Can you remove IE on Win2k?

Deucefx · 12-29-2004, 05:26 PM

It causes me nothing but problems, I use only Mozilla and Avant. Can you safely remove it? It's not on the Add/Remove Program list.

ICFire · 12-30-2004, 06:15 AM

I think you can do it under Windows Add/Remove but it doesn't actually remove it. You hit Windows Update and it'll still popup. It's also this way in XP.

Deucefx · 12-30-2004, 06:55 AM

Darn Microsoft and their crappy intergrated browsers.

How could it be this way in XP? I thought they seperated Microsoft from MSN?

ICFire · 12-30-2004, 07:16 AM

MSN != IE

I can guarantee you if you "remove" IE if you then click Windows Update IE will still popup.

Deucefx · 12-30-2004, 07:31 AM

Well I thought the whole point of that anti-trust thing was to make sure Microsoft didn't have the monopoly on both operating systems AND browsers, but if IE is still allowed to be intergrated into Windows, then what was the point?

ICFire · 12-30-2004, 07:51 AM

ummm...they won the case and you can stil install a different browser to use, just like you can install a different media player to use. It's the media player that has the EU suing them for antitrust practices.

**epos159** · 12-30-2004, 02:48 PM

There also times that you may need to use IE to use certain sites. I use Firefox, but there have been times it couldn't load the page and I had to use IE

12-29-2004, 05:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
Deucefx Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 29 OS: Win2000	Can you remove IE on Win2k? It causes me nothing but problems, I use only Mozilla and Avant. Can you safely remove it? It's not on the Add/Remove Program list.

12-30-2004, 06:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
ICFire Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bloomington, Indiana Posts: 263 OS: XP Pro	I think you can do it under Windows Add/Remove but it doesn't actually remove it. You hit Windows Update and it'll still popup. It's also this way in XP.

12-30-2004, 06:55 AM	#3 (permalink)
Deucefx Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 29 OS: Win2000	Darn Microsoft and their crappy intergrated browsers. How could it be this way in XP? I thought they seperated Microsoft from MSN?

12-30-2004, 07:16 AM	#4 (permalink)
ICFire Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bloomington, Indiana Posts: 263 OS: XP Pro	MSN != IE I can guarantee you if you "remove" IE if you then click Windows Update IE will still popup.

12-30-2004, 07:31 AM	#5 (permalink)
Deucefx Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 29 OS: Win2000	Well I thought the whole point of that anti-trust thing was to make sure Microsoft didn't have the monopoly on both operating systems AND browsers, but if IE is still allowed to be intergrated into Windows, then what was the point?

12-30-2004, 07:51 AM	#6 (permalink)
ICFire Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bloomington, Indiana Posts: 263 OS: XP Pro	ummm...they won the case and you can stil install a different browser to use, just like you can install a different media player to use. It's the media player that has the EU suing them for antitrust practices.

12-30-2004, 02:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
epos159 I helped the forums. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: PA Posts: 551 OS: Windows XP Home	There also times that you may need to use IE to use certain sites. I use Firefox, but there have been times it couldn't load the page and I had to use IE