I haven't used IE in...ages. Actually, ever. But all of my spyware/adware related popups come in on IE windows.
And I've had enough of it. Is it safe to delete IE? Will any aspect of Windows not function properly without it? Is there a way to just disable it?
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There's one of them. It's a very !@#$py popup also.
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[Moved] Is it safe to delete IE?
Started by Josh, Aug 27 2004 08:52 PM
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Posted 27 August 2004 - 08:52 PM
But today you just read that the man was shot dead
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Posted 27 August 2004 - 09:09 PM
IE can be deleted but it would be really tough to do since it is so embedded in Windows Xp. Everytime you use Windows Explorer or open My Computer, it is actually IE that you are using. I would definitely not recommend deleting IE instead consider reformatting your harddrive or if you are too lazy, have Zonealarm not allow IE to access the internet. That should solve your problem
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Posted 27 August 2004 - 09:16 PM
It's not bad...just very annoying.
Will doing that (ZoneAlarm thingy) prevent Windows Update from working?
Will doing that (ZoneAlarm thingy) prevent Windows Update from working?
But today you just read that the man was shot dead
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Posted 27 August 2004 - 09:34 PM
Blocking IE in ZA will prevent windows update from working. But that's not a problem because you can just enable it when you want to update.
Deleting IE will probably cause conflicts with certain applications or webpages (you know, those annoying pages that don't display correctly in Mozilla/use ActiveX),
If you still want to uninstall IE, you can read about it here. How to Uninstall IE
Maybe uninstalling/reinstalling IE will fix the problem as well.
Deleting IE will probably cause conflicts with certain applications or webpages (you know, those annoying pages that don't display correctly in Mozilla/use ActiveX),
If you still want to uninstall IE, you can read about it here. How to Uninstall IE
Maybe uninstalling/reinstalling IE will fix the problem as well.
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Posted 29 August 2004 - 08:34 AM
I use mozilla firefox and for some reason... the two are separated on that site :?
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Posted 29 August 2004 - 01:04 PM
Because Mozilla includes the mail program, Firefox is only the browser.
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Posted 30 August 2004 - 01:35 PM
i wouldnt do it, you need those updates.
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Posted 01 September 2004 - 10:37 AM
IE is full of bugs, It was made( and by made i mean bought) to obliterate the netscape browser in microsoft's attempt to "rule" the internet. Fortunatly there are alternatives, my favorite is mozilla firefox great pop up blocker. Unfortuantly you can't uninstall IE from what i see because its windows explorer as well.
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Posted 04 September 2004 - 12:30 AM
Go to Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs. Find the "Add/Remove Windows Components" tab ont he left. and uncheck IE. Then finish it. I've removed it. Everything works fine.
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