Unable to uninstall IE8 in Vista

[WithinTheMind]

Hello,
I am unable to uninstall IE8 in Windows Vista, because it does not appear in the Installed Updates window. IE8 seems to work fine, but I want to revert to IE7 or just reinstall IE8 to fix the display issue.

Someone told me to delete all the IE related files from the computer, which I did and now I can reinstall IE8, except the installation doesn't finish and it sends me to this page:

"http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949220"

Trying all the solutions there didn't help and now I'm stuck with no internet explorer, which was better than Firefox for some websites.

Anyone has any ideas or am I just stuck reinstall Vista ...

I have uploaded the IE8 installation log.

Thank you!

 

[GG-Xtreme]

I would love to help you, but even Microsoft admitted you are screwed (Google "can't uninstall ie8"). They made it unremovable, as well as problem-ridden.

 

[Smith6612]

The uninstaller in IE8 is as buggy as heck. One tip you should follow: Never ever install Beta software from Microsoft, as it is very, very buggy. The completed version of the software is a big relief of the beta versions.

 

[alexandgruntz]

That's why I installed IE8 on my XP computer. Since I use my Vista computer most of the time, MS beta software never goes on there.

 

[Nathan H]

Lol, Why do loads of people have problems with microsoft betas, they always work perfectly for me and im only on a midspec PC. and to uninstall IE8 i thought you had to remove the update using add/remove programs and it comes up as an OS update

 

[WithinTheMind]

Lol, Why do loads of people have problems with microsoft betas, they always work perfectly for me and im only on a midspec PC. and to uninstall IE8 i thought you had to remove the update using add/remove programs and it comes up as an OS update

Yes, except it does not come up here, although I see IE8 in the history of my updates. Meh, I am screwed lol, oh well.

 

[Spartan Erik]

Heh I haven't even upgraded from IE6. If I don't use it, why should I bother upgrading?

 

[Smith6612]

Lol, Why do loads of people have problems with microsoft betas, they always work perfectly for me and im only on a midspec PC. and to uninstall IE8 i thought you had to remove the update using add/remove programs and it comes up as an OS update

The only time I ever Beta Test Microsoft stuff is when it's in RC3, and even then sometimes the beta may break, but many times an uninstall does work. Usually when they're in RC2 and below is when I find things break.