Hi Pat, I'll let the gurus take over on this one but as I understand it IE is integrated into M$'s [non]operating system (whatever version you have) making it both difficult and unwise for you to delete it. You can however stop it from being your default browser and use one of the many good alternatives. I actually use an old version of Maxthon which sits on top of the IE engine but is much easier and better to use for me. I like Opera as well but I use Maxthon because it is one less set of security updates I have to keep up with (ie. because it uses the explorer engine I just need the normal monthly security updates from microsoft. --- Patricia <rhekay@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I am so fed up with Internet Explorer 7 I want to > remove it > so far I went to Add/Remove and removed it...then I > deleted > all the shorcuts for it. I restarted my pc and I > already had downloaded > IE6 setup but when I try to install it I get > Set up has detected a newer version of Internet > Explorer already installed > on this system.Setup cannot continue > any SUGGESTIONS PLEASE! > I refuse to use IE7 anymore. "A box of rain will ease the pain and love will see you through." Robert Hunter ____________________________________________________________________________________Ready for the edge of your seat? Check out tonight's top picks on Yahoo! TV. http://tv.yahoo.com/ -- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/