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Downgrading fron internet explorer8 to 7

Last answer on Sep 25, 2009 5:37:50 pm BST hafizmohammed1, on Apr 14, 2009 5:43:57 pm BST 
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Hello,
i am having a problem with my internet explorer 8 so i want to downgrade to internet explorer 7. i tried installing intenet explorer back but it displays an error message that a newer versin of it is already installed....pls how can i switch back?i need help.

Configuration: windows Xp
Internet Explorer 8.0

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xpcman, on Apr 14, 2009 11:09:56 pm BST
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I uninstalled Explorer 8 using the "Add or Remove Programs" option that you can find in "Control Panel". When you remove IE8 it will reinstall IE7 automatically. Good Luck

   
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nixon, on Aug 11, 2009 1:54:31 pm BST

Have you actually tried the solution you propose? It doesn't work!

   
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xpcman, on Aug 11, 2009 3:59:36 pm BST
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Yes I did.

   
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candgproducts dot com, on Aug 12, 2009 1:51:39 am BST
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Use add/remove from control panel like xpcman explained. it DOES work. i did this on ALL of my Vista and XP computers. i HATE ie8!

good luck

   
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rgibbs421, on Aug 13, 2009 8:10:25 pm BST

Didnt work for me... I also tried MS alternative solution which is pasting FORFILES /P %WINDIR%\servicing\Packages /M Microsoft-Windows-InternetExplorer-8*.mum /c "cmd /c echo Uninstalling package @fname && start /w pkgmgr /up:@fname /norestart" into the command prompt... got the blue screen after that one... still looking for another answer.

   
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 Benm1999, on Sep 25, 2009 5:37:50 pm BST

The problem is that you have already deleted some files causing an "incomplete" removal of I.E.8.0 I to have downgraded because I have thousands of dollars worth of recording programs that are incompatable with I.E. 8.0. I did what the others had mentioned and it worked just fine. I recommend getting on I.E. webpage and re-downloading I.E. 8.0 so that way all the files are there then follow the process that was mentioned earlier. Odds are you accidently deleted a file that is neccissary for both I.E. 7 and 8.0. I am close to positive that doing this will fix your problem. Let me know how it goes, good luck!

   
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