SillyDog701

[intelectual]

Ok, here is the situation...I have a WIN2K box that was preloaded with IE6.0.
Well we have a software issue that prohibits us from using 6.0 with some of our web-based applications.
So what I need to do is to uninstall IE6 and install IE5.5. Is there any way that this can be done since version 6.0 was loaded with the OS?

Thanks in advance for the input

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[DJGM]

First, do you have any Windows 2000 Service Packs installed? My usual
solution for removing IE from Windows 2000 only works if you have no
service packs higher than Windows 2000 SP1 installed. My solution is
a small but powerful app called IERadicator. As I've said on more or
less numerous occasions on this board, it can safely remove IE from
certain versions of Windows, then it cleans up after itself! After that,
you can then install any other standalone version of IE on your PC,
or IMO, for various reasons, mainly security reasons, it's better
to not install IE, and to use Netscape or Mozilla instead!

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[Gregor]

As DJGM says, uninstalling IE with IERadicator is safe. You will probably have to made some adjustments in your desktop and Explorer, but you will receive a clean and stable machine. While IER performing his job (after reboot), you will probably need your original Windows 2000 CD.

Best of luck.

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[izanbardprince]

Ok, here is the situation...I have a WIN2K box that was preloaded with IE6.0.
Well we have a software issue that prohibits us from using 6.0 with some of our web-based applications.
So what I need to do is to uninstall IE6 and install IE5.5. Is there any way that this can be done since version 6.0 was loaded with the OS?

Thanks in advance for the input

Yes, IEradicator will remove most of IE.

I, personally, await XPLite, if it will EVER be anything but vaporware, God only knows, the guys been working on it for an ice age with no results.

What I don't like about IEradicator is it doesn't remove all of IE, it still leaves gobs of registry keys and the entire MS HTML engine, so if you use, say Windows Explorer to browse the Internet, IE is alive and (sort of) functional, it can still view web pages, it can still show images, all IEradicator did was whack it's scripting engine, JAVA VM, it's cryptographic libraries, and the "Internet Explorer" folder, like I said, IE is still there, just busted now.

The last program I'd say that could completely remove Internet Explorer down to the last trace was Revenge Of Mozilla and 98Lite Professional (the latter is a huge rip-off as it only does stuff to 98 that ROM can do for free), but with Windows 2000, you're still going to have Internet Explorer there when IEradicator is done with it.

Granted now that Mozilla has FINALLY matured into a useable program, you can just dump IE from 98 and have done with it, but back when it was out, the only other option was Netscape Communicator 4, which was like trading in your Chevy Corvette for a Ford Pinto.

Also, you probably won't be able to get any support from Microsoft as you have just violated your End User License Agreement, and I can't say I really blame them, it'd be like ripping out your transmission in your car, replacing it with the wrong one, and then insisting that the car should still be under warrenty.

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[Edward]

What I don't like about IEradicator is it doesn't remove all of IE, it still leaves gobs of registry keys and the entire MS HTML engine, so if you use, say Windows Explorer to browse the Internet, IE is alive and (sort of) functional, it can still view web pages, it can still show images, all IEradicator did was whack it's scripting engine, JAVA VM, it's cryptographic libraries, and the "Internet Explorer" folder, like I said, IE is still there, just busted now.

...eagerly awaiting DJGM's response to this.

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[Gregor]

What I don't like about IEradicator is it doesn't remove all of IE, it still leaves gobs of registry keys and the entire MS HTML engine, so if you use, say Windows Explorer to browse the Internet, IE is alive and (sort of) functional, it can still view web pages, it can still show images, all IEradicator did was whack it's scripting engine, JAVA VM, it's cryptographic libraries, and the "Internet Explorer" folder, like I said, IE is still there, just busted now.

The last program I'd say that could completely remove Internet Explorer down to the last trace was Revenge Of Mozilla and 98Lite Professional (the latter is a huge rip-off as it only does stuff to 98 that ROM can do for free), but with Windows 2000, you're still going to have Internet Explorer there when IEradicator is done with it.

Ryan, I partially agree with you. It is true, that some files are left behind.
If they were not, than some programs wouldn`t work correctly! You probably don`t like to loose web-view od your desktop and Explorer. IER does repair broken Explorer shells and corrupted registry entries. That is happening / has happened. I am talking from my own experience.
Did you ever experience a message like "Explorer is not responding?" I did. Many times.
After eliminating IE with IER you should clean the Registry with good registry cleaner. It will remove tons of entries.
Additionally you can use a good tweaking program, like the one I found at www.freshdevices.com . With its many options you can set Windows in accordance with your needs.

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[DJGM]

My experience of IERadicator is that it removes 99.9 percent of MSIE, but
as the IERadicator homepage says, the MSHTML engine is left behind, so
as not to break functionality with other apps that require it. These apps
won't install if IE is not present on the system. but will usually continue
to function normally after IERadicator has put IE out of it's misery.

As for what IERadicator does to the Windows registry, I couldn't possibly
go into full detail about this myself, as I usually stay away the registry,
unless it's absolutely, totally, vitally necessary to do so. One thing is
for certain, it does clean out only necessary parts of the registry
that applies to IE and totally pointless/useless items such as
the Active Desktop, and Web Integration. The latter of these
is what makes the OS act like a browser, (Be honest folks,
just exactly WHO the **** needs that . . . ?!?)

(From http://litepc.com/ieradicator.html . . . )

The removal process is elegant with all COM servers politely
being asked to de-register themselves from the system reg-
istry using their inbuilt deinstallation routines before being
eliminated from the hard disk. IEradicator then pulls out
the cleaning gear and gives the registry a good polish
before returning control back to you. The MSHTML
engine (shdocvw.dll and mshtml.dll) is left on the
machine to provide needed functionality for other
applications that render HTML . . . or that
launch a mini-browsing window . . .

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