Can I re-install IE 5.5 over IE 6? 1

[darkandstormy]

IE 6 works pretty well (I have the latest Preview version), but I use an online training delivery website that isn't compatible with this version, so I can't upload my files.

Can I uninstall IE 6 and re-install IE 5.5 without messing up my current OS setup which is (touch wood) working very well? This serves me right for always wanting the latest version of everything, I guess...:~/

Many TIA,

darkandstormy


Compaq AMD Athlon 1Ghz
W2K Pro SP2

darkandstormy at mailandnews dot com darkandstormy at btinternet dot com

 

[Comtech]

Go into Control Panel, Add/Remove program, and select IE6.
Uninstall, and it (should) will automatically go back to the last version you installed. It will NOT completely uninstall, as windows won't allow that. Cheers,
Jim

http://members.cnx.net/reboot/

 

[paulwood]

If you want to get rid of IE try IEradicator

http://www.98lite.net/ieradicator.html

If it works you can then do a clean install of 5.5

 

[reghakr]

darkandstormy,

info from Microsoft:

How to Uninstall Internet Explorer 6.0
This article discusses a Beta release of a Microsoft product. The information in this article is provided as-is and is subject to change without notice.

No formal product support is available from Microsoft for this Beta product. For information about obtaining support for a Beta release, please see the documentation included with the Beta product files, or check the Web location from which you downloaded the release.
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The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Public Preview for Windows 98
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Public Preview for Windows 98 Second Edition
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Public Preview for Windows Millennium Edition
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Public Preview for Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Public Preview for Windows 2000

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SUMMARY
This article describes how to uninstall Internet Explorer version 6.0 from computers that are running any of the following operating systems:

Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
Microsoft Windows NT version 4.0
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me)



MORE INFORMATION
Before you uninstall Internet Explorer 6.0, quit all running programs. For additional information about problems that can occur if you do not quit all running programs before you uninstall Internet Explorer 6.0, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q165646 Program Settings Lost After Internet Explorer Setup or Uninstall
When you install Internet Explorer 6.0 over Internet Explorer 5.01 or later, its uninstallation behavior varies depending on whether the Internet Explorer uninstallation information (used to restore the version of Internet Explorer prior to 5.01 or later) is present and whether the Internet Explorer 5.01 or later installation created minor version uninstallation information for previous versions of Internet Explorer.

If uninstallation information is present when you install Internet Explorer 6.0, the uninstallation process restores your computer to the version of Internet Explorer that is contained in the uninstallation information. However, if Internet Explorer uninstallation information is not present when you install Internet Explorer 6.0 over a previous version of Internet Explorer, the uninstallation restores the previous versions of Internet Explorer.

This chart lists the various upgrade scenarios and the Internet Explorer 6.0 uninstallation behavior that can occur in each situation:

Previous version Uninstallation information Internet Explorer 6.0 uninstallation results

Internet Explorer 3.x N/A Internet Explorer 3.x
Internet Explorer 4.x N/A Internet Explorer 4.x
Internet Explorer 5 Present Version installed before Internet Explorer 5
Internet Explorer 5 Not Present Internet Explorer 5
Internet Explorer 5.01 Present See note below
Internet Explorer 5.01 Not Present Internet Explorer 5.01
Windows 98 (Internet Explorer 4.01 SP1 N/A Windows 98 (Internet Explorer 4.01 SP1)
Windows 98 Second Edition (Internet Explorer 5) N/A Windows 98 Second Edition (Internet Explorer 5)
Windows 2000 (Internet Explorer 5.01 N/A Windows 2000 (Internet Explorer 5.01)
Windows Me (Internet Explorer 5.5) N/A Windows Me (Internet Explorer 5.5)

NOTE: In the case of uninstalling Internet Explorer 6.0 from an upgrade over Internet Explorer 5.5, where uninstallation information existed, the computer is restored to the version of Internet Explorer that is contained in the uninstallation information (the version that was installed before Internet Explorer 5.5).

For example, when you upgrade from Internet Explorer 4.01 directly to Internet Explorer 5, Internet Explorer 5 creates uninstallation information you can use to restore the computer to Internet Explorer 4.01. If you then upgrade from Internet Explorer 5 to Internet Explorer 5.01 or later, uninstallation information already exists, so no new uninstallation information is created.

Finally, when you upgrade to Internet Explorer 6.0, if the uninstallation information exists at this point, no new uninstallation information is created. If you uninstall Internet Explorer 6.0 in this case, Internet Explorer 4.01 is restored. If you remove the uninstallation information before you upgrade to Internet Explorer 6.0, new uninstallation information is created for Internet Explorer 5.01 or later. In this case, the uninstallation of Internet Explorer 6.0 returns the computer to Internet Explorer 5.01 or later.

For additional information about Internet Explorer 5.01 uninstallation behavior, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q246194 How to Uninstall Internet Explorer 5.01
NOTE: After you uninstall Internet Explorer 6.0, you cannot uninstall the previous version of Internet Explorer that remains on the computer. For additional information about how to manually uninstall Internet Explorer 4.0 or Internet Explorer 5, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q175610 How to Manually Uninstall Internet Explorer 4.0
Q224412 How to Manually Uninstall Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows NT
Q243678 How to Manually Uninstall Internet Explorer 5 for Windows 95
If you uninstall Internet Explorer 6.0, you should view one of the following Microsoft Web sites to download any security updates that are needed for the version of Internet Explorer that remains on the computer:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/security/default.asp

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/

How to Uninstall Internet Explorer 6.0
Use the following steps to uninstall Internet Explorer 6.0 from a computer that is running Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows 2000, or Microsoft Windows Me.

NOTE: You must have administrative privileges to install and uninstall Internet Explorer 6.0 in Windows NT and Windows 2000. This includes having administrative privileges the first time you start your computer after you install or uninstall Internet Explorer 6.0.
Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Add/Remove Programs.


On the Install/Uninstall tab, click Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Tools in the list of installed programs, and then click Add/Remove.

NOTE: If Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Tools is missing from the list of installed programs, run Setup.exe from your "Internet Explorer\Setup" folder. If you are running Windows 2000, run the w2kexcp.exe /u command from your "Internet Explorer\IE Uninstall" folder.


Click Restore the previous Windows configuration (or click Advanced to specify any additional components you want to remove), and then click OK.


The Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Tools Setup dialog box appears. This portion of Setup is referred to as Maintenance mode. When Setup starts, click OK to restore the previous version of Internet Explorer and shared components.


You are prompted to verify that you want to restore the previous version. Click Yes to start the uninstallation process. When the uninstallation process finishes, click Restart Windows when you are prompted to do so.


For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q243266 Uninstalling Internet Explorer 5.01 Removes Outlook Express

reghakr

 

[darkandstormy]

Dear all,

Thanks for the informative (and informed) responses!

Regards,

darkandstormy darkandstormy at btinternet dot com