uninstalling ie 6

[larryjs51]

I had ie8, uninstalled it to get foxfire, then was left with ie7. I finally
figured out how to uninstall it, but now am left with ie6, which not only
does not have an uninstall option on "add/remove programs, but also comes up
automatically when I start my computer. How do I uninstall ie6?

[Tom [Pepper] Willett]

You can't uninstall it..it's built into the operating system.

"larryjs51" <***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:CFA62B17-F661-47F4-B5CF-***@microsoft.com...
:I had ie8, uninstalled it to get foxfire, then was left with ie7. I
finally
: figured out how to uninstall it, but now am left with ie6, which not only
: does not have an uninstall option on "add/remove programs, but also comes
up
: automatically when I start my computer. How do I uninstall ie6?

[Peter Foldes]

Just to second what Tom wrote

It is a part of your Operating System and cannot be uninstalled. Of course you can
make Firefox your default Browser and IE will not open . But you will still need IE
for accessing the Windows Update to install Security Fixes
--
Peter

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Post by larryjs51
I had ie8, uninstalled it to get foxfire, then was left with ie7. I finally
figured out how to uninstall it, but now am left with ie6, which not only
does not have an uninstall option on "add/remove programs, but also comes up
automatically when I start my computer. How do I uninstall ie6?

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

You can remove access to IE6 in WinXP but you cannot uninstall/remove it.

Post by larryjs51
I had ie8, uninstalled it to get foxfire, then was left with ie7. I finally
figured out how to uninstall it, but now am left with ie6, which not only
does not have an uninstall option on "add/remove programs, but also comes up
automatically when I start my computer. How do I uninstall ie6?