How do I uninstall Windows8 and ensure that I end up with Windows7?
thanks

Could you be referring to Internet Explorer 8 and Internet Explorer 7?

Open a search engine, like Google, and type this (or copy and paste)
into the search box:

how do I remove Internet Explorer 8
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bighes wrote:
> How do I uninstall Windows8 and ensure that I end up with Windows7?
> thanks

Internet Explorer, per chance?

How do I uninstall or remove Internet Explorer 8?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957700
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MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"bighes" <bighes@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> How do I uninstall Windows8 and ensure that I end up with Windows7?
> thanks

I assume you mean Internet Explorer -

How do I uninstall or remove Internet Explorer 8?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957700

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"bighes" <bighes@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> How do I uninstall Windows8 and ensure that I end up with Windows7?
> thanks

How to uninstall or remove (Windows) Internet Explorer 8
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957700

bighes wrote:
> How do I uninstall Windows8 and ensure that I end up with Windows7?
> thanks

I followed the instructions and then let the system restart.

When I tried to use IE7 I got the Customize Your Settings screen. No matter whether I select Keep
my current default provider or Let me select from a list of other search providers when I press the
Apply Settings button an error message appears saying: Settings were not able to be saved
successfully.

When I close and restart IE 7 I get the same customization page instead of my home page. How do I
get past that?

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP******.com> wrote:

>How to uninstall or remove (Windows) Internet Explorer 8
>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957700
>
>bighes wrote:
>> How do I uninstall Windows8 and ensure that I end up with Windows7?
>> thanks

The thread appears to be about reverting from IE8 to IE7. The question I asked had to do with the
method you recommended. I am not sure how a new thread would be clearer.

In any event my specific problem is apparently well known and Microsoft provides an .msi file to fix
the problem but without explaining what causes it. As near as I can tell, the IE8 uninstall process
does not revert the registry to the structure IE7 expects. I will start another thread for another
problem associated with IE8 to IE7 reversion.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP******.com> wrote:

>To avoid confusion, please begin a new thread about your specific problems,
>Stewart. State your current IE version and full Windows version (e.g.,
>WinXP SP3; Vista SP2) in your first post.

Installed and uninstalled properly, your Registry before installing IE8 and
after uninstalling it should be identical. I look forward to your new
thread.

Stewart Berman wrote:
> The thread appears to be about reverting from IE8 to IE7. The question I
> asked had to do with the method you recommended. I am not sure how a new
> thread would be clearer.
>
> In any event my specific problem is apparently well known and Microsoft
> provides an .msi file to fix the problem but without explaining what
> causes
> it. As near as I can tell, the IE8 uninstall process does not revert the
> registry to the structure IE7 expects. I will start another thread for
> another problem associated with IE8 to IE7 reversion.
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP******.com> wrote:
>
>> To avoid confusion, please begin a new thread about your specific
>> problems,
>> Stewart. State your current IE version and full Windows version (e.g.,
>> WinXP SP3; Vista SP2) in your first post.

The Microsoft fix is:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"RunOnceHasShown"=dword:00000001
"RunOnceComplete"=dword:00000001

The IE8 unistall removes the above entries even though the initialization process was run in the
prior version (IE7). Then IE7 can't complete its initialization process because it already ran.

BTW, I didn't start the new thread because I found out the behavior that I didn't like was expected.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP******.com> wrote:

>Installed and uninstalled properly, your Registry before installing IE8 and
>after uninstalling it should be identical. I look forward to your new
>thread.
>
>Stewart Berman wrote:
>> The thread appears to be about reverting from IE8 to IE7. The question I
>> asked had to do with the method you recommended. I am not sure how a new
>> thread would be clearer.
>>
>> In any event my specific problem is apparently well known and Microsoft
>> provides an .msi file to fix the problem but without explaining what
>> causes
>> it. As near as I can tell, the IE8 uninstall process does not revert the
>> registry to the structure IE7 expects. I will start another thread for
>> another problem associated with IE8 to IE7 reversion.
>>
>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP******.com> wrote:
>>
>>> To avoid confusion, please begin a new thread about your specific
>>> problems,
>>> Stewart. State your current IE version and full Windows version (e.g.,
>>> WinXP SP3; Vista SP2) in your first post.

That Registry hack may have stopped the RunOnce screen from appearing (which
you didn't mention in your previous posts) but I suspect IE8 didn't install
and/or uninstall properly and so didn't restore that particular key's value.

What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your
subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)?
What third-party firewall (if any)? Were any of these applications running
in the background when you installed and/or uninstalled IE8?

Has a Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on this machine
(e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought it)?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002

Stewart Berman wrote:
> The Microsoft fix is:
> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
> "RunOnceHasShown"=dword:00000001
> "RunOnceComplete"=dword:00000001
>
> The IE8 unistall removes the above entries even though the initialization
> process was run in the prior version (IE7). Then IE7 can't complete its
> initialization process because it already ran.
>
> BTW, I didn't start the new thread because I found out the behavior that I
> didn't like was expected.
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP******.com> wrote:
>> Installed and uninstalled properly, your Registry before installing IE8
>> and
>> after uninstalling it should be identical. I look forward to your new
>> thread.
>>
>> Stewart Berman wrote:
>>> The thread appears to be about reverting from IE8 to IE7. The question
>>> I
>>> asked had to do with the method you recommended. I am not sure how a
>>> new
>>> thread would be clearer.
>>>
>>> In any event my specific problem is apparently well known and Microsoft
>>> provides an .msi file to fix the problem but without explaining what
>>> causes
>>> it. As near as I can tell, the IE8 uninstall process does not revert
>>> the
>>> registry to the structure IE7 expects. I will start another thread for
>>> another problem associated with IE8 to IE7 reversion.
>>>
>>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>>>> To avoid confusion, please begin a new thread about your specific
>>>> problems,
>>>> Stewart. State your current IE version and full Windows version (e.g.,
>>>> WinXP SP3; Vista SP2) in your first post.