How to uninstall IE7 (it is different depending on the version installed):
http://www.ie-vista.com/kbase2.html

you’re a lifesaver, 2 out of 3 computers at firestation were down with this problem!!!!!!

Hi Paul,
Thanks for the comment and I am glad it worked for you.

Regards, Ron

Thanks!

I was upgrading the home computer which my wife relies on for work. I was in trouble in more ways than one.

Thanks again

JonL

Hi Jon,
You are welcome.
All the best, Ron

Excellent. Needless to say IE7 is banished, never to be sen again and we are back with trusty old Firefox. Thank you.

Hi

I have had the same problem and found it very frustrating.

I tried method 1 - failed

Method 2 was working until the process failed to find some exe files on the registry (IE7 file in the windows folder).

There were two problems that I discovered: Firstly, some of these files were hidden in another IE folder called IE7(2); secondly, the files that could not be found were labeled appropriately but had 000 at the end. I relabeled them by adding 000 to the end of each label in the registry and the uninstall then progressed. (Hope this makes sense and was the correct thing to do!)

At the end of this all my problems resolved. I have changed to Firefox now and so far so good.

Considering that I am normally useless with this sort of thing, I was considerably pleased with myself.

Hope it helps others

Push

Hi! This looks like it’s worth an effort. I have some instability issues with my winxp pro installation after having had ie7 pushed into my pc automatically through windows update. Ok partially my fault i could have cancelled and done manual update when i saw IE7 on the list, but i have a machine at work with ie7 working fine so i wasn’t worried about it. I gonna let you know if this uninstall also works for winxp. I do not have nor intend to get Vista, at least until a (few)service pack(s) has been released..

Regards

-Per

Hi Per K Fredlund,
Good luck with the uninstall. I hope it goes smoothly for you.

Also try the first method as well. This worked on my system just fine. But as with any computer, your mileage may vary.

http://www.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/2006/12/11/how-to-uninstall-internet-explorer-7/

Hi

The uninstall went fine. I also checked various other sources of instability. And after also uninstalling the ATI drivers/software and replacing with windows update drivers my system was back to being rock solid again. I will stick to avant for tabbed IE-browsing from now on. IE7 - stay away !!!

-Per

Per K Fredlund,
Alright. Glad it went well. And thanks for letting us know.

Ron

thanx so much for this information, you save me lots of time and stress. lol

Charles,
You are welcome.

Thank for the help! The uninstall went along great!
I was having trouble with my computer afer I installed IE7, but now it’s back to normal. Yay~!

- Da

Hi Dark,
Thanks for letting us know. Ron

Thanks for posting this info….it really help solved my problem. If its ok with you… I would like to write a short article about this subject and link it to your website, so that other people with the same problem can find it. Thanks Again

Hi Joseph,
No problem. I appreciate you asking and please go ahead and link to my post. I think it is a gret idea to spread the word as much as possible.
Best regards, Ron

You are a gentleman, method 2 worked a treat and saved a format job, thanks

Hi Spud,
Glad it worked for you.
Regards, Ron

Unbelieveably AWESOME!!! How incredibly simple.

I have been struggling with this issue for nearly 2 weeks, trying all kinds of things listed on the Microsoft helpless site.

Uninstalled IE7 per your instructions and all the programs appear to be operating correctly. Now I can get some homework done.

In addition to IE not working correctly,and the other issues reported, Adobe 8.0, Solidworks, Norton Systemworks, Juno and others quit working. Plus the “Activate Windows” did not work and that countdown clock was ticking.

Interestingly, spawning ATT allowed Internet access, but only vicariously by manually typing the address in- Favorites did not work- and following linkd, but Quicken One Step Update accessed everything OK.

The Red Herring that I started following was the error message saying that Microsoft.NET Framework 1.1.4…had an error on line 1 position 21. I kept trying to fix Framework, with no success.

Tax time nearly here and could not use the internet to use TurboTax and was getting DESPARATE to resolve this and pacify the wife.

I finally stumbled onto your website while attempting one last search using the school computers, before having to reformat or install on a blank hard drive. What a blessing. You have saved me a ton of hassle.

I like a couple of features of IE7 and may try it again AFTER TAXES are done, and I feel adventurous.

I have saved your website to my Favorites.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
Ron

Hi Ron,
I’m glad you were successful in getting IE7 off of your system.
All the best, Ron

I had a technician look at my computer for a couple of problems, while he was here he installed Autopatcher, since then I have had problems and it automatically dl IE7. After falling on your site lol, I successfully managed to get rid of it and all was fine. Today I have it back! I wonder if this autopatcher thing is reinstalling it automatically? I have just been trying to uninstall IE7 AGAIN and I keep getting a copy error
“setup cannot copy the file ieeula.chm???? Help! Please. Thank you in advance.

P.S. I am a computer blonde!

Forgot, this is followed by a couple of other errors!

Hello Vivienne,
Autopatcher is actually a convenient way to quickly update a system with the latest fixes and patches from Microsoft, without having to downloading them. It sounds like your system may have not been updated for awhile and the tech, chose this method to bring your system up to date.

The error you mentioned is a Windows help file, which has nothing to do with IE 7.

Also, and this is just a guess, it appears the tech. may have enabled Windows auto updater, and IE 7 has been reinstalled on your system.

I would recommend that you call the tech. and explain the problem you are having and that you don’t want IE 7 on the system. There is also the possibility that something else may be causing the system error, i.e. a bug of some type.

Trying to fix this on your own, could cause additional system problems.

Hope this helps, Ron

PS FWIW - had I originally repaired your system and issues surfaced after the repair, I would not charge my client. But that’s just me.

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This Method 2 worked like a charm. Had pc’s at work that were giving the error, “The Requested Lookup Key Was Not Found In Any Active Activation Context” I had tried everything, but this solution….SWEET!!!

Hi Stephen,
Glad it worked for you.
Ron

Hi Ron

Following on from all the other comments, I would also like to express my thanks over this issue. My problem revolved around our Small Business Server R2; it ‘turned up’ its toes in a rather spectacular fashion and after installation/recovery required activation within 3 days. Its inability to activate with Microsoft and ‘Blank’ pages in the SBS Server Management Console was driving me to distraction! Interestingly, I also discovered an error message “The requested look up key was not found in any activation context …” whilst accessing the internet, and ‘googling’ the error message finally brought me to your site. Well, it’s all working again, so a very big THANK YOU!

Kind regards

Anthony

Hello Anthony,
You are most welcome.
Regards, Ron

hey ron,
holy crap are you a genius! i;m in med school right now and we have all this web-based, PDF-format stuff we have to lookat. unfortunately, my problems with IE were somehow affecting Adobe, which i uninstalled and reinstalled like a gazillion times. anway, i copied and pasted that “spuninst” code into the Run tab and rebooted and “Viola!” i;,m back and running and a big ron-fan besides. anyways, you have my gratitude for making making such a colossal pain in my head go away so quickly.

best,
BWAN

Hello Bwan,
I’m glad it worked for you. All the very best in your medical studies.
Regards, Ron .

I’m using vista and I can’t find the “run” option when I click on “start.” How do I create a restore point?

okay, I found out “run” by simply searching it but it can’t find that location “%windir%\ie7\spuninst\spuninst.exe.”

Hello miguel,
In the RUN command box - type in the command:
“%windir%\ie7\spuninst\spuninst.exe

OR just copy and past it into the box.

Here is how to create a Restore Point.
http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-6159394.html

Hey Ron,
This seems to be helpful, but only to XP users. My Vista is set up in a way that there is no “IE7″ folder in the Windows folder. I’ve done full system searches, unhid everything and still cannot find any trace of the Spuninst app. It’ll work on my XP laptop, but IE is working fine on it, and there is no need.

Hi Matthew,
That is correct. When I posted this back in December 2006, Vista hadn’t been released yet. With Vista, IE is integrated to the OS. You can upgrade, but not downgrade. At least that is my understanding from what I have read.

Regards, Ron

Thanks Ron!
That would explain my problem with popups when I open normal folders and say; My Computer… what I failed to realize was the fact that there is an active address bar in every folder window (portal to IE and the internet).
Well, I’ll just have to do a reinstall then.

Thanks for the help!

Ron,

I’m not sure this is the right place to ask this particular question - if not, let me know. Google led me to you, as my problem seems to be related to the issue in this thread, although not in the same way it has for others.

The short version of my problem has to do with the file Wndiows/System32/urlmon.dll. Apparently this file has become corrupted, and it’s affecting all kinds of programs. Most importantly, Windows Explorer won’t load, and I get the usual “has to shut down, sorry for the inconvenience” message. The same thing happens when I try to use Control Panel to check Add/Remove Programs. I’ve had to resort to using the cmd function to try replacing the file with a fresh copy, but I can’t get access. Every thing I’ve tried has met with a dead end.

What I’m wondering is if I should try uninstalling IE7, even though I rarely use it. (I’m a dedicated Firefox user, but there are sites which will only let you use IE.) Will this remove the offending file so I can replace it with a fresh version?

I’m extremely frustrated because this is happening on my work machine, and I’m leaving on vacation on Friday!!

Thanks.

Nancy

Hello Nancy,
Try doing a System Restore to a point before you originally starting having problems.

I’m not sure how to do this, and when I went to find out how, Help and Support crashes too. I’m actually not sure if I had the XP system restore activated, because I have Norton GoBack. However, that also crashes.

Hi Nancy,
GoBack would replace System Restore. If that also is crashing I would suspect you may have a virus or other problem with the system.

You can try posting your problem in the http//:www.help.lockergnome.com forum.

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