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    How do I uninstall IE 7 on Vista and replace with IE 6?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by ellandry, Mar 22, 2007.

  1. ellandry

    ellandry Notebook Consultant

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    My mother just purchased a new computer from dell with Vista on it. She is a travel agent and her companys travel software is not compatible with IE7 yet so she needs to downgrade to IE 6 How can you accomplish this?
     
    ellandry, Mar 22, 2007
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    You can't. I'd delete Vista and install XP Pro if she really needs IE6.
     
    WackyT, Mar 22, 2007
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  3. Mobilehavoc

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    You don't have to delete Vista. Use Vista's partition editor to create another partition on the HD (or use a different HD if you have more than one). Install XP there and use it as a dual-boot setup. She can use XP for work and Vista for everything else.

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    Look into using a Virtual Machine (VMWare or Parallels)...using that you can run Windows XP inside of Vista without ever leaving Vista.
     
    Mobilehavoc, Mar 22, 2007
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    That'll make Vista unusable...
     
    postmortem, Mar 22, 2007
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    Certainly would. If you do want to do a dual-boot, install XP first then Vista.
     
    WackyT, Mar 22, 2007
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    Or install XP and then re-install/repair your Vista install. That'll fix the MBR and update it back to the Vista bootloader. A lot less painful than reinstalling 2 OSs.
     
    Mobilehavoc, Mar 22, 2007
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    Or get Virtual PC 2007 and install XP onto that. This way she doesn't have to reboot the computer in order to just use IE6.
     
    shinji257, Mar 22, 2007
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