Can I delete the IE8 thoroughly in wXP?

[Zhao363]

     Hello All:

     I  had bought new pc with w10, but I am still missing the old pc with wXP.

     I tried to delete the IE-8 thoroughly in it, but failed. Now I am asking your help.

      First, I uninstall it in the: Control Panel > Change or remove Programs >Internet Explorer 8

     Then I found there are still folds/files in the  C: /Progream Files/Internet Explorer/Connection

Wizard. They are *.dll and *.exe. After delete them, they will appear again in 5-10 seconds. 

     It is a very awful work!  Could you help me to delete the IE-8  thoroughly.

    Thank you!                 -- Zhao

[IT_WinSec · Accepted solution]

Hello @Zhao363

There is no way to completely erase/stop Internet Explorer from Windows XP as it is essential part of MS Windows OS.

If your XP originally comes with IE 6 or IE 7

and

If IE 8 was installed later, go to Control Panel > Add or Remove programs, find Internet Explorer 8 and uninstall it

You may stop/hide/uninstall some part of it by going to Control Panel > Add or Remove programs, click on "Add / Remove Windows components". Find and uncheck Internet explorer versions. Apply/OK

You may delete Internet Explorer exe file from C:\Program files\Internet Explorer  >> iexplore.exe

It is not recommended that you attempt to delete IE because it is part of Windows and might be needed under some cases.