Comments on: Windows XP SP3 – Can’t Uninstall IE7 or IE8 -YES YOU CAN!

By: Scott Huberty

Scott Huberty — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:41:47 +0000

I found one more interesting fact. When I look in the Windows folder in Windows Explorer I find in the right pane 6 log files that end with -IE8, including 971930-IE8. But, none of those actual files appear in the sub folders under Windows in the left pane or right pane, only the logs, not the files. No doubt that is why the spuninst log says:
“191.672: Rename failed. Source path c:windows$NtUninstallKB971930-IE8$ does not exist.”

What can be done about this?

By: Ron Schenone

Ron Schenone — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:28:29 +0000

You may try installing SP3 once again and than uninstall. Just a thought.

OR a repair of XP and reinstall of SP2.

http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

By: Scott Huberty

Scott Huberty — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:51:54 +0000

I have tried every possible way to uninstall SP3 without success. I always get the error message “The system cannot find the file specified”. According to spuninst.log the missing file is $NtUninstallKB971930-IE8$. I went to the Microsoft Knowledge Base file KB971930 and downloaded the .exe file. After the download I clicked on the file but nothing seemed to happen. I still cannot get SP3 uninstalled since the system still cannot find the file. It is screwing up my entire PC. I must get SP3 off! What do I need to do? I am getting desperate.

By: Ron Schenone

Ron Schenone — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 13:49:30 +0000

Hi Connie,
The uninstall should take care of it all at once.

By: connie

connie — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:46:47 +0000

If I want to uninstall IE7 today, do I uninstall the myriad updates first or does removing IE7 take care of all of those, too? This machine’s got a 40G hard-drive so I’d rather not have both 7 & 8 sitting on it.

thank you!

By: Keith Stoneberger

Keith Stoneberger — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 18:04:15 +0000

Link updated… again

http://www.jkstech.com/2009/01/how-to-remove-ie8-beta/

By: Keith Stoneberger

Keith Stoneberger — Tue, 26 May 2009 14:16:03 +0000

Updated the link:

http://www.jkstech.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=110:how-to-remove-ie8-beta&catid=65:better-computing&Itemid=73

By: Christopher

Christopher — Fri, 01 May 2009 22:47:05 +0000

Just get FireFox or Safari, IE isn’t worth these headaches.

By: Keith Stoneberger

Keith Stoneberger — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:21:38 +0000

Actually there is an easier way. I wrote an article about myself last year. http://www.jkstech.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=54&Itemid=70