Why didn't you reply to the original thread? =>
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...871d4620b78841
In any event, I was replying to "Analog_kid61" (not you) in the reply of
mine that you reference:
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...8313fd5a53fce6
As it turns out, *you* only needed to follow the instructions in this reply:
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...c22b54adc2592e
Why did you have this problem in the first place? In all likelihood, you
didn't disable all real-time protections (e.g., anti-virus; anti-spyware;
third-party firewall) prior to installing IE7.
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To answer your questions...
> In order to avoid system crash after deinstallation, proper sequence is
> recommended. That means all IE7 patches newer than IE7 itself must be
> uninstalled first.
No, that's not necessary. It's perfectly safe to ignore the "Such-and-such
might not work" warnings when uninstalling IE7 in WinXP SP2. Sandi
addressed this in
http://www.ie-vista.com/kbase2.html as well as in a blog
entry:
<QP>
Regarding the warning that appears when we uninstall IE7 mentioning programs
that may stop working if IE7 is removed, that warning is related to the
dangers discussed here (
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/823836) . I agree,
the warning is confusing too many users and I am inclined to feel that the
warning should be removed as too confusing/frightening. I'll be interested
in your feedback on that.
</QP>
Source:
http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks...30/103391.aspx
> 2. "If you decide to uninstall a previous beta of IE7 SEPARATELY"...
If the final version of IE7 was properly installed, there'd be no previous
beta versions to uninstall.
> 3. Does the option "control panel->folder options->view->view hidden
> folders" is really in common with displaying/suppressing some items
> under "Add/Remove Programms" ? That's new for me.
No. I think Sandi meant that section to read "If the option shown above
does not appear, make sure "Show Updates" is enabled in Add/Remove Programs
applet. When some IE7 Beta versions were released, they were not listed in
Add/Remove Programs unless the "Show Updates" box was checked at top-right.
This was changed in later beta builds and IE7 final release.
> 4. I think following command "%windir%\ie7\spuninst\spuninst.exe"
> can be always executed, regardless if "view hidden folders is enabled or
> not". Isn't this true ?
Yes, assuming the file SPUNINST.EXE exists and hasn't been deleted through
injudicious use of a "Registry cleaner."
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
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kakii wrote:
> In context of my probs while installing the update MS08-022 - 944338
> PA Bear has proposed following procedure: see thread "MS08-022 - 944338"
> TK2MSFTNGP01.phx.gbl microsoft.public.windowsupdate:273040.
>
> Some points in this procedure are not clear.
>
> 1. Uninstallation of IE7 according to description
> http://www.ie-vista.com/kbase2.html, the link "dangers discussed here".
> In order to avoid system crash after deinstallation, proper sequence is
> recommended. That means all IE7 patches newer than IE7 itself must be
> uninstalled first. That's a huge work to find out what are these patches.
> Do you all follow this recommendation ?
>
> 2. "If you decide to uninstall a previous beta of IE7 SEPARATELY...."
> Do those two reboots are due to finishing tasks of IE7 deinstallation
> only ?
> Or do these finish tasks after first reboot also carry out cleaning up
> system from previous betas and RC's of IE7 ?
> What if I decide to uninstall a previous beta of IE7 not separately
> but in the same process of IE7 deinstallation ?
>
> 3. Does the option "control panel->folder options->view->view hidden
> folders" is really in common with displaying/suppressing some items
> under "Add/Remove Programms" ? That's new for me.
>
> 4. I think following command "%windir%\ie7\spuninst\spuninst.exe"
> can be always executed, regardless if "view hidden folders is enabled or
> not". Isn't this true ?
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