there that has the full install of IE7 for VISTA please post it for me.See the problem with it keeps comming up with a DEP error code and I checked the settings and they were fine then it also says I missing some files on it HOSTKEY and there all there.I just want to deleat it and reinstall it.I tried system recovery and that did not work to get it back going again.I normaly use Netscape for everything except on sites that I have to use IE on so as you can see I stuck with the peice of junk any help you can give would be much appreative.Thanks.

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by the scummy one

I think many people want to remove IE from Windows in many flavors. However, many components are key components for Windows to run properly.

Try a system restore first. Go back to before it happened.
Also, try removing any plug-ins that you have added.

If those dont work, or if you want to move from IE, try looking into another browser. Currently in Vista I have FireFox 3 beta, Safari beta and Opera, they all run fine (mostly). Safari works better on TR than any other browser used, however I have had issues on Intranet sites at work.
Opera displays poorly on quite a few sites, but has some nice features. FF is better for most sites, and often better than IE7

by thechas

On the presumption that you have your Vista DVD, there are a couple of repair options.

First, run System File Checker (or whatever new name it has in Vista). This will replace missing or corrupt system files.

If that does not work, perform a repair install (in place upgrade). This will also replace most system files without the need to reinstall your application software.

Rolling back the last few updates (as Scummy suggested) is not a bad idea either.

Chas

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