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Windows XP and IE

by Apr 14, 2014 2:29PM PDT

A lot of folks are going to attempt to keep using XP even though Microsoft will no longer release new updates or patches. All of the updates come through IE. MS will still keep Defender up to date for another year. If a person doesn't use Defender, is there any reason to keep Internet Explorer?

Digger

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There never has been
by Apr 14, 2014 11:23PM PDT

There never has been since the predecessors to Firefox arrived on the scene and provided a viable alternative.

Internet Explorer, even on a supported system, should be used as sparingly as possible. You can't get rid of it, but you can at least try and minimize your exposure to it.

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I don't know if you can get rid of it
by Apr 14, 2014 7:02PM PDT

I understand that it's woven so tightly into the fabric of the OS that it can't be made to go away.

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Re: updates
by Forum moderator Apr 14, 2014 7:23PM PDT

You can set Windows update to run automatically. No need for Internet Explorer then, although you still need it to see the update history. So your idea that you need IE to run Defender is wrong.

However, there is a very good reason to keep IE: you can't remove it. But you're not obliged to use it. Think of it as another part of the OS you don't use and that just sits on your hard disk.

Kees

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Because XP only
by Apr 14, 2014 9:59PM PDT

lets you upgrade to IE 8 some features may stop working in the future on ceratin web sites. When I go to my work Gmail it explains this at the top of the screen every time i enter gmail.

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No Reason At All:
by Apr 21, 2014 9:39AM PDT

I am using Windows XP and I do not like Internet Explorer.

More important, Microsoft does not support Windows XP and Microsoft does not release any new Internet Explorer for Windows XP. There is no reason to keep outdated browser. It might have security problems and also problems loading "fancy" (bloated) web pages.

I appeared to have removed it.

I went into Control Panel and Add Or Remove Programs and clicked Uninstall.
I also had to go into "Add Or Remove Windows Components" because Internet Explorer is a Windows component.
It appears to be removed, but most likely the installer is kept and something might be located inside a System Restore point.

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Well, all the best.
by Dafydd Apr 21, 2014 9:53AM PDT

But I fail to see the logic in this post or your other post.

Dafydd.

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