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Cant Find IE9 In Add/Remove

jaraba
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Posted June 21, 2011 at 7:19AM

My laptop tried to install IE9 and failed thus stopping using IE completely. I tried to re install IE8 but it wouldn't let me as it said there was a newer version. Looked in add/remove to uninstall IE9 but couldn't find it.

Anyone know where its hidden itself.

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rawprawn

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Posted June 21, 2011 at 7:48AM

Which OS?

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buteman

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Posted June 21, 2011 at 8:02AM

Just in case make sure you have another browser installed that you can use.Then go back to add remove and click on turn windows features on or off.

There should be a tick against IE8 or IE9 untick it and press ok.

That removes whatever version is on there but sometimes causes problems using the internet again if you have not got another browser to use.

If you reboot I believe you can reverse it by ticking it again to get it back.

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rawprawn

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Posted June 21, 2011 at 8:13AM

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Woolwell

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Posted June 21, 2011 at 11:21AM

rawprawn gives the answer in the link but just to make clear you will not find IE9 in aad/remove programs but it is in Prgrams and Features as it is treated as part of Windows.

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jaraba

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Posted June 21, 2011 at 11:22AM

rawprawn Vista

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jaraba

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Posted June 21, 2011 at 11:26AM

buteman

I have the download for IE8 so can install that when I get rid of IE9

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Woolwell

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Posted June 21, 2011 at 11:26AM

jaraba - Follow rawprawn's link post at 08:13 today.

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rawprawn

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Posted June 21, 2011 at 11:28AM

jaraba Follow the instructions in my link. Anyway I had forgotten XP will not take IE9, and Vista and Windows 7 are the same

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jaraba

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Posted June 21, 2011 at 2:02PM

Many thanks everyone.

Succesfully got rid of IE9 & back to IE8.

Once again the forum users have come up trumps

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