IE6 Removal

DragonSlayer

Junior Member
Dec 16, 2001
12
0
0
I am currently contemplating switching to Opera as my browser, and would like to know the easiest way to completely remove IE6 and all associated files and folders. Any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I am using XP-Pro.
 

Megatomic

Lifer
Nov 9, 2000
20,127
6
81
If I'm not mistaken, lots of other apps (not just M$) use IE for the basis for the program's GUI. Removing IE is not necessary to use another browser. Just set Opera as your default browser and you should be all set.
 

bsobel

Moderator Emeritus<br>Elite Member
Dec 9, 2001
13,346
0
0
Originally posted by: Megatomic
If I'm not mistaken, lots of other apps (not just M$) use IE for the basis for the program's GUI. Removing IE is not necessary to use another browser. Just set Opera as your default browser and you should be all set.

Agreed, no real reason to remove it, just don't use it.
Bill
 

Ryoga

Senior member
Jun 6, 2004
449
0
0
Removing IE is a bad idea. As other have said, other applications use the IE engine. Much like Konqueror is part of KDE, IE is part of Windows. Removing it would make a lot of things not function correctly. Consider first off that windowsupdate.com will not function with browsers other than MSIE.
 

jst0ney

Platinum Member
Feb 20, 2003
2,629
0
0
Originally posted by: bsobel
Originally posted by: Megatomic
If I'm not mistaken, lots of other apps (not just M$) use IE for the basis for the program's GUI. Removing IE is not necessary to use another browser. Just set Opera as your default browser and you should be all set.

Agreed, no real reason to remove it, just don't use it.
Bill

Second that. I use zonealarm and I set it to ask everytime IE wants to connect to the internet. M$ is sneaky and it wants IE to connect way too much for my confort.