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Old 06-14-2004, 10:58 AM
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In all my stupid spyware adventures, I want to wipe out IE and simply reinstall it.



I went to "Add/Remove Hardware" and there's a "Reinstall" or something, for IE but I still had the same history, favorites, plug-ins etc.



I want to wipe it out and get a fresh start. Should I delete everything IE related? How do I download/get back IE 6 when I finish?



Thanks for any help..
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Old 06-14-2004, 11:14 AM
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Um..... just take your HDD out and swipe a magnet in a circle, then pull straight away 24". this should do a 'clean removal'.
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ROFLMMFAO @ CLEAN REMOVAL!!!



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Old 06-14-2004, 11:33 AM
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Just ditch IE all together. Use Opera or FireFox.



You can't really uninstall IE because it's fundamentally attached to the Windows Explorer.
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Firefox is the way to go.



EDIT: That's just my $0.02 lol.
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FireFox = winnnnnnnnnnnnnaaaaaaaarrrrrrr!



IE = teh gheyest



Never tried Opera, but if it's not IE then it has to be



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Originally Posted by CrashFactory' date='Jun 14 2004, 12:44 PM
FireFox = winnnnnnnnnnnnnaaaaaaaarrrrrrr!



IE = teh gheyest



Never tried Opera, but if it's not IE then it has to be



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I downloaded the trial version of Opera (has banners) after I heard about M$ paying them off and stuff.



I like it a lot. I like Apple's Safari too...I'll have to try FireFox.
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i like opera so much i bought it.
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OHMYGODTHATSUNHEARDOF!
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Old 06-14-2004, 03:14 PM
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Got screenshots of how these browsers "look"?



I am using Mozilla now, it has an "updated" skin look which is nice, but the logo (WTF? A dinosaur?) is very lame.



Plus now I have to reinstall all sorts of plug ins (do I just say I am using Netscape or something?)



Blah, soon enough I'll be buying more Ram, a nice Sound card, and a new Video Card for HL2 and I'll probably re-format my PC then.
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