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Uninstall IE7.
If your installation of IE7 was successful and uneventful, then uninstalling
it is relatively simple process. The following steps will uninstall IE7 and
restore
IE 6.
1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2. Click Add or Remove Programs.
3. Scroll down to Windows
Internet Explorer 7, click it, and then click
Change/Remove.
If for some reason Windows Internet Explorer 7 does not appear in the Add or
Remove Programs, you should:
1. Open Windows Explorer
2. Click Tools | Folder Options
3. Click the View tab
4. Make sure the radio button next to Show hidden files and folders is on
5. Click OK
6. Click Start, and then click Run
7. Type: %windir%\ie7\spuninst\spuninst.exe into the text box and click
Enter
Specified user account
In some cases, you may get an error message when you try to uninstall IE7
that says you cannot uninstall from a specified user account. To get around
this check you will have to edit the
Windows Registry.
Warning: Editing the Windows Registry incorrectly can cause the Windows
operating system to stop functioning completely. This is an advanced
operation and you are encouraged to back up the Windows Registry before you
attempt any editing of the file. You have been warned.
Bypass the user account check with this Windows Registry edit:
1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then press ENTER.
2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer.
3. Right-click the Internet Explorer key, click New, and then click DWORD
value.
4. Type InstalledByUser as the name, and then press ENTER to finish creating
the new registry value.
5. Try to uninstall Internet Explorer 7 again.
Let me know if you need anything else.
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