Explorer 8

[JSC]

Thanks to Windows Internet Explorer 8 I have lost all my restore points.
Hopefully, when I remove it I'll get them back, but I doubt it.

 

[Leonard Grey]

Why didn't I lose my restore points when I upgraded to IE 8?
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Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

JSC wrote:
> Thanks to Windows Internet Explorer 8 I have lost all my restore points.
> Hopefully, when I remove it I'll get them back, but I doubt it.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

<canned>

Always state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; WinXP 64-bit SP2;
Vista SP1; Vista 64-bit SP2; Win7; Win7 64-bit) when posting in a forum or
newsgroup. Please do so in your next reply.

How to uninstall or remove Internet Explorer 8
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957700

HOW TO solve IE8 installation problems
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949220

No-charge support for Internet Explorer 8 installation, set-up and usage
(only) is available via telephone (based on your locale) and has been
extended until 02 July 2010. Customers must be running Windows XP or Windows
Vista in a non-domain environment.

=> US & CA Residents: 1-866-234-6020
=> Other locales:
https://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?&prid=13043

My personal recommendations include:

=> Install IE8 manually, not via Windows Update/Automatic Updates!! =>
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/worldwide-sites.aspx

NB WinXP users: Save the installer to your desktop, do not Run it. When
you're prepared to install IE8, double-click on the saved file.

NB Vista users: Save the installer to your desktop, do not Run it. When
you're prepared to install IE8, right-click on the saved file and select Run
as Administator.

=> Uninstall all third-party toolbars (e.g., Google; Yahoo; Windows Live)
and third-party Windows Themes before installing IE8.

=> Close all open applications (i.e., anything with a taskbar icon) before
installing or uninstalling IE8.

=> I would strongly recommend disabling your anti-virus application and any
anti-spyware application's "system protections" (other than Defender's)
before installing (or uninstalling) an IE upgrade. If you're running a
third-party firewall, I would recommend disabling it and then enabling the
Windows Firewall before installing (or uninstalling) an IE upgrade.

=> Never, EVER use System Restore to "undo" an update, Service Pack, or IE
upgrade! Instead, uninstall the update, Service Pack, or IE upgrade &
reboot. If that doesn't correct the problem, then try System Restore.
[Norton users will need to see http://bertk.mvps.org/html/symantecdoc1.html]

NB WinXP users=> Reboot twice after installing or uninstalling IE8, then go
to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com | Select CUSTOM and scan | Install any
Critical Security Updates offered (i.e., KB978207). If a Root Certificates
update is listed in the Optional Updates category, install it to take full
advantage of IE's enhanced security.

NB Vista users=> Reboot twice after installing or uninstalling IE8, then
check-in at Windows Update and install any critical security updates
offered.

=> For best chance of success with IE8, make certain that your anti-virus
application version, any anti-spyware applications (other than Defender),
and your third-party firewall (if any) are supported in IE8 before you
decide install it.
</canned>

[$10 sez you won't reply to this post or any of your other threads.]


JSC wrote:
> Thanks to Windows Internet Explorer 8 I have lost all my restore points.
> Hopefully, when I remove it I'll get them back, but I doubt it.

 

[VanguardLH]

JSC wrote:

> Thanks to Windows Internet Explorer 8 I have lost all my restore points.
> Hopefully, when I remove it I'll get them back, but I doubt it.

April Fool's Day has long past. Yep, you are slow.