Windows 7, enabeling IE for removal

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For a while now, Windows Update has been prompting me to update IE9 to IE10. And every time I turn off my PC, It starts to install that one update wich allways fails. Why does it fail updating IE9? I don't know. So the solution I had in my mind was to remove IE9 and then install IE10 manually. THe problem is now, I can't find the uninstall file for IE9. I have looked in windows control panel / programs and features but it didn't show up, not even in the installed updates section. So after I clicked on Turn windows features on or off, I saw that the IE9 box wasn't checked. So I checked it, clicked OK, but then when I clicked on the Turn windows features on or off link again, it wasn't checked anymore.

It's almost like Windows doesn't want me to uninstall IE9. but I have to in order to normally shut down my pc, because everytime I shut my PC off, it tries to install that stupid update again!

What can I do to solve this?

Thew

Posted 2013-11-10T09:27:19.437

Reputation: 113

Look into your C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log logfile to see what the actual problem is. – ZippyV – 2013-11-10T09:50:56.050

Answers

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First of all, you can't remove IE on Windows. You can just downgrade it to lower version. more help? Basically, IE 10 was designed for Windows 8 and later but now you can install it on Windows 7. Go to address: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/internet-explorer/ie-10-worldwide-languages Then download the IE 10 and install it directly. I did that work and now have IE 10 on my Windows 7 32-bit. For any more help just ask.

s.r.a

Posted 2013-11-10T09:27:19.437

Reputation: 1

1IE can be removed through Programs and Features -> Turn Windows features on or off. Trident libraries are left for applications that use them, but IE gets removed. – gronostaj – 2013-11-10T09:47:32.363

@gronostaj IE precisely is these libraries. The option there removes only the fronted (iexplore.exe) which contains little actual code. – kinokijuf – 2013-11-10T12:04:33.170

@gronostaj: That feature as it's clear from its name is just a feature that only on/off the IE. And If you want to use the IE, you should turn it on. You can't remove IE in Windows OS. – s.r.a – 2013-11-10T12:52:15.997

Guys, you can't browse Internet with Trident DLLs, you need iexplore. Shared DLLs aren't anything unusual or abnormal and telling that you can't remove an app because some DLLs will be left for other apps is just wrong IMO. Many apps use mshtml.dll, are they unremovable too? – gronostaj – 2013-11-10T13:37:20.563

If I can't remove IE to reinstall it later and fix the problem, what CAN I do to fix the problem? – Thew – 2013-11-11T22:16:25.617

Now do you have (that is, can you browse with it the Internet?) IE (any version) on your PC or not? If yes, and it's the IE 9, so go to the above link and download desired one. Then install it over IE 9. If there was any problem when installing post it. – s.r.a – 2013-11-12T07:14:47.067

Well the launcher launches, a window with a progress bar pops up saying "downloading required updates ... ", and then after downloading it reports that an error has occured and puts a shortcut to this on my desktop: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2820688

– Thew – 2013-11-12T22:22:58.357

Go to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2818833 and download the update package number "2670838" (X86). First install it then restart your PC and then try to install IE 10.

– s.r.a – 2013-11-13T12:23:14.790

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