How do I uninstall internet explorer?

Question

I want to uninstall internet explorer because I have come to find that Firefox is much better! Anyways I went to control panel and add/remove programs, when I went to remove it on remove window components it still wouldn't uninstall. Anyone know any other way to uninstall it?

Thanks,that actually makes perfect sense!

Answer 1

You can't uninstall IE ... it's an integral part of Windows ... just don't use it ... delete the icons if that makes you feel better

Answer 2

Here's the stuff to delete if you do it manually. I've never tried that, so it might cause Windows not to start, I'm not sure.

Internet Explorer is the file C:\WINDOWS\IEXPLORE.EXE You should probably also remove its registry pieces, which would be at locations HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software \Microsoft\Internet Explorer and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software \Microsoft\Internet Explorer.

It's not totally integrated any more, that was one of the things Microsoft was forced to change during the anti-trust case. It specifically had to be uninstallable.

Answer 3

I saw some of the answers and it is not true that you can't uninstall it. You can uninstall it but I do NOT recommend you to do so till you get another Internet Browser. Like Mozilla Fire Fox

Answer 4

That is where you go. IE is so integrated into Windows that is almost impossible to get rid of. The files are hidden so finding them is just almost impossible as well. I say just delete the shortcuts and ignore it. Just keep installing all of the updates. Even if you are not using it, I am sure it can still be exploited without patching IE because the way it is integrated into Windows.

Answer 5

you cant, part of windows, you can uinstall windows internet explore 7 and go back to 6. but thats it.

just delete icon

Answer 6

Explorer is apart of windows so you wont be able to uninstall it.... just delelte the shortcuts and just dont use it....