Recently installed Internet Explorer 7 on an Windows XP SP3 box (was Internet Explorer 6 prior).
Internet Explorer 7 promised on install that it "can be uninstalled" via the Add/Remove Programs applet.
It installed successfully, and the machine was rebooted. After running it for a few minutes, it was uninstalled via Add/Remove Programs, which also completed successfully. The machine was then rebooted again.
However, Internet Explorer is still at version 7. Internet Explorer 6 was not restored. %ProgramFiles%\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe still reports version 7 on the executable details, and when launched it is clearly version 7 (both in appearance and reported by the About box).
Is there a way to fully remove it? (that is, rollback to Internet Explorer 6?) Answers to the effect of "why would you want to?" are not constructive :)
I already attempted the instructions in How to uninstall Internet Explorer 7 (KB 927177) with no success. Their alternative method didn't work as %windir%\ie7 has already been removed, which presumably contained the uninstallation files.
EDIT: I am fully aware of security issues with Internet Explorer 6. I am also aware that many people cannot conceive of any reason to ever revert to it. None of this is constructive or in any way related to the question put forth.
答案1
Use Windows XP's System Restore to back up to a point in time before you installed Internet Explorer 7.