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January 26, 2004, 12:21

Greetings to the Defcon Community. :)

I have a question that is killing me. Is there any way possible to un-install Internet Explorer from Windows 2000?

I've tried deleting all of the registry keys, and associated files, but the executable and dll inside the internet explorer folder re-create themselves.....

Please help, I hate IE!
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January 26, 2004, 12:37

Straight from the horses mouth:

http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;q293907

Incidently, I found this by typing 'uninstalling Internet Explorer' into Google. Google is your friend.

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January 26, 2004, 12:49

Re-read

Perhaps I didn't explain myself clear enough.......

Even when I follow this process you found Noid, Internet Explorer is STILL there. Even thought it does remove it from the start menu, and my desktop, the Internet Explorer Folder is STILL there, as well as the executable for Internet Explorer. It just uninstalls a portion of IE, but somehow regenerates the 2 components hmmapi.dll and iexplore.exe.

If I delete these two files, it magically (ok its not magic) restores the two files......isn't that handy!

I suspect there's a file somewhere in the System32 or System folder that looks to the Internet Explorer folder and conveniently replaces those for you...just in case of course.

Strike one Noid. :P

Next!
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January 26, 2004, 12:58

Originally posted by CompGeek

Strike one Noid. :P

Next!

You're new, Noid was trying to help you and noid is cooler then you. Don't be a dick you little shit head.

Strike one for you!
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January 26, 2004, 13:07

/sigh

Wasn't trying to be a dick.
Just that it didn't answer the question.

Didn't mean to be mean. Sorry.
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January 26, 2004, 13:10

Originally posted by CompGeek

I have a question that is killing me. Is there any way possible to un-install Internet Explorer from Windows 2000?

Try http://www.litepc.com/

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January 26, 2004, 13:14

Found it...

Ok...its inside System32, dllcache, and you have to delete the two files I listed. Otherwise, it just re-copies those into the Internet Explorer folder under Program Files.

Hurray!
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#8

January 26, 2004, 13:59

Originally posted by CompGeek

Wasn't trying to be a dick.........

yeah?..... well you didn't seem to be trying not to....

Originally posted by CompGeek

Just that it didn't answer the question.

and he was just trying to help.....

Originally posted by CompGeek

Didn't mean to be mean. Sorry.

hehehehehe....look everyone... he thinks he was being mean!!
You weren't being "mean" persay... just a little disrespectful to someone that went out of his way (not that he has better things to do or anything) to try and help you with a question that you asked..... a "thank you" would have done nicely, if not for the soulition, for the effort. *see Miss Marples Guide to Manners*

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January 26, 2004, 14:33

The irony here, is that I didnt feel he was being mean to me at all.

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January 26, 2004, 14:37

Originally posted by noid

The irony here, is that I didnt feel he was being mean to me at all.

quiet you... we'll let you know when you are offended...... geez.... give 'em books and and take 'em to school and all they do is eat the teacher

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#11

January 26, 2004, 15:42

Originally posted by noid

The irony here, is that I didnt feel he was being mean to me at all.

Poor guy, you get so used and abused you don't remember when it is supposed to hurt anymore.
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#12

January 26, 2004, 19:04

you guys are all so mean.. i can't take it anymore. these forums.. so unhappy.. eeek!

I reviewed the doc again for the first time in a while.. it does appear to give microsoft's official answer in detail. Did I miss something?

question,answer,request for more detail,flaming,bitching,flaming...

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#13

January 26, 2004, 20:03

Originally posted by converge

question,answer,request for more detail,flaming,bitching,flaming...

hell... you had been gone so long we were wondering what all you had forgotten... but atleast you remembered the basic formula.... I am so proud of you

If I had a nickle for every time someone offered me ten cents to keep my two cents to myself... I would be a rich man.
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