Too bad you're having such problems. I'm running WIN98 and I VERY pleased
with the way IE5 works. It's much faster than IE4 and even works better
than Netscape 4.5. (this from a Netscape diehard - lookout Netscape).
Regards,
Fred Hahnel
-----Original Message-----
From: David Hurst [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, March 22, 1999 6:55 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] removing IE5
I obviously forgot to mention in the original post that I am Running Windows
95 with all the updates...
David Hurst
JMB wrote:
> David Hurst wrote:
> >
> > After several days of trying to download and install IE5, I have
> > reached the point where I want to delete all vestiges of Internet
> > Explorer from my system, and maybe.. maybe .. start over form
> > scratch. In installing IE5, I was informed via a dialogue box
> > that a previous uninstall file was missing or corrupt, and that
> > continuing the IE5 installation would mean it could not be
> > removed... Naively maybe I said to proceed. then Outlook Express
> > would not install, even after numerous attempt, to include
> > redownloading the ie4setup file. IE5 itself appears to have
> > installed without problem. But now IE5 wont let me remove it
> > from my system..!!!! Only options i get when attempting to
> > remove it are to add a component or repair it. I have tried both
> > options , repeatedly, and still no Outlook Express. So I want
> > to just erase all vestiges of IE5 (if I can..) and any remnants
> > of Outlook Express too, and try to start over (thank goodness
> > for Netscape 4.4..!!).
> >
> > I am sure part of the problem is due to my originally loading IE
> > 4.0 with SP1, then installing the IE5 beta over that, which
> > never seemed to work.. but again wouldn't let me delete it...!!!!
> > so I just deleted all the files and directories i could find
> > dealing with IE...thanking IE5 would make everything right.... it
> > didn't...
> >
> > so is there any way to completely rid my system of IE everything,
> > and do a clean reinstall ??
> >
> > Appreciate your suggestions....and sorry for the long
> > explanation......
> > Thanks
> > David Hurst
> >
>
> David,
>
> I forgot to add one other note for you and all of the other readers:
>
> At the bottom of the CNN page that provides info on how to remove IE
> from win98, there is a link in very small font to another site:
> http://www.98lite.net/
>
> At this site, they offer a program that will go and do several things to
> Win 98 that is designed to improve its operation. Everyone who is
> interested in reviewing these options should post their results to
> PCSoft and let us know what the results were.
>
> --
> Jean Bourvic :>))
>
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