Cannot locate IE7

[Mr Slick]

So after downloading firefox a few months back, i decided i would try and 'delete' every trace of IE7 off my PC (Vista). Needless to say, it didn't go according to plan.

 

Basically what i have left is a half functioning ie7. When it tries to launch, all sorts of errors come up. Giving me the option to abort or retry. Nothing works.

 

It is no longer listed under the add/delete files option for me to repair it. Yet seems to be sitting in my program files folder.

 

When i try and reinstall it from the ms website, it says i already have it on my system.

 

So how can i repair this?

 

Thanks

[Ring_of_Fire]

IE7 is integrated into Vista - why are you trying to uninstall it? It's not gonna happen, so this is the main reasons why I always use IE7 because I don't have a choice and I might as well.

 

And notice if you use Windows Update, Microsoft provides updates for Internet Explorer as well as Vista? Some features of Vista and other online applications rely on that Internet Explorer be installed.

 

 

Cannot locate IE7, massacred

You're most likely going to have to reinstall the Windows Vista operating system by using the Setup DVD disc.

 

 

When i try and reinstall it from the ms website, it says i already have it on my system.

IE7 is only available for download on Windows XP and Windows 200# operating systems.

Edited December 9, 2007 by Ring_of_Fire

[[CTD]LaBan]

You could have uninstalled it from Add/Remove (Control Panel) . There's on left side tab Add/Remove Windows Components. You can uninstall this safely from there. This feature is on Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and Vista.

[Statutory Ray]

LaBan' date='Dec 9 2007, 03:45'] You could have uninstalled it from Add/Remove (Control Panel) . There's on left side tab Add/Remove Windows Components. You can uninstall this safely from there. This feature is on Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and Vista.

This only removes shortcuts to IE.

[[CTD]LaBan]

LaBan,Dec 9 2007, 03:45] You could have uninstalled it from Add/Remove (Control Panel) . There's on left side tab Add/Remove Windows Components. You can uninstall this safely from there. This feature is on Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and Vista.

This only removes shortcuts to IE.

I haven't tried this, but I have read this from somewhere and they said that it removes IE...

Pretty sad that we can't remove IE completely.

[Jevon]

Try going to an elevated (i.e. Admin) command prompt and running:

sfc /scannow

 

[Ring_of_Fire]

 

You could have uninstalled it from Add/Remove (Control Panel) . There's on left side tab Add/Remove Windows Components.

"Add or Remove Programs" for Vista is called Programs and Features. "Windows Components" is called Windows Features.

 

You can't uninstall IE7 on Vista unless you do some serious hacking and modding. IE7 could be uninstalled on Windows 200# and Windows XP.