How to uninstall IE8 under Windows XP

Due to the needs of website development, Internet Explorer 8 Beta was installed for the first time. Due to compatibility issues, I had to change back to version 7, but when I uninstalled it, I found it in my "Control Panel". The uninstall option is not directly available in the Remove Programs. So, I checked the Internet and found that there is more than one person in this situation. This is not only happening in XP system, but also in Vista or Windows Server 2008. However, there may be more than one solution. The following is a general summary of the methods provided:

· Uninstall directly from Add/Remove Programs. This is the most common method. However, I think people who generally find the uninstall method on the Internet need this;

·Uninstall from the "Update Program". If your system is XP SPx, open "Add/Remove Programs" in "Control Panel", then select "Show Update Program" above the panel, find the update item of Internet Explorer 8 Beta, delete it;

· If the above method can still achieve the purpose, you can try "Add/Remove Windows Components" on the left side of "Add/Remove Programs", and then remove the checkmark in front of Internet Explorer, the next step. However, this method is strongly discouraged because many Windows programs rely on Internet Explorer, which completely removes Internet Explorer, causing dependent programs to fail, and the first two methods will cause Internet Explorer to roll back to the previous version;

· There are other methods similar to the 3, is to use Windows Optimizer, 360 security guards, a kind of "smart uninstall tool" comes complete uninstall, but after uninstallation you have to reinstall a version of IE

· In fact, there is an effective method, which is also recommended by this article, that is, run C:\\WINDOWS\\ie8\\spuninst\\spuninst.exe directly. If you can't find this file, see if Not removing hidden attributes;

At this point, Internet Explore 8 has been uninstalled. It will automatically roll back to IE7.

Also, if you don't have an Internet Explorer icon on your desktop, how do you get it to display the IE icon on your desktop again? Method, right-click - Properties - Desktop - Customize, check the checkmark in front of Internet Explorer. If you don't have this option, you need to run "Add/Remove Programs" in "Control Panel" to "Change Windows Components". Put the checkmark in front of Internet Explorer, the next step is OK