Explorer Removal.....

[skippybangkok]

Have ( belated ) installed Firefox, and it was clear I should i should of done it yonks ago. How to I un-install explorer ?

Thanks for your help

[Tywais]

Have ( belated ) installed Firefox, and it was clear I should i should of done it yonks ago. How to I un-install explorer ?

Thanks for your help

I would suggest not removing it. For one it is fairly integrated into the system and will probably break something, but 2nd and more important there are still sites out there that will not work properly without the IE engine. Internet banking for one. You can make it work better for the times you must use it by using something like Avant browser. It uses the engine but adds a better looking interface and a lot of nice features. Then you can just remove any links to IE from your desktop/Startup menu and forget about it.

Edited March 6, 2006 by tywais

[rcm]

Have ( belated ) installed Firefox, and it was clear I should i should of done it yonks ago. How to I un-install explorer ?

Thanks for your help

I use firefox too , but i still have IE still there. I believe you can not uninstall IE. Thats why they all fuming about....

The best way to avoid IE is to Install Linux and don't run Windows at all...

rcm

[skippybangkok]

thanks... will leave it then. Very happy with Firefox, more user friendly.

[Tywais]

Have ( belated ) installed Firefox, and it was clear I should i should of done it yonks ago. How to I un-install explorer ?

Thanks for your help

By the way, how long is a yonk.

[Phil Conners]

Download "TweakUI/Power toys for WinXP" from Microslush, it has an option to remove the MSIE icons from your desktop etc. That is the closest you get to being able to "remove" it.

[astral]

This is what the law suits against MS have been about.

You cannot remove IE, it is bundled in and will clutter up your disk whether or not you want it.

Sad to say, some web sites will not work without it.

[giulio]

yes,is recommended not remove IExplorer,also think about update the system,is possible to do with xp-lite,but not recommended

the best way is use some firewall that blocked IExplorer always and allow only opera or firefox,maybe tou can create an advanced rule thet when you visite microsoft update with IE he can go,but only for this site

[skippybangkok]

how long is a Yonk....... not sure I should answer that one..... might embarass some guys here

Thanks for the updates...... and I will keep it on the side for those sites requiring it.

Edited March 6, 2006 by skippybangkok

[lanny]

From personal experience I can say "DON'T REMOVE EXPLORER!!!

First of all, Windows itself uses explorer to present some things. Some web sites use explorer and won't work without it. A number of programs use explorer for various tasks and won't function without it. For example, any business, etc. using QuickBooks must have explorer installed or QuickBooks will not run -- it won't even open! I suspect, since both come from Intuit, that Quicken will have the same problem.

I tried removing explorer a couple of years ago. It took me months to get everything back to operating the way I wanted.

Never again!

[Artisan]

...and don't forget about the Windows Update site. This works with IE only.

[Explorer]

The thread title scares me for a while there

Explorer