Problems Uninstalling IE 7-Have searched blogs

"highrider" wrote

> Tried to remove IE 7.
> As posted on blogs and the Microsoft site:
> Control Panel...Add/Remove...click to uninstall
>
> IE 6 DID NOT COMPLETELY RETURN!!!
>
> I keep getting the following messages:
>
> "this file does not have a program associated with it for performing this
> action. Create an association in the Folder Options control panel."
> Also get "Setup has detected a newer version of internet explorer already
> installed on the system"
> If I see another post of "IE 6 will automatically return" then I will
> scream. I already know what SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED! It didn't, so please do
> not
> restate that obvious point. I see that this question has been asked
> before-is
> there no one that can answer it?
> Seeing as everything is already screwed up- I am a little leery about what
> to do. I am not very technical in regards to computers. I tried System
> Restore, but IE 6 does not work there either, so I reverted back to the
> present agin. HELP... or is my motherboard messed up yet again...
>
> I am running XP Media Center Edition Version 2002 Service Pack 2


You should post your question to the IE experts in the Internet Explorer
newsgroup. There are quite a few posts there so peruse them for something
on topic before posting a new message.

Newsreader:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

On the Web:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=...rosoft.

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Rock [MVP - User/Shell]
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In order to make a change to your registry, click Start, Run, type
"regedit" (without the quotations) and hit OK.

Next, click the plus sign next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. Then expand (by
clicking the plus sign next to) Software, then expand Microsoft, then
expand Active Setup, then expand Installed Components. Click on each
of the 32 character options and look in the previw screen. You want
the one that says BRANDIN.CAB on the right hand side in correlation to
the ComponentID. Once you find this, screen, underneath the
ComponentID you will see IsInstalled (it has a blue icon instead of
maroon as the other ones do). Right click IsInstalled and left click
Modify. Change the 1 to a 0 and click OK. Close the registry editor
by clicking the red X at the top right hand corner of the screen.

***CAUTION-MAKING CHANGES TO THE REGISTRY CAN BE DANGEROUS. PLEASE
TAKE CAUTION IN DOING SO. IF YOU NOTICE PROBLEMS AFTER MAKING THESE
CHANGES, FOLLOW DIRECTIONS ABOVE, AND CHANGE THE 0 TO A 1***

Now, to repair your IE6 installation (found on second link above),
click Start, Run, type "sfc /scannow" (without quotations) and hit OK.

IF THIS DOES NOT WORK YOU WILL MORE THAN LIKELY NEED TO RE-INSTALL
WINDOWS XP
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> Next, click the plus sign next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. Then expand (by clicking the plus sign next to) Software, then expand Microsoft, then expand Active > Setup, then expand Installed Components. Click on each of the 32 character options and look in the previw screen. You want the one that says BRANDIN.CAB on > the right hand side in correlation to the ComponentID.

I meant to say BRANDING.CAB. Notice there is a G at the end of
BRANDIN. I appologise if this caused any confusion.
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You should NOT have to restart your computer after makin the above
changes. It should just start working immediately. You will probably
get back your access to your other programs, but you will have to find
that out by testing. I would make the changes and, if it doesn't work
for you, and you are happy (somewhat) with the way it is working now,
just change it back to the way it was.

PLEASE POST BACK SOON SO I KNOW IF THIS HAS HELPED YOU
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highrider


"RBot" wrote:

> You should NOT have to restart your computer after makin the above
> changes. It should just start working immediately. You will probably
> get back your access to your other programs, but you will have to find
> that out by testing. I would make the changes and, if it doesn't work
> for you, and you are happy (somewhat) with the way it is working now,
> just change it back to the way it was.
>
> PLEASE POST BACK SOON SO I KNOW IF THIS HAS HELPED YOU
>
> Have made the change-no difference... I think it is only one program that will not work-I will uninstall/reinstall it and see...
Note:
I just found the papers I was writing on when I first uninstalled IE7. I was
suppose to look for Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Hotfix (KB886904) and remove
it first if found. It was not there. Am I suppose to have it?

This is driving me nuts-one of the problems I was having with IE7 was that
some of the "clickable links" do not work. Some work, while in the same page
others will not. Still having that problem. Thanks again for your time in
helping me with this...
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You would only have this hotfix if you received this update from
Microsoft. If it isn't there, that is a good thing (although it
doesn't fix your problem). After making the changes you said there is
no difference. Do you mean that IE 7 is still installed? I don't see
how that can be. After making these changes, if you go to "Add/Remove
Programs", does IE 7 still show up as a removable program? If so,
remove it (after these changes have been applied)

Let me know how things go.
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