Comments on: Uninstall Windows Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1

By: techgeekandmore

techgeekandmore — Sat, 09 May 2009 14:32:14 +0000

If you still need to remove IE8 – From my blog (TechGeekandMore) I have posted step by step instructions because MS did not make it easy to remove.
http://techgeekandmore.wordpress.com/2009/03/27/uninstalling-internet-explorer-8/

By: Me

Me — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:27:04 +0000

Man You are great! I was struggling with that sh..t for months! I am just realizing it would be a good idea just to google my question from the beginning Cheers!

By: Colin

Colin — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:02:37 +0000

I want to uninstall IE8 & go back to IE7. I have tried following the simple steps in the guideline but IE8 Beta is not present in either the Programs installed list or the list of installed updates so I cannot remove it or reinstall IE7 from the website. I can’t even delete IE8 manually & start from scratch as Vista is telling me I “need permission” despite the fact I granted permission, being the only one who uses this laptop!!

Any ideas? Many thanks, Colin

By: USMCnLA

USMCnLA — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:31:03 +0000

u have to click on “INSTALLED ON” for Vista. It’s under Windows Explorer 8 Beta.

By: USMCnLA

USMCnLA — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:29:47 +0000

thanks for the help. IE8 sucks… i seem to do more when it should be easier.

By: Louis

Louis — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:08:23 +0000

get this explorer beta 8 out of this computerfor good damn it !!!

By: IE 8 Beta 1 for Life

IE 8 Beta 1 for Life — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:51:49 +0000

It’s not in the updates section of vista either…

I expect betas to crash my computer or make windows temporarily unbootable…I don’t expect them to be permanent.

Fortunately for us, MS decided to release beta 2 without a removal or upgrade tool for beta 1. So many developers with beta 1 will be reformatting simply because MS was too cheap to make a removal tool available. The little developers make removal tools for our programs, why can’t the big company do it? Do they just like the power feeling of seeing us make Windows activation requests with the same OS on the same PC regularly?

By: KevinD

KevinD — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:24:05 +0000

@PandaWood – On my XP machine, I click on Windows Internet Explorer and it clearly shows me a “remove” button.

@Ian – That is a harsh solution, one I wouldn’t recommend unless desperate.

By: Ian

Ian — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:56:24 +0000

To remove any unwanted programmes like IE 8 Beta, simply go to your back up & restore centre and restore your system to the day before you downloaded the rogue program

By: PandaWood

PandaWood — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:05:05 +0000

your solution for XP still doesn’t work. The problem is, the button for “remove” is simply “not there”. A little hard to press it, therefore.