How to uninstall Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1
If you’ve tried installing IE8 Beta 2 onto a machine that already had IE8 Beta 1 on it then you’ll have seen the following message:
Install Windows Internet Explorer 8
A previous build of Internet Explorer 8 is already installed on your computer. You must remove it before installing the latest version of Internet Explorer 8
You may have then gone to the “Programs and Features” icon in the Control panel (if you’re on Windows Vista) and expected to see Internet Explorer listed there.
Note: On Windows XP you’d have gone to “Add Remove Programs” in the Control Panel.
You’d have been disappointed though as Internet Explorer 8 is actually listed under “view installed updates” hyperlink at the top right hand side of the “Programs and Features” applet in Control Panel (on Vista).
The following screen shot was taken from Windows Vista – you can see “Windows Internet Explorer 8” listed under “Microsoft Windows”:
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Anonymous
January 01, 2003
The comment has been removedAnonymous
January 01, 2003
Tony> Have you made any progress since posting your comment?Anonymous
September 17, 2008
IE8 Beta is not on the list. What next?Anonymous
September 24, 2008
Good information. I had briefly scanned the list for Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 (MSIE as it has been commonly called) but missed it since it was listed as Windows Internet Explorer 8. Thanks!Anonymous
October 05, 2008
thank u very much for letting us install this regersty cleanupAnonymous
October 10, 2008
Microsof just a usual. Why Firefox, Opera, Safari, Chrome are considered as programs and IE8 has to be considered as an update? Always the same old story... ie+windows...Anonymous
October 14, 2008
I know that i installed Internet Explorer 8 and have all of it features such as inprivate but it is not listed in either my installed promgrams or updates. As a result of this, i can't uninstall it even it has caused me many problems. I will like your advise on how to resolve this issue.Anonymous
October 15, 2008
Ie8 beta 1 does not show up in any of the lists Then what? Thanks RGBAnonymous
October 20, 2008
I also, can't locate Windows Internet Explore 8 Beta on the list of updates as well as the unistalled programs listing. So, how do I go about uninstalling this good for nothing IE 8 Beta? Any help would be appreciated.Anonymous
October 22, 2008
u hav given the solution for uninstalling the IE 8.. for vista is good... u told very clearly... thank u. RajAnonymous
October 27, 2008
Hello, I installed the unstable IE8 Beta 2 and I would like to know "How can I good about un-install the program, and go back to ie7.Anonymous
October 27, 2008
Hello, I installed the unstable IE8 Beta 2 and I would like to know "How can I good about un-install the program, and go back to ie7.