Uninstalling IE

Certainly a valid question. See Step #2 of
http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?id=TS100507

Related discussion: http://www.pchell.com/virus/uninstallmcafee.shtml


Magsmom wrote:
> Just what is MCPR.exe and what is it suposed to do?
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>
>> To avoid confusion, please (1) top-post your replies to my posts and (2)
>> quote my entire post when you reply. Thanks.
>>
>>> [McAfee] was installed on my computer when I got it but I uninstalled
>>> it.
>>
>> 1. Right-click on the following link and SAVE the download to your
>> desktop;
>> do not RUN it!
>>
>> http://download.mcafee.com/products/licensed/cust_support_patches/MCPR.exe
>>
>> 2. Close all open applications (i.e., anything with an icon on the
>> taskbar).
>>
>> 3. Double-click on the file you saved in #1 above (MCPR.EXE) to run the
>> utility. Do not TOUCH your keyboard until the run as completed.
>>
>> 4. Reboot & test.
>> --
>> ~PA Bear
>>
>>
>> Magsmom wrote:
>>> As I said, I have been having these problems for a long time, so my
>>> memory
>>> may be a little hazy, but I believe I was having these problems before
>>> SP3
>>> and before ie 7.
>>> I still have the problems it I start ie with no add-ons.
>>> I have previously reset ie advanced settings.
>>> I am not sure what you mean when you refer to safe mode "with
>>> networking".
>>> I know what safe mode is but have never used it.
>>> I am now using CA Internet Security Suite which includes firewall,
>>> spyware
>>> and virus protection, but I previously used Windows Live One Care for
>>> several years and was probably using it when I installed ie7 and maybe
>>> SP
>>> 3. Live One Care included firewall, spyware and antivirus also. and,
>>> it
>>> may have been running when I installed ie7 and/or SP3. I can't say for
>>> sure
>>> either way.
>>> I have also used Spybot, Spyware Doctor, Windows Defender etc. in an
>>> attempt
>>> to see if my other program was missing something.
>>> McHaffee was installed on my computer when I got it but I uninstalled
>>> it.
>>>
>>> I have uninstalled and re-installed Java though and it did not make any
>>> difference.
>>> Here's one current problem that is weird. I am using Time Warner Road
>>> Runner internet and I can connect to www.rr.com, but when I get there
>>> and
>>> try to use the link that is on their site to go to their
>>> www.timewarnercable.com site, the link won't work and I cannot get to
>>> that
>>> site by typing it into the address box either.
>>> What happens is that I get a pop up screen that says "Redirecting" and
>>> the
>>> address in the address box changes to www.twcinci.com, then it just sits
>>> there while the status bar says "Waiting for www.timewarner.com.
>>> There are various versions of the problems but they all seem to be
>>> related
>>> to links that won't work.
>>>
>>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>>>> Was everything OK before you installed WinXP SP3? [yes/no]
>>>>
>>>> Was everything OK before you installed IE7? [yes/no]
>>>>
>>>> 1. Does the behavior persist if you start IE in No Add-ons mode?
>>>> [yes/no]
>>>> To start IE in No Add-ons mode:
>>>>
>>>> => Right-click on the blue IE desktop icon and select Start without
>>>> Add-ons; or
>>>>
>>>> => Start | (All) Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Internet
>>>> Explorer (No add-ons).
>>>>
>>>> Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer’s (No Add-ons) Mode:
>>>> http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx
>>>>
>>>> 2. Does the behavior persist if you Reset IE Advanced settings (RIES)?
>>>> [yes/no]
>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737 <= Read before using!
>>>>
>>>> 3. Does the behavior persist if you boot into Safe Mode with
>>>> Networking?
>>>> [yes/no]
>>>>
>>>> [Careful! Only remain in Safe Mode just long enough to test!]
>>>>
>>>> 4a. What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is
>>>> your
>>>> subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (e.g., Windows
>>>> Defender; Spybot; Ad-Aware AE)? What third-party firewall (if any)?
>>>> Were
>>>> any of these applications running in the background when you installed
>>>> WinXP SP3 and/or IE7?
>>>>
>>>> 4b. Has a Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on this
>>>> machine
>>>> (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought it)?
>>>> [yes/no]
>>>> --
>> <paste>
>>> This is my latest attempt to resolve a very illusive problem that I have
>>> been fighting for well over a year. My system runs great and I do not
>>> have
>>> a virus or spyware that is causing problems, but it appears to be a
>>> setting
>>> somewhere that is not right. Many people have tried to help me resolve
>>> it,
>>> including Microsoft chat techs, to no avail. I have problems getting
>>> links
>>> on web pages to work on occasion, but not always. Can't seem to nail it
>>> down. Sometimes when I select a item that opens up in a pop up window,
>>> all
>>> I get in the window is a little red x in a little box. A neighbor who
>>> runs
>>> the IT department for a huge company suggested I uninstall IE and then
>>> reinstall it to see if that will resolve the problem. It might work,
>>> and
>>> it
>>> shouldn't hurt anything. It's worth a try. Nothing else works.
>>>
>>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>>>> [crosspost to IE General]
>>>>
>>>> Magsmom wrote:
>>>>>> I need to know how to completely uninstall IE from my system. I am
>>>>>> currently running Windows XP and it does not display on the list when
>>>>>> I
>>>>>> access the Control Panel to Add/Remove programs. Please help!!
>>>>>
>>>>> I also want to completely uninstall IE from my system and, according
>>>>> to
>>>>> Microsoft Internet Explorer's own help files, that should be possible.
>>>>> It
>>>>> gives instructions to go through Control Panel and click the "Remove"
>>>>> button
>>>>> for IE, but there is no "Remove" option for IE. There are "Remove"
>>>>> options
>>>>> for every IE update but not for IE 7 itself.
>>>>
>>>> See...
>>>>
>>>> About IE7 (and IE8) and Windows XP Service Pack 3
>>>> http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2008/05/05/ie-and-xpsp3.aspx
>>>>
>>>> If IE7 was installed before SP3 was installed, you'd need to uninstall
>>>> SP3
>>>> before you'd be able to uninstall IE7.
>>>>
>>>> That being said, what problems are you experiencing which you think
>>>> uninstalling IE7 might resolve?
>>>> --
>>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>>>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002