Stuck with XP? KILL IE!!!!!!

[smokey]

After trying to remove IE from my XP box I have finally found a solution!

Do a search for IEXPLORE.EXE and let the search include hidden and system files and you will (typically) find 3 instances. They will be in the program files folder, a folder called presomething and some other blue cloured folder. Delete them all.

Windows will bring up a dialog box asking to insert the windows XP cd but just click cancel and it goes away    

Also remove MSN messenger by entering the following command into the Start >> Run command

Code: [Select]

[EDIT:: Added information]
All browsing around the computer stuff works fine.

[ August 07, 2002: Message edited by: smokey mcp0t / b0b ]

[Calum]

are you sure this eliminates it completely?

[smokey]

quote:Originally posted by Calum:
are you sure this eliminates it completely?

completely? If you mean can windows rebuild it or can you still run it than no. Other files (such as shocvdw.dll [i think]

[Zombie9920]

quote:Originally posted by smokey mcp0t / b0b:
After trying to remove IE from my XP box I have finally found a solution!

Do a search for IEXPLORE.EXE and let the search include hidden and system files and you will (typically) find 3 instances. They will be in the program files folder, a folder called presomething and some other blue cloured folder. Delete them all.

Windows will bring up a dialog box asking to insert the windows XP cd but just click cancel and it goes away      

Also remove MSN messenger by entering the following command into the Start >> Run command

Code: [Select]

[EDIT:: Added information]
All browsing around the computer stuff works fine.

[ August 07, 2002: Message edited by: smokey mcp0t / b0b ][/b]

Deleting IEXPLORE.EXE doesn't remove IE from your computer, it just deletes the browser executable. You still have alot of other IE files to remove, plus you need to remove the IE code from Windows Explorer if you really feel the need to remove IE(a 10MB app...10MB really hurts huh?)

[smokey]

quote:Originally posted by Ex Eleven / b0b:
Its almost impossible dude, and its not that bad, just dont use it for your default Browser Mozilla is faster... I find IE 5.5 slow 6.0 a bit faster but Mozilla is nice and fast!

Red-Hat 7.3s New Update agent is cool. (Better than the XPiss one)

Anyway there is a better way of fixing XP

# dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda

or there is that