[ale] Firefox & IE ... yada yada yada

[Jonathan Rickman]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On 
> Behalf Of Warren Myers
> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 2:22 PM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [ale] Firefox & IE ... yada yada yada
> 
> Hi,
> After installing SP1, you shuld be able to go to he 
> Add/Remove Programs Control Panel, click on Windows 
> Components, and near the bottom of the list is IE. The only 
> reason I haven't sucked it off my machine is that I like to 
> be able to run Windows Update on demand, not just via the 
> Automatic Updater.

That does nothing but remove the icons and is merely available so that OEMs
can "turn off IE, and offer an alternate browser" per the DOJ rulings. Yet
another useless product created by government meddling. The answer to the
original question is no. You can't remove Internet Explorer from Windows XP.
Honestly, I can't think of one legitimate reason to do so other than to just
make a statement. 

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Jonathan