Operating system: Windows 7 IE browser version: Internet Explorer 9 Beta
Because Internet Explorer 9 Beta (IE9 Beta) is still in beta, it is inevitable that some problems with other software are incompatible or some defects exist, resulting in some users After installing IE9 Beta, I found that it affected my normal work and also learned, so I want to uninstall IE9 Beta.
Because IE9 Beta exists in an updated form, it is impossible to find the corresponding item in the uninstaller. And after installing IE9 Beta, it will not generate a hidden IE7 or IE8 folder in the Windows directory of the system disk like IE7 or IE8, which means that we can't find the uninstall program of IE9 Beta as before.
So if you want to uninstall IE9 Beta, we can only find the corresponding item in the list of “View Installed Updates” as uninstalled, as shown in the figure:
Some users found that the item corresponding to IE9 Beta could not be found in “View Installed Updates, which prevented IE9 Beta from being uninstalled. The reason for this problem may be that other software interferences are received during the installation process, resulting in no correct write and uninstall information, or using a third-party cleanup tool to clean the system after installing IE9 Beta, resulting in related The information is cleared. Since this problem cannot be reproduced in a normal computer, it is currently impossible to confirm the real cause of the problem.
In this case, we can use the command line method to try to uninstall IE9 Beta.
1. Click "Start”—“All Programs"—“Accessories", right click on “command line prompt”, select “Run as administrator”.
2. Copy the following command:
FORFILES /P %WINDIR%servicingPackages /M Microsoft-Windows-InternetExplorer-*9.*.mum /c "cmd /c echo Uninstalling package @fname && start /w pkgmgr /up:@fname /norestart"
3. After copying, right click on the “command prompt” window, select “paste”, after pasting the command, press the Enter key to run this command.
Note: 0x80040005 error may occur during the operation, we can click & ldquo; determine & rdquo; and ignore it.
4. After the operation is complete, please restart the computer, open IE browser, check whether IE9 is uninstalled successfully and restore to IE8 version.
If you still can't uninstall, we only use System Restore to restore the system to the point in time before installing IE9 Beta to try to solve the problem.
We can change the view of the control panel to “large icon”, then find the option for system restore in ”restore“.
If the system restore function is not enabled or the restore point is invalid, you can also use the installation CD to repair the system to solve the problem.
Repair Installation (Upgrade Installation)
============================================================================ However, it is recommended that you back up your data to another partition before proceeding to avoid losing important data.
1. Run the Windows installation image and choose Install Now.
2. In the next screen, choose not to get the latest updates installed.
3. Enter the product key and press Next.
4. Select the product category and press Next.
5. Accept the agreement and press Next.
6. In the installation type screen, select Upgrade.
7. Try to update your computer again after the installation is complete.
Speaking of system restore, we found that some anti-virus software may affect the system restore function, resulting in the restore point is not available.
If you find that the anti-virus software we use does cause this problem, in order to use the system restore function normally, it is recommended to use Microsoft's Microsoft Security Essentials anti-virus software to protect the operating system. As long as it is a genuine Windows user, it can be downloaded for free. .
The system restore function still plays a big role in solving difficult problems. Once a problem occurs, we can minimize our losses.