How to Uninstall Windows Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) in Vista
Fed up with Internet Explorer 8 which is unstable at best? IE8 IE8 Beta 1 may occasionally crashes or not responding when browsing websites, and users have to close the browser with request to send the error report to Microsoft. The bugs or crashes happen more frequently especially if users using third-party add-ons such as Google Toolbar. This is generally expected as this is the first beta of IE 8.
Beside, user interface of IE8 is generally similar to IE7, reducing the enticing for users who face problems when using IE8 to stay using it. If you decided to rollback and revert back to original IE7 or IE6, it’s possible to uninstall IE8 to do so.
IE8 can be uninstall by using Add or Remove Programs module in Windows XP, but in Windows Vista, Windows Internet Explorer 8 is not considered to be a ‘program’. Instead, IE8 is categorizing as an ‘update’. Thus, users will not be able to find Windows Internet Explorer 8 in “Programs and Features” of Windows Vista.
To uninstall Internet Explorer 8, go to Control Panel, and click on Uninstall Programs link or Programs and Features icon. Then on Tasks pane on the left, click on View installed updates link. Locate and select Windows Internet Explorer 8 in the list of installed updates, and then click on Uninstall button. Click on Yes when asked that are you sure want to uninstall the update.
If there is no option of IE8 been found on “Programs and Features” or “Add or Remove Programs” dialog box, or uninstallation of Internet Explorer 8 is unclean (causing error message such as setup cannot continue because a more recent version of Internet Explorer has been detected on this computer when trying to downgrade to IE7), try to manually run the spuninst.exe.
To do so, go to C:\WINDOWS\ie8\spuninst\ folder (your drive letter may be different), and run spuninst.exe. Restart the computer after uninstallation completed.
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November 22nd, 2009 06:17
Follow-up note: It worked! Thank you.
November 17th, 2009 03:09
I hope this works! If it does, I am grateful.
October 29th, 2009 07:08
awesome.
ty very much <3
October 26th, 2009 20:19
thanx alot …
October 14th, 2009 11:50
woohoo
October 2nd, 2009 05:40
You guys are great!!!
Thank you for the “How to unintall window internet Explorer (IE8) in Vista” tip.
September 24th, 2009 21:29
I have a laptop with vist and pre installed IE8. I must have IE7 as 8 is not compatible for the remote desktop connection to our county database. There is no option in the view installed updates and also no spuninst folder. Plus i can’t even download IE7 for vista because the microsoft website will only suppport XP or 2003 server..!! This is rather frustrating. I also cant use other browsers as they are not supported by our county council
PLEASE PLEASE need some advice on this one.
Regards
Charlie
September 14th, 2009 04:05
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
I couldnt figure out why my computer suddenly was taking sooooo long to connect to the internet, and why some of my favorite sites wouldnt open.
Truly grateful here!
September 11th, 2009 05:27
Thank you very much. IE8 is bad, to say the least. Again, thanks.
August 20th, 2009 03:21
You are a lifesaver. This browser prevented me also from connecting to the internet and crashed my webpages constantly.
August 15th, 2009 10:33
Thank you!! I’ve been trying to get rid of IE8 for a few months now. My laptop wouldn’t print anything except the web address at the bottom of the page. Thank you so much!
August 12th, 2009 08:52
Thank you so much! I have been trying to uninstall that stupid browser for MONTHS! Thx again!
August 10th, 2009 06:55
thanks soo much it was causing me so many problems my laptop just didnt want to connect at all the the internet.
August 9th, 2009 03:04
Doesn’t work for me (IE8 pre installed with Vista). There’s nothing in Windows Updates and there’s no spuninst.exe file anywhere.
August 1st, 2009 05:13
Hi. I tried what you said for windows vista but I could not find any internet explorer 8 in my updates. I am so sick of IE8 because of its slowness. It makes my computer lag. Do you have any other suggestions because i’m fustrated so much!!!
please help me! Thanks
July 21st, 2009 21:26
Thanks so so so much,,, thank you thanks…
No I am losing it,,, I hate the IE8 had loads of problems, most favorites are not working… when i checked how to remove it ,, websites showed up and i have to pay..
Thanks again
July 16th, 2009 04:48
Thank you !!!! OMG THANK YOU AGAIN.
I HATE IE, (mozilla man), and have wanted it removed from my Vista forever, and Windows Help, says, when asked if it it can be removed…”NO”.
Liars, Liars, Liars.
I really hate the way IE seems to constanltly be “tied in” to programs that only use it for web service, and then makes itself your default browser…WHO DO THEY THINK THEY ARE ??
AGAIN, THANKS..I AM PLEASED, RELIEVED…ECSTATIC !!!!
July 13th, 2009 15:47
PS.
I should have explained – my OS is Visa home premium. So removal of IE8 was via the ‘view installed updates’ option described above.
Once IE8 was removed IE7 was automatically restored and works normally.
July 13th, 2009 15:29
Thanks for the tip on removing ‘Internet Explorer 8′.
MS screwed up again! – After installing IE8 ‘My Favorites’ links no longer worked (well, most of them!). I couldn’t replace them because the ‘Add Favorite’ button also failed to open the command, screen just blinked momentarily.
On removing IE8 as advised everything works normal once gain. – Phew!
July 13th, 2009 09:21
My acer laptop did not come with a CD, so how can I take vista off completely and install xp. I have the cd for XP Home but can’t get vista off my laptop
July 11th, 2009 21:45
thank you!
July 10th, 2009 02:56
thank you so much! i use windowblinds, and it messes up ie8! so frustrating! but it does theme ie7 quite nicely
July 3rd, 2009 07:15
Thanks for the instructions. I didn’t mind EXP8 – but I print a lot of coupons and since I upgraded to EXP8 I have not been able to print on may sites – being constantly told that I had to install a coupon printer that I installed over and over…..I hope that getting rid of it will get rid of the printing issues. I didn’t have any issue before the “upgrade” – so keepin my fingers crossed!!
July 2nd, 2009 10:39
Thanks for the tip.
July 1st, 2009 09:00
if i uninstall IE8, how will i reinstall IE7 or does it already go? PLEASE HELP. I HATE IE8!!!!!!!!!!!
June 30th, 2009 21:32
Thanks a lot
your Answer is very much help full
please keep in touch
June 30th, 2009 19:08
Thanks for the info. So happy to be rid of ie8!
June 13th, 2009 21:44
UNINSTALL Windows !
Install Linux, or OpenSolaris, or FreeBSD.
-enjoy the freedom.
Or,
Buy an Apple (OSX) a real Unix NetOS.
-enjoy the Quality hardware/software.
June 13th, 2009 21:40
but as as I open Opera -instant speed, however, even Oper fails to open a webpage now and then ever since IE8 was installed. Basically IE8 has effected all http/…/port 80 requests ? IE8 has screwed around with a lot more things that just being a basic web-broweser.
YUP, IE8 is still HORRIBLE !, IE8 almost seems to selectively work on websites that it wants to show.
Whats goin’ on with Microsoft ? -DO they not know how bad IE8 has really been. !!???
M$ really sucks now. This is how Billy-Bob wants to control “OUR” public Internet ?
Every other OS out there (Apple, Linux, *BSD’s , PS3, …) uses a basic Unix NetOS.
‘comon Bill throw the towel in -the decades of greed should be over for WinBlows. !!!
June 7th, 2009 01:07
Sandra, go to “start” and you will see a choice for “control panel.”
June 7th, 2009 01:02
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! 8 was like dial-up times a million. Then, after what seemed like an hour of waiting, it couldn’t open up the sites I was looking for. You made my life a little easier.
June 4th, 2009 02:09
Thanx a lot!!!
June 3rd, 2009 21:10
OMGosh Thank you sooooo much.. i could not get this crap off my laptop and i was going to reformat my laptop to get the crap off.. once again thank you
:)
May 30th, 2009 19:12
I downloaed IE8 and there was another browser came attached–( Babalon), not wanting said browser I put it into restricted sites,and it took both browser’s and now I can’t access internet options.
May 27th, 2009 20:33
Thanks, you are helpful
May 27th, 2009 16:45
Thank you for this helpful information. It really worked for me the best.
May 25th, 2009 19:50
What is a control panel
May 22nd, 2009 00:38
thanks very much.
May 20th, 2009 05:56
Thank you for the uninstall information.
Explore 8 is very buggy right now and I’m tried dealng with constant crashes.
Again, thanks.
May 19th, 2009 07:05
Thank you very helpful!
May 17th, 2009 04:09
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, I finaly have Protools back “on air” in my Acer 7520G/Vista, many many Thanks to you, I have tried everything short of the Chainsaw to get it to work over the past couple of weeks but as soon as I found your site and read your info and chucked out that mongrell ie8 and downloaded and reinstalled ie7, BINGO, for some strange reason EVERYTHING WANTED TO WORK AGAIN FOR ME.
MICROSOFT SHOULD BE TAKEN TO TASK FOR INFLICTING IE87 ON US? I am temped to send them an invoice for time wasted on fixing this problem. once again many thanks,now I can get on with study in my music diploma course at CDU.
Yours faithfully,
C. John O’Brien
P – 0406053738
E – cliffordbrn@yahoo.com.au
May 16th, 2009 02:53
Thank you so much! This was very helpful.
May 14th, 2009 14:01
That information was really helpfull.Thank you.
May 5th, 2009 22:56
Man!! IE8 SUCKS on Vista!! I simply am unable to open links by clicking on them in other windows. Keeps saying to add the site to the pop-up blocker. But, the pop-up blocker is turned off… go figure.
Sometimes, it tries to open a new window, but the browser just locks up.
I experience none of these issues on XP. IE8 seems to be fairly stable there. But, why should we be worried about the stability of a ‘critical update’?
May 1st, 2009 20:50
@Kolin uninstall using method
May 1st, 2009 09:39
It’s still not showing up under installed updates, I’ve even searched by date & I just made the the mistake & installed it tonight! Ugh, wish I never did.
April 30th, 2009 10:32
Well, the official release is just as stable or less so than the beta version. It’s been installed for ten minutes, and it has crashed no few than a dozen times. I can’t even get many sites to open, and those that do download in 5x the time they used to.
April 24th, 2009 01:24
does this completely remove internet or just this edition?
April 21st, 2009 08:37
THANKS A BUNCH!!! I was getting frustrated because I could not find IE8 under my Programs and Features. That was pretty sneaky of them to put it in the updates…especially when it is JUNK!
Thanks again – your information has helped rid me of one MAJOR headache.
April 15th, 2009 11:29
I also am greatful for your help to uninstall ie8 Thanks so much. I spent too much time looking in the pc before I went to web search and you did it in seconds.
April 12th, 2009 11:49
You are a genius. Downloading IE 8 was a huge mistake I made. You have saved me so much trouble, you will never know how much I appreciate your info on how to uninstall that pile of S**T. Thank you so very much.
April 7th, 2009 02:21
Check this website and follow the steps:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957700
April 3rd, 2009 09:04
thank you.
April 2nd, 2009 10:02
God bless, thanks – this this really REALLY hosed me – restarting now, wanted to say thanks.
March 29th, 2009 02:53
Great post!
IE8 started annoying me as it rendered many web sites wrong. But the drop that spilled the glass was that embedded Real Player (as used by the BBC iPlayer and others) won’t work with IE8 unless you re-install IE8 after installing Real Player.
I really think that’s insane! I’m much happier now that I’m back in IE7.
March 29th, 2009 00:55
I must say ie8 so far demostrated to be a piece of crap, at least on my systems.
Too bad I’m forced by my home-banking to use ie, they don’t support neither FF or OP, can you believe it, and they talk about security. I also had bad luck with IEs4Linux, again because the home-banking.
Ahhhhhh ie7 seems so fast and stable compared to ie8!!!
March 28th, 2009 10:47
Well IE8 is crap…diarea crap.
My Dell xps 720 running Vista Ultimate became so unstable it would not shutdown. So I powered down and it never recovered on power up. So I used system restore to go back to the date prior to the install of IE8. It booted fine, but IE8 is still there. I found an IE8 unstall program from the Microsoft Fix site, but it did not work
So now that I read this thread, I looked for a patch or update. Its not there !!!
Any ideas ????
IE8 should never been released in i.ts condition
March 27th, 2009 02:43
After installing IE8 and having my laptop all messed up I tried the following procedure that was mentioned above.
First I went to add/remove and uninstalled Windows Service Pack 3. After it rebooted I then uninstalled IE7 and after all that(which was a lengthly process) I rebooted again and tada the older version of IE was there.
Funny part was before I found this page, I had called Microsoft Tech Support(or lack thereof) and was on the phone for over an hour and they couldnt get nowhere with it. They still say its the best yet. Oh boy.
Thanks for the advice
March 26th, 2009 21:41
Awesome post THANK YOU…really didn’t know IE was considered as an update until I decided to uninstall it…thank god I bumped into your website thanks again
March 26th, 2009 20:00
Cool, but dont work on my sys :/
March 26th, 2009 04:35
Thank You. Worked for me too. IE 8 is horrible!!!
March 24th, 2009 20:47
THANKS!!! Worked like a charm to remove IE8. I should have known better. It hasn’t been out long enough to get rid of the bugs.
March 20th, 2009 18:44
I even called the Windows helpdesk but still I can’t uninstall IE 8. I tried the above.
March 15th, 2009 21:33
dustn
March 11th, 2009 07:06
136
What does it mean if windows internet explorer 8 is not in the list of updates, but its still on the computer.
$$$ Check the update box when in the add/remove program and you’ll be surprised what hidden but IE8 will appear.
March 15th, 2009 20:21
Tank you for this I almost gone mad.
March 11th, 2009 18:38
Cool. Thx very much. It works now !
March 11th, 2009 18:36
Hmmm it doesnt work on my computer
March 11th, 2009 07:06
What does it mean if windows internet explorer 8 is not in the list of updates, but its still on the computer.
March 6th, 2009 04:24
Microsoft has a uninstall tool for ie8,
http://www.ie8rt.notlong.com
It worked for me. Link came directly from Microsoft tech support.
March 5th, 2009 06:31
ah man finaly i can start enjoying my internet sessions again. ie8 is shit!
THANKS!
March 5th, 2009 04:43
Thanks for great instructions. I am running Vista Home Premium SP1 and uninstalled the update. After a few seconds I get this Windows Update message, “An error has occurred. Not all of the updates were successfully uninstalled.” I disabled all virus and firewall progs before uninstalling. Normally I use Mozilla Firefox anyway but this is messing up my McAfee anti virus program. McAfee is still working but I cannot see any menus. Please help.
March 4th, 2009 20:30
Thanks so much! I see it’s ver easy but didn’t know how to get to the link “uninstall”. I wouldn’t find it into “installed updates”
March 4th, 2009 09:25
IE8 is garbage. Loads incredibly slow, renders pages slow, hangs often.
Reverted to IE7 and wow, so fast!! Whew !!
IE will never be my default browser.
Thanks for the simple instructions.
March 2nd, 2009 13:58
Thanks heaps !
I can now go back to enjoying my browsing.
Tom Brown
February 21st, 2009 08:45
Thank you so much, you made my day.
February 19th, 2009 22:34
i cant find it in updates is it diferent for vista
i do not see uninstall a program on control panel
February 18th, 2009 10:08
thanks so much; I really appreciate it!!!
February 17th, 2009 22:33
Thank you so much, I stewed over how to uninstall for hours and this post cured the problem.
February 16th, 2009 03:31
HELP!
It doesn’t show in the “Add/remove Programs” in my windows xp. any ideas of how else to remove the IE8??
February 14th, 2009 07:21
[...] my main browser is Firefox. I uninstalled it as part of experimenting with removing it from Vista (its an update, so it’s not immediately apparent how to remove it) and forgot all about it. When RC1 came along recently, my interest was piqued once more and I [...]
February 13th, 2009 23:27
I refuse uninstalling IE8 untill i know that all systems are stable!
lol
Where can i get hold of a copy of IE7 after Uninstalling IE8…
Bearing in mind this is for Vista not XP, as copies of IE7/IE8 are readily available for XP…
HELP!
Simplification;
I WANT a copy/download link for IE7 for Vista!
so i can roll back from IE8…
…Thanks…
Note*
Do expect crashes and failures in IE8…
February 11th, 2009 02:25
Yes tank you tanks now i want ie7 on his pc becauz it doesnt works but he dont wants to!! I hat it i cant get in a game webstite to play and wat he(that guy who made the forum or sometin) said, google toolbar is sayin taht it doesnt work or soemtin!!!
February 8th, 2009 03:18
You people need to realize there is no way of uninstalling IE. All this does is removes the shortcuts from the start menu and desktop. You will still be vulnerable to the exploits against IE!
February 7th, 2009 03:37
doesn’t show up there for me. any other ideas?
January 29th, 2009 14:31
I should add that for some reason IE switched over to German from English!!!!! Which is why I need to re install it.
Also my Wife can’t run web mail in IE 8 Either.
thanks
January 29th, 2009 14:29
uggg they don’t offer IE 7 for Vista!!! And since my PC is in German I can’t get Safari in English. My go with Firefox but on my old PC it keep crashing!
January 26th, 2009 23:48
I’m using Windows Vista Home Premium and this unintall worked like a charm!
Thanks for the tips!
January 19th, 2009 13:01
Didn’t work for me ;-;
It didn’t even show up in the installed updates
January 18th, 2009 13:21
This didn’t work on my PC!
January 17th, 2009 02:40
thankyou.
i’ve been using firefox since i downloaded ie8, now i can revert to ie7 again
January 16th, 2009 21:39
yes Beta8 on my XP messed my desk top up bad. It confused me so bad by constant errors and not being able to even get on a page without the errors that and even do anything that i had to do a complete recovery and then my puter got so messed up that i have to take it in to get it fixed. Since HP didnt send me a recovery disk with my puter 5 yrs ago i was screwed royally. I wouldnt try anything that says Beta at all. I have a new laptop and i wont download any beta. I wish I could send them my bill for there mess. if it is doing this to so many people why are they still allowing it to be downloaded. Its a total rip off. You should never mess with puters cause this is a costly price we pay as the consumers.
January 15th, 2009 08:51
This didn’t work! AGRHHHHH!!! It says it wasn’t uninstalled properly or something, or that not all of the updates were uninstalled. Sysem Restore fixes his problem, but I can’t be bothered. Hehe.
January 14th, 2009 08:57
Thank you so much. this totally helped out my Laptop.
There’s only one slight problem.
IE downloads and installs perfectly, but when i try to use the browser, it doesnt work. i use wireless internet, and it works perfectly on the Safari browser, but not in the IE browser. it tells me the only way to solve it is to call a service provider. i called, but they couldnt find out anything. Help?
January 13th, 2009 11:51
THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH. . . .
January 11th, 2009 15:36
OMG, THANK YOU SO MUCH! well, at least i hope
it works. All those other websites don’t explain properly. Your advice has also helped me fix another problem. (or in the process, heres hoping it works)
January 10th, 2009 14:28
IE8 Beta 2 on Windows 7 Beta just errors and errors and errors . . . Firefox is working so far.
January 10th, 2009 12:20
Bless you. I’ve been trying to get this off my computer for over 6 months.
January 10th, 2009 10:37
Thanks for the information.
January 9th, 2009 03:55
Very helpful. Thanks. Vista didn’t like IE8 beta 2 much either…
January 9th, 2009 00:37
thanks a lot….
IE8 is the worst browser i have used… mozilla firefox 3.0 is the better option for browsing….
January 7th, 2009 00:49
thank you, thank you, thank you…IE8 sucks
January 6th, 2009 23:59
Thanks a lot,I have been scratching my head for weeks on how to solve that problem. Explorer 8 works ok on my XP desktop, but not at all on my vista laptop
January 6th, 2009 20:27
Yeah….thx for this information!
January 1st, 2009 14:42
Thank you so much!!!!!
December 31st, 2008 01:33
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December 30th, 2008 09:57
What about Windows 7 Users? I am using Windows 7 and IE is not listed as an update. My next option is absolute uninstaller, that may work.
December 21st, 2008 04:59
whenever i click favourites, my computer crashes for 5 minutes
December 20th, 2008 23:53
Tom r et al Thanks for the IE8 removal advice. I was really having trouble with sp3 on xp and your advise did trick
December 19th, 2008 12:06
thank you so much… for those who are using mcafee, better switch to IE7, thanks again
December 19th, 2008 10:22
thanks a looooot that thing really sucks
December 17th, 2008 15:49
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December 12th, 2008 01:04
it depends on what vista you have but it will appear in the iunstalled updates-it has 2 annoyin habits-1 it takes ages 2 load+ DOESNT LOAD EVERYTHIN 1ST TIME SO REFRESH IT
mine appeared as i did+a humunguss list of upd8s appear+it says INTERNET EXCUSE 8 BETA 2
AWFUL THING MESSED MY MCAFEE+FACEBOOK UP TOTALLY
December 10th, 2008 09:32
Thanks! IE8 is so horrible
December 6th, 2008 15:03
It helped me thank you.
Damn Microsoft.
December 4th, 2008 06:09
I could not uninstall IE8 beta 1 since it did not appear in either the installed programs or installed updates as discussed above. I finally removed it using the suggestions for removing IE8 Beta 2 found here: http://petesbloggerama.blogspot.com/2008/10/uninstall-internet-explorer-8-beta-2-on.html
December 1st, 2008 17:31
Cool tutorial to uninstall IE
Thx very much.
December 1st, 2008 17:31
Sorry for duplicate “Thank you very much ! It will help me to resolve m problem with IE”
December 1st, 2008 17:30
Thank you very much ! It will help me to resolve m problem with IE
November 23rd, 2008 00:42
OH MY GOD, WHAT A BLOODY NIGHTMARE THIS THING IS.!!!!! Or WAS I should say. Thanks for the uninstall lesson. I got 7 back and all is once again right with the world. What’s wrong those people anyway? What made them think IE8 Beta would be better? It SUX!!!!
Anyway, thanks again.
November 16th, 2008 03:17
If “Windows Internet Exploer 8″ is not listed under “View installed updates”, you can also uninstall using a command line. Step-by-step instructions are here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957700
November 12th, 2008 17:43
wow thank you so much for this!!! it was annoying me when i had to keep closing it cause it wouldnt respond…i will be sticking to internet explorer 7 and no further! its the worst browser ive ever had!
November 12th, 2008 15:12
Thank you SO MUCH for this information! Now if I can only get back the font Times new Romans without shelling out 30 dollars, that would be good!
Appreciate your knowledge, God bless
Aly
November 8th, 2008 15:53
Thank u so much for the useful information. I don’t like the new version of the interenet explorer, neither the previous version. I believe that Internet Explorer 6 was the best
November 6th, 2008 01:00
You were not kiddin about IE 8. It is WAY unstable. Thank you for helping me uninstall IE 8 on vista. When IE 8 gets fixed maybe then I will download it again. Thanks again.
November 5th, 2008 05:57
If you’re using XP SP3 and trying to uninstall just use the Add/Remove programs dialogue. If the IE8 does not show up in the Add/Remove dialogue then use the removal tool from ie8rt.notlong.com
November 5th, 2008 04:49
THX YOU SO MUCH!!
IE8 has ruined all my java apps… for all my browsers.. firefox, opera, and google chrome could not work with java ever since i downloaded IE8
November 2nd, 2008 05:45
you are a fucking god i love you IE8 is so fucking shitty and i could get rid of it thans so much
November 1st, 2008 09:21
I mean do you freakin’ work for Microsoft?! You really have got to be kidding me you must be like an exception. Yeah we shouldn’t be using computers because IE8 Beta sucks?! Laughable.Like what’s wrong with you?
November 1st, 2008 09:18
First of all mr. “expert” you don’t know any of us….I know computers and I know people that are computer/IT specialists and they hate IE8 too….. AND you don’t have my computer or any of ours and you didn’t have to sit through the problems we did so don’t begin to get high and mighty behind a computer screen please….give me a break. My computer is perfect since I went back and replaced IE8 Beta w/ IE7 …. IE7 NEVER crashed on me whereas IE8 Beta did at least 50 times I had enough of it so don’t tell others or me we don’t know computers wtf.
November 1st, 2008 08:55
Thanks! IE 8 in vista destroyed my anti virus software. I needed to uninstall it, but couldn’t find it in add/remove Programs, so thanks!
November 1st, 2008 00:44
You guys have serious computer issues. None of you know how to properly use a computer. IE8 is perfectly fine and will definitely be an improvement over IE7. If you idiots removed all your special googlebars and such it would never crash. My IE8 never crashed and am only rolling back to IE7 because IE8 isn’t supported by any of my security programs yet. It wasn’t slow, however, if you have vista I do not reccomend installing IE8. Also, everyone saying what a nightmare or I couldn’t remove it, you all should not be using computers… opening your nightmare IE8 and go to google, type in how to uninstall IE8(the new features will even finish it for you!)..you land here. Get a brain.
October 31st, 2008 06:00
Thanks a lot for the tutorial, when i started using computers, always was IE, because it has been the latest browser from microsoft I thought that would be something good, what a piece of s**t!!
Firefox till I die!!!!!
October 20th, 2008 00:25
omg!
if you’ve got Vista
stay with IE 7
if you want the new version your better installing it with XP
i dont even know how to use any of the new features
but twhats the point of them changing the layout of the pages with that stupid button!!!
do not get it!
i spent like half an hour trying to install it, just to get rid of it!
October 18th, 2008 12:51
Hello Everyone with VISTA…Do NOT download Windows Explorer 8 Beta. You will REGRET it. it DOES NOT WORK. Your brand new computer will see stupid messages that “Windows has to close”. Then you have to figure out how to get rid of the JUNK PROGRAM. Bill Gates was on vacation somewhere when his stooges lied to him…just like the AIG flunkies at the top…lies, lies, lies…
October 9th, 2008 13:20
Microsoft thinks they are slick by installing it as a “update” and I could never find it….IE8 sucks so thank you.
October 8th, 2008 22:13
first change the folder settings such that you can veiw hiddden files.
Then go to winndows folder in c:/
there you will find ie8 folder, there you have spuninst folder in which you can find spuninst.exe, by excecuting this you can uininstall ie8.
October 8th, 2008 19:04
Brilliant. wrked ok for me. Tried IE8 for about 10 minutes, what a nightmare. Thanx for the help
October 5th, 2008 20:33
This is the solution I used.
My xp machine did not display ie8 in add/remove
programs.
download both the ie7 and ie8 installers.
save both to desk top.
open task manager, (right click taskbar)
run ie8 installer.
watch dialog box, it will remove itself first,
when dialog box changes to installing/downloading updates,
halt the process, (using task manager)
restart, run ie7 installer,
do not forget to uncheck the update box,
perform the required restart,
worked just fine for me.
October 4th, 2008 09:22
i just installed it and automatically hated it, so thanx helping me to uninstall it
October 3rd, 2008 21:17
This worked fine, thanks. System reverted to IE 7 after restart. Couldn’t get this info from Microsoft. Before uninstalling IE 8 I tried to install IE 7 but it said it was not available for my OS (Vista Home Basic 64 bit)!
I am fed up with Vista and have mothballed the machine in favour of another with XP.
September 28th, 2008 02:12
Ruh, Roh!
That didn’t work. Restarted as prompted after uninstall and ie still lives!!!
The HORROR.
September 28th, 2008 01:50
Whew! That was a booger.
May I say how I despise ie[insert any number!!!]
September 24th, 2008 18:25
I thought i had successfully uninstalled IE8 but how wrog was i! I tried again and it comes up with an error message at the end saying that not all updates were successfully removed and the blooming thing is still there! I have got around it by downloading chrome but it would be nice if i could get rid of IE8 altogether. Any suggestions?
Debbie xx
September 24th, 2008 15:18
Thanks. This post + google saved my day.
September 22nd, 2008 10:27
Thanks
September 19th, 2008 13:26
What the hell is Bill Gates doing these days, developing software like this, piece of shit.
I used ie8 beta 2 for only 15 mins and i am uninstalling it.
September 18th, 2008 09:09
As I mentioned before I resolved my IE8 problems by RESTORING MY SYSTEM to the day before I installed the program now I have no problems with my computer
September 18th, 2008 08:34
Oh wow I would have never guessed to uninstall it. All of these tutorials are fucking bullshit. I would have uninstalled IE8 but it’s NOT LISTED IN UNINSTALL PROGRAMS so give me real tutorial on how to uninstall. BTW I can’t just delete it from my programs folder, I’ve tried and failed miserably.
September 18th, 2008 02:15
Thank you soooo much!!!!
September 16th, 2008 17:36
Thank you so much! IE8 has really played havoc with my cmputer!!!!
Thanks
September 16th, 2008 16:08
Thank God! This has to be the worst IE yet. Even Chrome is better than this disaster.
September 14th, 2008 00:03
thx
September 13th, 2008 05:50
thank goodness. ie is definately not ready for prime time. crash and slowness galore
September 8th, 2008 14:20
[...] you tried this? [...]
September 7th, 2008 18:14
Anyone having issues with Mcafee security suite needs to unistall IE too. It stops you accessing the security features.
September 6th, 2008 02:30
Its pretty kool but one thing is certain about IE-8b2, if MS were to be selling the update IE-8b2 am pretty sure that would have been owing a global debt by reunding MS user their money.The IE-8 has a nice interface but sucks for not allowing the function of some add-ons like orbit grabber etc.
September 5th, 2008 03:11
thankkkkkkkkkkkkkk uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
September 2nd, 2008 21:26
Well done
IE 8 100% did not work on my Vista hp system Just displayed homepage and error sounds
September 1st, 2008 07:16
hey thanks,i didn’t think of that way,well i delete all the IE related files(both on system 32,program,start up and winsxs folders)
August 31st, 2008 07:30
this was one of the most things ms has ever done to ie.
August 30th, 2008 23:29
It isn’t listed under installed updates in Vista.
August 30th, 2008 15:24
nicely done, saw another way of doing it at ghacks and anewmorning
http://www.anewmorning.com/2008/08/30/how-to-uninstall-internet-explorer-8-beta-2-guide/
August 29th, 2008 20:39
Yes, thank you.
August 28th, 2008 22:03
Thanks so much!.It was bugging me too.
August 16th, 2008 06:09
thank you very match!for this information!
August 11th, 2008 08:24
Thanks. Was bugging me too. Have t use it to install updates and access a few sites…is still slow as hell. FF rocks!!!
August 6th, 2008 16:19
[...] things I managed to dig up on Google, I don’t use Vista so I couldn’t tell you how personally. Make of it this you will: Go to Control [...]
August 4th, 2008 02:30
What about in Vista?
IE8 Does not show up in the updates – and I so want to get rid of it
August 3rd, 2008 22:32
thanx a million for that, was bugging the hell out of me
July 24th, 2008 03:54
If you install Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 first and then upgrade to Windows XP Service Pack 3, you will be unable to remove Internet Explorer 8. That option will be disabled. To work around this issue, uninstall Windows XP Service Pack 3 first. When you do this, the remove option is enabled. Then, you can uninstall Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1.
From Microsoft’s site. Hope this helps.
July 19th, 2008 08:45
IE8 does not show up in my Vista updates – now how do I get rid of it
July 13th, 2008 23:52
Thanks, IE8 Just kept crashing.. Not any use if your a webmaster!
July 9th, 2008 01:06
THANX
July 5th, 2008 11:36
Sweet! Thanks! Trust Microsoft to consider IE8 an ‘update’ and a not a program.
June 19th, 2008 15:49
[...] het artikel “How to Uninstall Windows Internet Explorer 8.0” wordt duidelijk uitgelegd hoe je Internet Explorer 8.0 kunt deinstalleren via Windows [...]
June 11th, 2008 14:13
Thanks!!!
May 31st, 2008 15:39
thanks a lot friend
May 26th, 2008 01:58
Thannks alot
May 16th, 2008 21:36
Thanks! I couldn’t find this anywhere. It seems crazy that the ie8 beta overwrites the ie7 installation. I don’t trust that ie7 ‘emulation mode,’ either.
May 12th, 2008 04:16
omg thank you!!! I thought i would never get this crap (IE8) off of my computer lol very thorough with the directions that even someone new to the internet could understand it. =) Thanks again!
May 11th, 2008 03:06
thaaaaaaanks alot
May 10th, 2008 03:40
Ah found a solution:
http://forums.techguy.org/windows-nt-2000-xp/710225-how-uninstall-ie-8-beta.html
May 10th, 2008 03:36
First ‘I’ -> It.
I have WinXP prof, english, sp3
May 10th, 2008 03:35
I won’t work. I see the internet explorer 8 beta 1 item, but the uninstall button won’t appear. Fuckedup browser..
The emulate is a lie, many script errors, but in normal ie7 not.
May 6th, 2008 15:59
when i look at updates in programs,it doesnt say ie 8 beta.. it only has a cuople hotfix,numerous security updates and then a -cumulative update for media center for windows vista! i need to get rid of the beta 8 cuz its totaly misfunctioning and others. please someone advise me how. is it one of the ones i listed?
May 5th, 2008 02:56
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!! IE8 needs some serious repairs. They shouldn’t be allowed to Beta this program as of yet, until they work out these major kinks.. It completely locked up my PC after installation. It’s a brand new Gateway, NO WAY it was anything else but IE8…
Thanks again!
May 4th, 2008 15:10
Thank you very much!
April 27th, 2008 16:18
Helo, Thank you for your article on removing internet explorer 8.
April 13th, 2008 01:28
thank you very much most helpful site on internet
April 8th, 2008 10:50
Thank you very much.This website is very useful. IT is very helpful to uninstall IE8.
April 6th, 2008 08:22
IE8 is non-sense. It is unstabele and reports errors for each and every site I open in it, while the same requests are handled by Firefox perfectly. Though it is understandable that IE8 is BETA, Microsoft sucks. I suggest netizens to refresh to the new era of open source computing. Its time the monopoly is gone!!!
March 19th, 2008 05:03
Thank you sooooo much… I just got a request to restart seemed to haved worked. This site is from now on defenitely a bookmark. Cheers!
March 17th, 2008 03:19
Thanks alot
March 15th, 2008 14:22
ok there is no uninstall feature as of yet for this beta version. If you used the beta version hopefully soom MS will alow yoiu to unistall it but as of right now you CAN NOT UNINSTALL ie8. GOOD JOB MICROSOFY IE8 DEPARTMENT.
Idiots
March 13th, 2008 05:49
Thanks for the info!
To those complaining that this version isn’t progress – it’s a BETA!
March 10th, 2008 09:59
this saved me a lot thanx. i use firefox but other people on my computer use IE and that would have been mad so thanx a lot
March 9th, 2008 10:52
i still cant get rid of the pop up IE8 after i uninstalled it
March 9th, 2008 03:58
champion !
March 8th, 2008 06:30
thanks
very useful
March 7th, 2008 21:37
Thanks!
March 7th, 2008 05:56
congratsCheers… this website rocks. Keep the good work!!!!!
March 7th, 2008 05:48
thanks for the info! it would be nice if M$ had supplied it instead, however.
harder to uninstall an even crappier product… yep,that’s progress…
March 7th, 2008 03:07
How do you uninstall IE8 Beta if it doesn’t appear in Control Panel/Programs? I’m currently stuck with it and it crashes on exit every time (and thus not saving any settings). IE8 doesn’t even appear on Windows Installer CleanUp utility.