[RESOLVED] Trying to put IE7 back... IE8 is installed

Gentlemen:

'Setup cannot continue because of newer version'

I have removed the IE8updates in Add/Remove, no good.

I've tried running spuninst.exe - won't run because of missing .dll

Thanks - rev

The OS is XP SP3

If removing IE8 Updates doesn't work and IE8 disappears from the list in Add/Remove you can run this at the cmd prompt:

%windir%\ie8\spuninst\spuninst.exe

It warns you about possible instability due to updates that may have been installed after IE8 (click Yes) - then it rolls you back to whatever version you had before.

It worked for me and I haven't noticed any instability. 7 is faster and doesn't wobble.

rev

Reverend--Sometimes a System Restore is the best way to minimize bits and pieces of IE8 being left behind.

Jim:

I thought of that but I don't trust it! Restore to when? How do you know the exact state you're restoring to, and if it does its job properly?

Reverend--

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Restore to when?

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To a date/time before IE8 was installed.

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How do you know the exact state you're restoring to

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System Restore is essentially a backup of the Registry which Windows should perform every day or so. So you are restoring the Registry to how it was before installing IE8.

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if it does its job properly?

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Well, there are programs to compare the Registry at different times, but it has been a long time since I have used them.
Have faith, Reverend.

Oh Jim I am of little faith, it's true. It comes from living this long and seeing the things I've seen.