OK ... I'm going to uninstall v7 ... no problem. But in my "Add or
Remove Programs" list, I also see, immediately below it:

Windows Internet Explorer 7 - Software Updates

with 5 Security Updates listed with dates from 9/4/2007 thru
12/12/2007. Each of these 5 reference KB articles. So, should I
uninstall these 5 Security Updates first, or just leave them?

And if I do leave them, will they be automatically unstalled when I
uninstall v7, or will they remain on my system and provide the same
security services to v6, after the uninstall of v7?

Thanks y'all!
Henry

WinXP SP2, I presume?

It's OK to ignore those warnings *if* you uninstall IE7 /exactly/ per
http://www.ie-vista.com/kbase2.html and then /immediately/ go to Windows
Update website (http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com), select CUSTOM, scan,
and then install all critical updates offered. (When IE7's offered, "hide"
it.)
===============
How to uninstall Internet Explorer 7:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927177

IE7 (Un)Installation and Anti-Malware Applications:
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/200...lications.aspx
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

HTFiddler wrote:
> OK ... I'm going to uninstall v7 ... no problem. But in my "Add or
> Remove Programs" list, I also see, immediately below it:
>
> Windows Internet Explorer 7 - Software Updates
>
> with 5 Security Updates listed with dates from 9/4/2007 thru
> 12/12/2007. Each of these 5 reference KB articles. So, should I
> uninstall these 5 Security Updates first, or just leave them?
>
> And if I do leave them, will they be automatically unstalled when I
> uninstall v7, or will they remain on my system and provide the same
> security services to v6, after the uninstall of v7?
>
> Thanks y'all!
> Henry

On Jan 24, 4:35*pm, "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABear...******.com> wrote:
> WinXP SP2, I presume?

Yup

> It's OK to ignore those warnings

What warnings? Like if I get yer drift, I think this is the trip:

I don't worry about my 5 Software Updates ... just leave them. I do
my restore point, close all apps, shut down antivirus, and then
uninstall IE7. It will flash some idiot warning about software that
won't work, and I ignore that warning.

Question: Is that going to uninstall those 5 Software Updates, or
leave them hangin' around my hard drive?

Then I'm going to run Windows Updates with the CUSTOM scan, taking all
updates offered except IE7, which I hide.

Did I get it?

---

My concern is that I don't want IE7 updates cluttering my hard drive
if they aren't needed by IE6. Should I uninstall these 5 updates,
prior to uninstalling IE7?

Thx,
Henry

You've got the idea.

> Question: Is that going to uninstall those 5 Software Updates, or
> leave them hangin' around my hard drive?

Yes, effectively; No, but Windows Update will offer you at least one
critical update for IE6.
--
~PA Bear


HTFiddler wrote:
> On Jan 24, 4:35 pm, "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABear...******.com> wrote:
>> WinXP SP2, I presume?
>
> Yup
>
>> It's OK to ignore those warnings
>
> What warnings? Like if I get yer drift, I think this is the trip:
>
> I don't worry about my 5 Software Updates ... just leave them. I do
> my restore point, close all apps, shut down antivirus, and then
> uninstall IE7. It will flash some idiot warning about software that
> won't work, and I ignore that warning.
>
> Question: Is that going to uninstall those 5 Software Updates, or
> leave them hangin' around my hard drive?
>
> Then I'm going to run Windows Updates with the CUSTOM scan, taking all
> updates offered except IE7, which I hide.
>
> Did I get it?
>
> ---
>
> My concern is that I don't want IE7 updates cluttering my hard drive
> if they aren't needed by IE6. Should I uninstall these 5 updates,
> prior to uninstalling IE7?
>
> Thx,
> Henry

Thx ... worked great. By the way, for anyone who reads this in the
future, uninstalling IE7 DID in fact also uninstall the 5 Software
Updates. They all disappeared from the Add/Remove list even before
the mandatory reboot. Henry.