Uninstall IE8 under Windows XP

Uninstalling IE8 under Windows XP:

Because of the needs of website development, Internet Explorer 8 Beta was installed at the first time. Due to compatibility issues, I had to change back to version 7, but when uninstalling I found that the uninstall option was not directly available in my "Control Panel" "Add/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, which is the most common method. However, I think people who use the Internet to find the uninstall method all need this;

· uninstall from the "update program". If your system is XP SPx, open “Add/Remove Programs in “Control Panel", and then select “Show Updates> above the panel to find Internet Explorer 8 Beta updates. Item, delete;

· If the above method can still achieve the purpose, you can try "Add/Remove Programs" on the left side of the "Add/Remove Windows Components" and then bring Internet Explorer in front. The checkmark is removed, 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 3, which is to use Windows Optimizer, 360 Security Guards, and the "Intelligent Uninstall Tool", which is completely uninstalled, but you need to reinstall one after uninstallation. The version of IE

· actually has an effective method, and one of the recommended methods in this article is to run C:\\WINDOWS\\ie8\\spuninst\\spuninst.exe directly, if you can't find this file. To see if the hidden attribute has been removed;

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

In addition, 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 ——property——desktop——custom, check the checkmark in front of Internet Explorer. If you don't have this option, you need to run “Control Panel“Add/In the "Delete program", "Change Windows component", put the checkmark in front of Internet Explorer, the next step is fine.