Removing IE 5.2.3 from 10.4.4

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wcshukis - 04 Feb 2006 19:05 GMT

Since Microsoft has stopped IE support, I would like to do a 'proper'
removal from my computer i.e., I want no IE 'droppings' left which
might screw things up later.I have IE 5.2.3 running on 10.4.4.

I would appreciate receiving a procedure for doing this.

Thanx.

Regards, Warren

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William Smith - 05 Feb 2006 03:11 GMT

> Since Microsoft has stopped IE support, I would like to do a 'proper'
> removal from my computer i.e., I want no IE 'droppings' left which
> might screw things up later.I have IE 5.2.3 running on 10.4.4.
>
> I would appreciate receiving a procedure for doing this.

Hi Warren!

It's a self-contained application. You can simply drag it into the
trash. It's preferences are located in your home folder
~/Library/Preferences/Explorer. Drag the Explorer folder to the trash
too.

However, why? Granted, it's not supported anymore, but occasionally you
may run into a site that's IE-centric. So long as you've used Safari to
set your default browser to whichever browser you choose, it's benign
and won't do anything unless you choose to use it.

Hope this helps! bill

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wcshukis - 16 Feb 2006 19:33 GMT

Hi Bill,

Thanks for the reply. Your comment is a good one. I have had web pages
which did not display properly, and I had to switch to IE or Firefox.
I'll just keep it for possible, future use.

Regards, Warren

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gtravis3@houston.rr.com - 21 Feb 2006 18:00 GMT

I believe that a lot of sites or site form/apps use ActiveX and this
just Kills Safari and most other mac friendly browsers. I just read a
about a survey in England in which 1 out of 10 sites did not work on
Safari. I had to use both Safari and IE to complete the Boy Scout
online recharter process on my Mac. I believe it was a purely hostile
response to Safari, I am surprised that they did not cancel Office
also.

> Hi Bill,
>
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>
> Regards, Warren

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William Smith - 22 Feb 2006 02:37 GMT

> I believe that a lot of sites or site form/apps use ActiveX and this
> just Kills Safari and most other mac friendly browsers. I just read a
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> response to Safari, I am surprised that they did not cancel Office
> also.

ActiveX just doesn't work on a Mac or any platform other than Windows.
I've always been amused that IE for Mac actually had an ActiveX option
in its settings but it never came to fruition on the developer side.

I wouldn't say that this is a hostile response to Safari or the Mac in
general. It's just plain ignorance or unwillingness to develop and test
for platforms that aren't the majority.

Office on the other hand is the #1 selling Mac product and actually
offsets the revenue brought in by XBox.

bill

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Removing IE 5.2.3 from 10.4.4