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How do I downgrade from ie8 to ie6? Find and select Windows Internet Explorer 8 in the list of software, then click the Uninstall button. Restart Windows. However, if you are reinstalling the very W2K service pack, you will not be able to do this. When upgrading from IE, you may be prompted to prepare an older version yourself.

If some filesfrom the previous version with IE is not present on the computer, that isit is impossible to delete our new version — after all, exactly what it should beto be found in its place. Tags: browser computer control panel explorer cannot display internet connection microsoft edge outlook express reinstall windows 10 ubuntu uninstall ie11 webpage windows windows 7 windows explorer windows vista windows xp. For full access please Register. I recently downloaded IE7 and am having so many problems that I decided to uninstall it and reinstall IE6.

I went through the Add or Remove process from the Windows Control Panel and the uninstall completed ok. The unistall included a registry cleanup. When I try to install IE6 I get an error message telling me that a newer version of IE was detected and the install can't be performed.

How can I remove all traces of IE7 from my computer I suspect your registry cleaning, which was not necessary, has removed something of importance. I suggest you reinstall IE 7 and then uninstall it - hopefully you will then have reverted back to IE 6 unless vital registry entries are now missing. PeteC ,. Log in or Sign up to hide this advert. Hi pete, The IE7 uninstall utility included an automatic registry cleanup Remove the check mark by "7", if present, and then go to "Next.

I tried that, as ell as a Regedit I have seen here at TSG the recommendation to reinstall a program that can't be uninstalled. Then go about uninstalling it in the usual way. A partially installed program can create problems.

Can you activate IE 7 for browsing? I will try to reinstall IE7 and go thru the motions again Gates and gestapo really have us by the short and curiles on this thing, eh? What operating system are you using? It is imbeded in the OS, as best I know.

Good luck with the re-attempt at IE 7. Using XP SP IE7 just doesn't run well for me I believe IE 6 will automatically be made available once you, hopefully, are able to remove IE7. There shouldn't be any needed "re-installation," unless the whole OS has to be re-installed.

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