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can I uninstall Internet Explorer completely? I hate it. It clogs up my computer. How can I get rid of it?

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rdfofsavannah
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Can I uninstall Internet Explorer completely? I have chosen Mozilla Firefox as my internet browser and I like it. Internet Explorer always seems to be doing a lot of stuff behind the scenes and it takes forEVER to do anything. I hate it. I want it gone. Can I do that (and still have my computer function properly)?

Can I uninstall Internet Explorer completely? I have chosen Mozilla Firefox as my internet browser and I like it. Internet Explorer always seems to be doing a lot of stuff behind the scenes and it takes forEVER to do anything. I hate it. I want it gone. Can I do that (and still have my computer function properly)?

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Madasan
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Hi rdfofsavannah,

I'm not sure if you can remove IE entirely if you have a Windows system but I would suggest you to have a look on the Windows support forums, they should have more details on how to do this.

cor-el
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It is not recommended to uninstall IE on Windows XP. You can disable IE instead and you won't see the desktop shortcut.