notsosavvy Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Hi, downloaded IE 7 by mistake.I was having trouble with IE and kept getting the "need to shut down" error,this is the reason for the download. I did not catch it that I had IE 6.Is there any way to go back to IE 6?I tried to do this,but was told it could not install because I had a newer version.I really do not like the IE 7. Link to post Share on other sites
kd5 Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Granted IE7 takes a little getting used to after being familiar with the way IE has looked all these years but it's actually better than IE6, you just need to do some exploring and a little research to find out how to use and tweak IE7. If you find that you absolutely DO NOT want IE7 after having given it as much of a chance as you can stand, then (assuming Windows XP) just go to Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, scroll down to Windows Internet Explorer 7, and uninstall it. It should restore Internet Explorer 6 as you had it although you'll probably want to look around just to be sure. -kd5- Link to post Share on other sites
kd5 Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Repairing IE6: http://www.theeldergeek.com/repair_ie6.htm -kd5- Link to post Share on other sites
mme Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 (edited) type this or copy/paste in run command from start menu C:\WINDOWS\ie7\spuninst start/run/ C:\WINDOWS\ie7\spuninst /click ok click on the spuninst..windows service pack uninstall follow the prompts...................... Edited April 12, 2009 by mme Link to post Share on other sites
adam22 Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 IE8 is out, so maybe you want to try that out? If not just uninstall 7 and 6 should come back. I'd still recommend Firefox though. Link to post Share on other sites
Amir Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Repairing IE6: http://www.theeldergeek.com/repair_ie6.htm -kd5- Method 2 worked for me Link to post Share on other sites
notsosavvy Posted April 13, 2009 Author Share Posted April 13, 2009 (edited) Thanks for the info. I opened my add/remove program(takes about 2 min to open)and internet explorer 6 or 7,neither were there.So I could not uninstall.I do not want IE 8.I tried the IE 6 repair before,but need the disc,which I do not have.It was not in the Dell bundle when I bought it. Also now, IE does not even open,none of my email links open either.I have run Spybot Sd,adaware,spyware terminator,avg,malwarebytes,Ccleaner and glary utilities.Any other suggestions? Edited April 13, 2009 by notsosavvy Link to post Share on other sites
mme Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 (edited) type this or copy/paste in run command from start menu C:\WINDOWS\ie7\spuninst start/run/ C:\WINDOWS\ie7\spuninst /click ok click on the spuninst..windows service pack uninstall follow the prompts...................... have you tried finding the uninstaller with the above mentionedIE7 is in a hidden folder to view hidden folders you go to your control panel click on folder options click on view tab scroll till you see show hidden folders put green dot and click ok to close and ok again open my computer open C:Drive click on windows folder see IE7 folder open folder and you will find uninstaller Edited April 13, 2009 by mme Link to post Share on other sites
notsosavvy Posted April 13, 2009 Author Share Posted April 13, 2009 Yes I can find the uninstall folder. I only see IE7.If I uninstall this,will I then have IE6 back? Link to post Share on other sites
markcynt Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 It's in add/remove components. You may want to double check just to be sure. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307894 Link to post Share on other sites
mme Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 yes it will rollback to IE6 Link to post Share on other sites
notsosavvy Posted April 18, 2009 Author Share Posted April 18, 2009 Well I'm back again. I am hesitant to uninstall IE7 without knowing if I have IE6. It does not show up in the folders.IE7 does. So to give it another chance,,maybe someone can help with these issues.When I open IE7 I get the welcome page where I can customize my settings.None of the links work.I click on the search option to select what I want but nothing shows up How do I get it to open with my home page?Also I have pop ups turned off,but still get the information bar.How do I stop that?None of the links in my emails work either. Link to post Share on other sites
Zowie Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Uninstall Windows Internet Explorer 7 Instructions from microsoft- http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927177 from article- Important If you installed Windows XP SP3 on your computer after you installed Internet Explorer 7, you need to uninstall Windows XP Service Pack 3 before you can uninstall Internet Explorer 7. Link to post Share on other sites
geewhiz Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Well I'm back again. I am hesitant to uninstall IE7 without knowing if I have IE6. It does not show up in the folders.IE7 does. So to give it another chance,,maybe someone can help with these issues.When I open IE7 I get the welcome page where I can customize my settings.None of the links work.I click on the search option to select what I want but nothing shows up How do I get it to open with my home page?Also I have pop ups turned off,but still get the information bar.How do I stop that?None of the links in my emails work either. I assume that this is the welcome page you're refering to: Is so, you can go to this site http://www.enhanceie.com/ie/troubleshoot.asp scroll down to the section that reads Problem: IE always goes to http://runonce.msn.com/runonce2.aspx instead of my homepage there is a little script that you can click on that will stop this Note that this is not an uncommon problem: can't customise IE7 settings Link to post Share on other sites
notsosavvy Posted April 24, 2009 Author Share Posted April 24, 2009 Thanks to all who offered information. I went ahead and uninstalled IE7 and tried to do the IE6 repair,but both require the disc which I do not have. I guess there is no other way to do this? Link to post Share on other sites
Joe C Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie6/do...p1/default.mspx Link to post Share on other sites
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