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ie will not install
I uninstalled internet explorer on my computer and deleted any folder that is named internet explorer. so what i did specifically was uninstalled every details that it could still have left. i tried to install it again because i had the ie installer downloaded and when i did it it says cannot install because it has detected a newer version already installed. but it cant be because i already uninstalled it. so i want to know if there is something i could do to install it back or is there some kind of error in my computer.
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i agree IE isnt the best.. your best bet is firefox. i use it and never regretted it
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Do you really need IE? If you do, i can't exactly help with that. But if you don't you can download safari from itunes, or Firefox from any trusted site.
sorry i couldn't help much!
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Install IE7. AFTER you've installed IE7 again, restart your computer and uninstall IE7 from add/remove programs to get IE6 back, but don't delete any folders.
If IE7 won't install, move the installer to your desktop and rename it exactly:
ie
Then go to start, run. Type:
cmd
Then, in the black box that pops up, type exactly:
cd desktop
*press enter*
ie -q
*press enter*
IE should now install in the background, without showing you any windows. It may restart your computer.
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The short answer is that so long as you are using a Windows system, you can NEVER, EVER completely uninstall Internet Explorer. It's so ingrained into the OS that it's basically impossible to uninstall. What you (Deleting any folder named Internet Explorer, etc) did was both dangerous and counterproductive.
Re-install windows (Or repair your current installation). That should fix any problems you have with it.
Edit: Alternatively, don't bother, and download a copy of Opera.
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did you right click the IE icon, then click properties. then target folder, then delete the folder?
try control panel. add or remove programs. click add or remove windows components, and check everything you want to keep, and un check IE. its either that or check IE, i cant remember, because i tried both because one didnt work.
if not, im realy not sure. if it continues not to work, use firefox. it seems pretty good.
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