I understand Internet Explorer is problematic and fraught with security issues, and just now I've been getting Internet Explorer script errors along with Messenger error messages upon attempting to enter a Yahoo chat room. I have Firefox installed; that being the browser I will use after I uninstall Internet Explorer 6, which does not display in the program list in my Add/Remove Programs window. I'm not sure if my inability to enter Yahoo chat rooms is tied to the Internet Explorer issue; however, I and getting error messages from both Yahoo Messenger and Internet Explorer when I try to enter chat. Yesterday, I installed a new version of Norton Internet Security - but I doubt that has anything to do with the problem at hand, as I have been able to get into chat since I installed Norton. However, today, after receiving a series of prompts to update Yahoo Messenger (to version 8.1), I removed yupdater (7.0 works fine for me, and no one seems to like the new version Messenger).
2007-01-26 02:39:23 · 6 answers · asked by Wacky 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
There is no "official" way to uninstall I.E. Microsoft made it an itegral part of Windows. Just don't use it. And keep your Norton up to date.
2007-01-26 02:45:37 · answer #1 · answered by joe 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You don't need to. In fact you might need it one day.It doesn't take much disk space. It's harmless if you don't use it. I am also using firefox but I found that some applications is not compatibale with it and is compatibale with internet explorer. I agree with you that Microsoft internet explorer became a very slow internet browser, has lots of security threats.
2007-01-26 11:10:07 · answer #2 · answered by youyou 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you have Firefox you do need a version of IE also but it will cover the version of IE that you have. Firefox and a lot of other browsers work off of IE. I have both Mozilla/Firefox and ATT Yahoo and have been told I still need to keep IE on my computer even though it never comes up.
2007-01-26 11:30:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In ADD OR REMOVE PROGRAM left pane simply click the third one ADD/REMOVE WINDOWS COMPONENTS. Your WINDOWS CD must be in. There you can add or remove more useful or unuseful (!) programs and components.
2007-01-26 11:04:33 · answer #4 · answered by Don Eric Corleone 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
From the horse's mouth.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=293907
2007-01-26 10:50:20 · answer #5 · answered by TheHumbleOne 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Go to START | SETTINGS | CONTROL PANEL | ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS | ADD/REMOVE WINDOWS COMPENTS. Uncheck the box for IE.
2007-01-26 10:44:31 · answer #6 · answered by Kokopelli 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋