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jvisco   10-27-2009 at 01:10:18 AM

I accidentally uninstalled Windows 8 and can't find it to re-install - even on MS site... How can I get it back? I am using Windows 7.

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Gold Win 7 badge The_Prophecy   10-27-2009 at 01:40:04 AM
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Go to Programs and Features under Control Panel and click on Turn Windows features on or off. Check the box for Internet Explorer 8.

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jvisco   10-27-2009 at 01:51:47 AM
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I did that and it still is not there after rebooting both times...

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Gold Win 7 badge The_Prophecy   10-27-2009 at 02:47:05 AM
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Re-download from here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/i [...] sites.aspx

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Herr_Koos   10-27-2009 at 08:41:40 AM
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Or maybe view it as a blessing in disguise and use Firefox instead..?

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anamaniac   10-27-2009 at 11:35:23 AM
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Herr_Koos wrote :

Or maybe view it as a blessing in disguise and use Firefox instead..?


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Just make sure to uninstall IE 7 too. :lol:

You will come across sites not quite so FireFox friendly, but I only do it every 6 months or so...

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Gold Win 7 badge The_Prophecy   10-27-2009 at 01:47:13 PM
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IE 8 is perfectly fine is used properly...

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anamaniac   10-28-2009 at 06:45:37 AM
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It is...
But even by default, it's too bloated for me.

I'm tempted to set FF as the default browser on my fathers lappy though... it wouldn't make a difference to him, but just because I use it enough.

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Herr_Koos   10-28-2009 at 11:16:47 AM
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The_Prophecy wrote :

IE 8 is perfectly fine is used properly...



Yeesss, probably true.... But I made the switch back when IE6 was the awful reality of my daily browsing, and haven't looked back since. The ONLY reason for me to hang on to IE8 would be its out-of-the-box integration with Windows 7 and Aero, but Firefox 3.6 takes care of that. On XP, there's no contest. Firefox by a country mile.

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Bronze Win 7 badge Zoron   10-28-2009 at 04:33:21 PM
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Never really had an issue with IE; despite its reputation. I definately don't recall IE6 being bad at all. With IE 8, some pages don't display quite the way they should... for instance when you log in on this forum site, the button text is all screwed up.

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