Can I Do this with the Add and Remove program in my Control Panel I am running Windows XP Home
2007-05-31 03:44:12 · 8 answers · asked by Roger H 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet ➔ Other - Internet
Outlook Express, yes. But, I would not get rid of Internet Explorer. There are some sites that will only work with IE...it's good to keep it installed just in case.
2007-05-31 03:48:16 · answer #1 · answered by Yoi_55 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Don't delete IE (i am not sure you can, anyway)
I am a dedicated Firefox user, but you will find one or two sites which require IE - so it is a good idea to keep as a backup... there is not problem having them both, in fact you can even run both at the same time (I've had to do that once or twice for testing purposes at work)
you can remove Outlook.
2007-05-31 03:52:30 · answer #2 · answered by Vinni and beer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only Outlook Express
2007-05-31 03:59:07 · answer #3 · answered by D G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't actually really delete IE it is integrated into the Operating System... and you need it for Windows Update. Go ahead and remove Outlook Express though.
2007-05-31 03:50:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
don't delete internet explorer... (i'm not even sure you can) as it is a service that runs on your PC... for example some small programs use it to output HTML in the program...
get rid of outlook express if you like (goto control panel >> add remove programs >> windows components and remove it from the list)
also... make sure you transport emails before you get rid of outlook as you need to have both installed to do this...
2007-05-31 03:49:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would not delete it. Theres nothing wrong to have a "back up" for your internet needs. What happens when Firefox has a problem and you are throwing a fit cause you cant get the net.
2016-05-17 12:36:34 · answer #6 · answered by anitra 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is unwise to delete IE because some financial institutions etc. insist on you using IE. My bank won't let me in if I'm using Firefox - I get a message saying I must be using IE6 or later to interact with my account on line
2007-05-31 03:49:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes you can delete it but you will not be able to receive updates for your firewall and windows xp because they download only from explorer I would suggest you to do the same i did i use all other programs apart from when i need to update the computer where i open explorer
2007-05-31 03:56:31 · answer #8 · answered by Prof. Hubert Farnsworth 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
import your data first into thunderbird and firefox.
back up your data as well.
then use add remove programs\windows components to delete outllook express and internet explorer.
2007-05-31 03:49:05 · answer #9 · answered by basscleff 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't see why it wouldn't be "safe" but there are still plenty of sites that don't open/run on Mozilla yet so you should keep IE as a backup.
2007-05-31 03:48:44 · answer #10 · answered by alionthedawg 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋