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10-17-2003, 09:38 AM
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Would This Be Safe?
Found this program (ierad.zip) that "disintegrates all versions of Internet Explorer(3 to 5.5) from Windows 95/98/98SE/ME and 2000 (not 2000SR2 and XP). it removes 99% and clears 30MB. the 1% is to maintain compatibility with HTML"
I use IE6 with Internet Tools and do not use OutLook Express or Exchange. Sounds enticing to free up that much space but I wonder what the consequences would be. Does anyone have a clue?  thanks in advance, jhona |
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10-17-2003, 11:56 AM
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How big of a hard drive are you using? To me it seems like freeing up 30MB of space is not worth the trouble that might come up from removing IE from the system.
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10-17-2003, 03:00 PM
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i thort if you upgraded ie 5.5 to 6 then 5.5 was removed and replaced by the upgrade so i wood be reluctent to try this program as windows is not a happy buney when you play with the coor system files witch ie is.
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10-17-2003, 03:10 PM
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I'd also stay away from it. 30 MB is not worth the trouble of messing something up and then spending a really nice afternoon reinstalling Windows and all the programs.
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10-19-2003, 07:58 PM
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Deleting IE's
I was afraid you all would say that. I have already once done a full re-install and would not like to do that again any time soon. thanks for the fast reply and stopping me from doing something really dumb.
jhona 
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10-20-2003, 12:18 AM
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If you don't like IE, then don't use it. Leave it on your system. If you remove it with a third party program, your just asking for trouble.
Download a different browser if you like. Like Moziilla or Opera, and make one of them your default browser. Simple as that. No harm done to your PC. |
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