After you install Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3), you
cannot uninstall Windows Internet Explorer 7 or Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1.
When you use the
Add or Remove Programs item in Control Panel, there is no option to uninstall Internet
Explorer 7 or Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1.
Note This issue does not occur if you install Internet Explorer 7 or
Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 after you install Windows XP SP3.
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To uninstall Internet Explorer 7 or Internet Explorer 8 Beta
1, follow these steps:
| 1. | Uninstall Windows XP SP3.
For more information about how to
uninstall Windows XP SP3, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
950249 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950249/)
How to remove Windows XP Service Pack 3 from your computer
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| 2. | Uninstall Internet Explorer 7 or Internet Explorer 8 Beta
1.
For more information about how to uninstall Internet Explorer,
click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base: 927177 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927177/)
How to uninstall Internet Explorer 7
Note The steps that are listed in KB 927177 also apply to Internet Explorer
8 Beta 1. |
| 3. | Reinstall Windows XP SP3.
For more information about how to install Windows
XP Service Pack 3, click the following article number to view the article in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 322389 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322389/)
How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack
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This
behavior is by design.
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