Win7 and removing IE – the security implications

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I have Win7, have installed Firefox and removed IE8. From a post on an MS site I appreciate not all of IE is removed – I assume that other windows components require parts of it.

I do not allow MS to download updates, only notify me of availability. In late-November I had removed IE. In mid-December I got a notification of KB976325, a cumulative update for IE, whose publication data was 8 December..

Some questions.
a. Having removed IE8 what are the consequences of not installing KB976325?
b. If I install it will I get all of IE installed?
c. Having removed IE why did I receive the notification of KB976325?
d. If I do not need it how can I remove it from the download list?

NB. I had already removed silverlight, all of .net and Live Essentials.

Brian

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How did you uninstall IE 8 from Windows 7?

DaveA I am so far behind, I think I am First
Genealogy....confusing the dead and annoying the living

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Did you look at the KB article? That says the patch is for Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (SP1) with the following operating systems: Windows 2000 SP4.

Unless you made a typo, something’s very wrong.

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Did you look at the KB article? That says the patch is for Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (SP1) with the following operating systems: Windows 2000 SP4.

Unless you made a typo, something’s very wrong.

It is for IE8 also as I have that update and I have the default IE8 installed. maybe IE8 still has part of the operation of IE6?

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If you have “removed” IE and have no intention whatsoever of using it, there is little point in accepting any Windows Update patches for IE – of any flavour.

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If you have “removed” IE and have no intention whatsoever of using it, there is little point in accepting any Windows Update patches for IE – of any flavour.

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If you have “removed” IE and have no intention whatsoever of using it, there is little point in accepting any Windows Update patches for IE – of any flavour.

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If you have “removed” IE and have no intention whatsoever of using it, there is little point in accepting any Windows Update patches for IE – of any flavour.

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If you have “removed” IE and have no intention whatsoever of using it, there is little point in accepting any Windows Update patches for IE – of any flavour.

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If you have “removed” IE and have no intention whatsoever of using it, there is little point in accepting any Windows Update patches for IE – of any flavour.

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If you have “removed” IE and have no intention whatsoever of using it, there is little point in accepting any Windows Update patches for IE – of any flavour.

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If you have “removed” IE and have no intention whatsoever of using it, there is little point in accepting any Windows Update patches for IE – of any flavour.

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You can hide any download notification by right clicking the link to a particular download and choose Hide. It will not be offered again unless you unhide it.

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You can hide any download notification by right clicking the link to a particular download and choose Hide. It will not be offered again unless you unhide it.

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You can hide any download notification by right clicking the link to a particular download and choose Hide. It will not be offered again unless you unhide it.

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You can hide any download notification by right clicking the link to a particular download and choose Hide. It will not be offered again unless you unhide it.

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You can hide any download notification by right clicking the link to a particular download and choose Hide. It will not be offered again unless you unhide it.

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You can hide any download notification by right clicking the link to a particular download and choose Hide. It will not be offered again unless you unhide it.

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You can hide any download notification by right clicking the link to a particular download and choose Hide. It will not be offered again unless you unhide it.

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You can hide any download notification by right clicking the link to a particular download and choose Hide. It will not be offered again unless you unhide it.

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Many thanks for the prompt replies.

Dave A. “How did you uninstall IE 8 from Windows 7?” I found this url http://www.sevenforums.com/browsers-mail/36220-how-disable-internet-explorer.html where the instructions were as follows
Control Panel (icons view) > Programs and Features > Turn Windows features on/off > Uncheck IE8 then Windows Features – Turn On or Off
It is important to have the icons view as the option is not visible with the other two.

Malcolm Wagner. “If you have “removed” IE and have no intention whatsoever of using it, there is little point in accepting any Windows Update patches for IE – of any flavour.” That was my intention and why I do not allow the updates – I want to monitor and then select what I want. The problem was “removing” the update notification. That was answered by Ted Myers.

Brian

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Malcolm Wagner. “If you have “removed” IE and have no intention whatsoever of using it, there is little point in accepting any Windows Update patches for IE – of any flavour.” That was my intention and why I do not allow the updates – I want to monitor and then select what I want. The problem was “removing” the update notification. That was answered by Ted Myers.

At this time I would be reluctant to not install an update recommended by Windows Update. Getting rid of IE, does not remove all of the underlying dlls that IE uses. I do not know if Microsoft have figured out how to package fixes that may be for some of these left behind files and not have them identified as IE patches.

Joe

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Malcolm Wagner. “If you have “removed” IE and have no intention whatsoever of using it, there is little point in accepting any Windows Update patches for IE – of any flavour.” That was my intention and why I do not allow the updates – I want to monitor and then select what I want. The problem was “removing” the update notification. That was answered by Ted Myers.

At this time I would be reluctant to not install an update recommended by Windows Update. Getting rid of IE, does not remove all of the underlying dlls that IE uses. I do not know if Microsoft have figured out how to package fixes that may be for some of these left behind files and not have them identified as IE patches.

Joe

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Malcolm Wagner. “If you have “removed” IE and have no intention whatsoever of using it, there is little point in accepting any Windows Update patches for IE – of any flavour.” That was my intention and why I do not allow the updates – I want to monitor and then select what I want. The problem was “removing” the update notification. That was answered by Ted Myers.

At this time I would be reluctant to not install an update recommended by Windows Update. Getting rid of IE, does not remove all of the underlying dlls that IE uses. I do not know if Microsoft have figured out how to package fixes that may be for some of these left behind files and not have them identified as IE patches.

Joe

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Malcolm Wagner. “If you have “removed” IE and have no intention whatsoever of using it, there is little point in accepting any Windows Update patches for IE – of any flavour.” That was my intention and why I do not allow the updates – I want to monitor and then select what I want. The problem was “removing” the update notification. That was answered by Ted Myers.

At this time I would be reluctant to not install an update recommended by Windows Update. Getting rid of IE, does not remove all of the underlying dlls that IE uses. I do not know if Microsoft have figured out how to package fixes that may be for some of these left behind files and not have them identified as IE patches.

Joe

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Malcolm Wagner. “If you have “removed” IE and have no intention whatsoever of using it, there is little point in accepting any Windows Update patches for IE – of any flavour.” That was my intention and why I do not allow the updates – I want to monitor and then select what I want. The problem was “removing” the update notification. That was answered by Ted Myers.

At this time I would be reluctant to not install an update recommended by Windows Update. Getting rid of IE, does not remove all of the underlying dlls that IE uses. I do not know if Microsoft have figured out how to package fixes that may be for some of these left behind files and not have them identified as IE patches.

Joe

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Malcolm Wagner. “If you have “removed” IE and have no intention whatsoever of using it, there is little point in accepting any Windows Update patches for IE – of any flavour.” That was my intention and why I do not allow the updates – I want to monitor and then select what I want. The problem was “removing” the update notification. That was answered by Ted Myers.

At this time I would be reluctant to not install an update recommended by Windows Update. Getting rid of IE, does not remove all of the underlying dlls that IE uses. I do not know if Microsoft have figured out how to package fixes that may be for some of these left behind files and not have them identified as IE patches.

Joe

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Malcolm Wagner. “If you have “removed” IE and have no intention whatsoever of using it, there is little point in accepting any Windows Update patches for IE – of any flavour.” That was my intention and why I do not allow the updates – I want to monitor and then select what I want. The problem was “removing” the update notification. That was answered by Ted Myers.

At this time I would be reluctant to not install an update recommended by Windows Update. Getting rid of IE, does not remove all of the underlying dlls that IE uses. I do not know if Microsoft have figured out how to package fixes that may be for some of these left behind files and not have them identified as IE patches.

Joe

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Malcolm Wagner. “If you have “removed” IE and have no intention whatsoever of using it, there is little point in accepting any Windows Update patches for IE – of any flavour.” That was my intention and why I do not allow the updates – I want to monitor and then select what I want. The problem was “removing” the update notification. That was answered by Ted Myers.

At this time I would be reluctant to not install an update recommended by Windows Update. Getting rid of IE, does not remove all of the underlying dlls that IE uses. I do not know if Microsoft have figured out how to package fixes that may be for some of these left behind files and not have them identified as IE patches.

Joe

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Many thanks for the prompt replies.

Dave A. “How did you uninstall IE 8 from Windows 7?” I found this url http://www.sevenforums.com/browsers-mail/36220-how-disable-internet-explorer.html where the instructions were as follows
Control Panel (icons view) > Programs and Features > Turn Windows features on/off > Uncheck IE8 then Windows Features – Turn On or Off
It is important to have the icons view as the option is not visible with the other two.

Malcolm Wagner. “If you have “removed” IE and have no intention whatsoever of using it, there is little point in accepting any Windows Update patches for IE – of any flavour.” That was my intention and why I do not allow the updates – I want to monitor and then select what I want. The problem was “removing” the update notification. That was answered by Ted Myers.

Brian

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Many thanks for the prompt replies.

Dave A. “How did you uninstall IE 8 from Windows 7?” I found this url http://www.sevenforums.com/browsers-mail/36220-how-disable-internet-explorer.html where the instructions were as follows
Control Panel (icons view) > Programs and Features > Turn Windows features on/off > Uncheck IE8 then Windows Features – Turn On or Off
It is important to have the icons view as the option is not visible with the other two.

Malcolm Wagner. “If you have “removed” IE and have no intention whatsoever of using it, there is little point in accepting any Windows Update patches for IE – of any flavour.” That was my intention and why I do not allow the updates – I want to monitor and then select what I want. The problem was “removing” the update notification. That was answered by Ted Myers.

Brian

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Many thanks for the prompt replies.

Dave A. “How did you uninstall IE 8 from Windows 7?” I found this url http://www.sevenforums.com/browsers-mail/36220-how-disable-internet-explorer.html where the instructions were as follows
Control Panel (icons view) > Programs and Features > Turn Windows features on/off > Uncheck IE8 then Windows Features – Turn On or Off
It is important to have the icons view as the option is not visible with the other two.

Malcolm Wagner. “If you have “removed” IE and have no intention whatsoever of using it, there is little point in accepting any Windows Update patches for IE – of any flavour.” That was my intention and why I do not allow the updates – I want to monitor and then select what I want. The problem was “removing” the update notification. That was answered by Ted Myers.

Brian

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Many thanks for the prompt replies.

Dave A. “How did you uninstall IE 8 from Windows 7?” I found this url http://www.sevenforums.com/browsers-mail/36220-how-disable-internet-explorer.html where the instructions were as follows
Control Panel (icons view) > Programs and Features > Turn Windows features on/off > Uncheck IE8 then Windows Features – Turn On or Off
It is important to have the icons view as the option is not visible with the other two.

Malcolm Wagner. “If you have “removed” IE and have no intention whatsoever of using it, there is little point in accepting any Windows Update patches for IE – of any flavour.” That was my intention and why I do not allow the updates – I want to monitor and then select what I want. The problem was “removing” the update notification. That was answered by Ted Myers.

Brian

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Many thanks for the prompt replies.

Dave A. “How did you uninstall IE 8 from Windows 7?” I found this url http://www.sevenforums.com/browsers-mail/36220-how-disable-internet-explorer.html where the instructions were as follows
Control Panel (icons view) > Programs and Features > Turn Windows features on/off > Uncheck IE8 then Windows Features – Turn On or Off
It is important to have the icons view as the option is not visible with the other two.

Malcolm Wagner. “If you have “removed” IE and have no intention whatsoever of using it, there is little point in accepting any Windows Update patches for IE – of any flavour.” That was my intention and why I do not allow the updates – I want to monitor and then select what I want. The problem was “removing” the update notification. That was answered by Ted Myers.

Brian

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Many thanks for the prompt replies.

Dave A. “How did you uninstall IE 8 from Windows 7?” I found this url http://www.sevenforums.com/browsers-mail/36220-how-disable-internet-explorer.html where the instructions were as follows
Control Panel (icons view) > Programs and Features > Turn Windows features on/off > Uncheck IE8 then Windows Features – Turn On or Off
It is important to have the icons view as the option is not visible with the other two.

Malcolm Wagner. “If you have “removed” IE and have no intention whatsoever of using it, there is little point in accepting any Windows Update patches for IE – of any flavour.” That was my intention and why I do not allow the updates – I want to monitor and then select what I want. The problem was “removing” the update notification. That was answered by Ted Myers.

Brian

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Many thanks for the prompt replies.

Dave A. “How did you uninstall IE 8 from Windows 7?” I found this url http://www.sevenforums.com/browsers-mail/36220-how-disable-internet-explorer.html where the instructions were as follows
Control Panel (icons view) > Programs and Features > Turn Windows features on/off > Uncheck IE8 then Windows Features – Turn On or Off
It is important to have the icons view as the option is not visible with the other two.

Malcolm Wagner. “If you have “removed” IE and have no intention whatsoever of using it, there is little point in accepting any Windows Update patches for IE – of any flavour.” That was my intention and why I do not allow the updates – I want to monitor and then select what I want. The problem was “removing” the update notification. That was answered by Ted Myers.

Brian

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Joe

Thanks for that comment. I was aware that not all of IE was removed and that some dlls will have been left. The question is how significant they might be.

Microsoft have just agreed the way forward on IE with the EU Competition Commissioner. The agreement comes into effect about April so the air should be clear by then. I will hold back from ignoring the update.

Brian

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Thanks for that comment. I was aware that not all of IE was removed and that some dlls will have been left. The question is how significant they might be.

Microsoft have just agreed the way forward on IE with the EU Competition Commissioner. The agreement comes into effect about April so the air should be clear by then. I will hold back from ignoring the update.

What Microsoft has agreed to remove is the shell part of IE responsible for the UI. The underlying components are used by other applications such as Maxthon and Avant (both browsers which are based on the IE rendering engine). I don’t believe those will be removed. As far as clearing the air well I don’t know how Microsoft will choose to identify patches for the remaining components but I still think that if Windows Update is recommending you patch something you should.

Joe

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Thanks for that comment. I was aware that not all of IE was removed and that some dlls will have been left. The question is how significant they might be.

Microsoft have just agreed the way forward on IE with the EU Competition Commissioner. The agreement comes into effect about April so the air should be clear by then. I will hold back from ignoring the update.

What Microsoft has agreed to remove is the shell part of IE responsible for the UI. The underlying components are used by other applications such as Maxthon and Avant (both browsers which are based on the IE rendering engine). I don’t believe those will be removed. As far as clearing the air well I don’t know how Microsoft will choose to identify patches for the remaining components but I still think that if Windows Update is recommending you patch something you should.

Joe

--Joe

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Thanks for that comment. I was aware that not all of IE was removed and that some dlls will have been left. The question is how significant they might be.

Microsoft have just agreed the way forward on IE with the EU Competition Commissioner. The agreement comes into effect about April so the air should be clear by then. I will hold back from ignoring the update.

What Microsoft has agreed to remove is the shell part of IE responsible for the UI. The underlying components are used by other applications such as Maxthon and Avant (both browsers which are based on the IE rendering engine). I don’t believe those will be removed. As far as clearing the air well I don’t know how Microsoft will choose to identify patches for the remaining components but I still think that if Windows Update is recommending you patch something you should.

Joe

--Joe

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Thanks for that comment. I was aware that not all of IE was removed and that some dlls will have been left. The question is how significant they might be.

Microsoft have just agreed the way forward on IE with the EU Competition Commissioner. The agreement comes into effect about April so the air should be clear by then. I will hold back from ignoring the update.

What Microsoft has agreed to remove is the shell part of IE responsible for the UI. The underlying components are used by other applications such as Maxthon and Avant (both browsers which are based on the IE rendering engine). I don’t believe those will be removed. As far as clearing the air well I don’t know how Microsoft will choose to identify patches for the remaining components but I still think that if Windows Update is recommending you patch something you should.

Joe

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Thanks for that comment. I was aware that not all of IE was removed and that some dlls will have been left. The question is how significant they might be.

Microsoft have just agreed the way forward on IE with the EU Competition Commissioner. The agreement comes into effect about April so the air should be clear by then. I will hold back from ignoring the update.

What Microsoft has agreed to remove is the shell part of IE responsible for the UI. The underlying components are used by other applications such as Maxthon and Avant (both browsers which are based on the IE rendering engine). I don’t believe those will be removed. As far as clearing the air well I don’t know how Microsoft will choose to identify patches for the remaining components but I still think that if Windows Update is recommending you patch something you should.

Joe

--Joe

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Thanks for that comment. I was aware that not all of IE was removed and that some dlls will have been left. The question is how significant they might be.

Microsoft have just agreed the way forward on IE with the EU Competition Commissioner. The agreement comes into effect about April so the air should be clear by then. I will hold back from ignoring the update.

What Microsoft has agreed to remove is the shell part of IE responsible for the UI. The underlying components are used by other applications such as Maxthon and Avant (both browsers which are based on the IE rendering engine). I don’t believe those will be removed. As far as clearing the air well I don’t know how Microsoft will choose to identify patches for the remaining components but I still think that if Windows Update is recommending you patch something you should.

Joe

--Joe

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Thanks for that comment. I was aware that not all of IE was removed and that some dlls will have been left. The question is how significant they might be.

Microsoft have just agreed the way forward on IE with the EU Competition Commissioner. The agreement comes into effect about April so the air should be clear by then. I will hold back from ignoring the update.

What Microsoft has agreed to remove is the shell part of IE responsible for the UI. The underlying components are used by other applications such as Maxthon and Avant (both browsers which are based on the IE rendering engine). I don’t believe those will be removed. As far as clearing the air well I don’t know how Microsoft will choose to identify patches for the remaining components but I still think that if Windows Update is recommending you patch something you should.

Joe

--Joe

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Thanks for that comment. I was aware that not all of IE was removed and that some dlls will have been left. The question is how significant they might be.

Microsoft have just agreed the way forward on IE with the EU Competition Commissioner. The agreement comes into effect about April so the air should be clear by then. I will hold back from ignoring the update.

What Microsoft has agreed to remove is the shell part of IE responsible for the UI. The underlying components are used by other applications such as Maxthon and Avant (both browsers which are based on the IE rendering engine). I don’t believe those will be removed. As far as clearing the air well I don’t know how Microsoft will choose to identify patches for the remaining components but I still think that if Windows Update is recommending you patch something you should.

Joe

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Joe

Thanks for that comment. I was aware that not all of IE was removed and that some dlls will have been left. The question is how significant they might be.

Microsoft have just agreed the way forward on IE with the EU Competition Commissioner. The agreement comes into effect about April so the air should be clear by then. I will hold back from ignoring the update.

Brian

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Joe

Thanks for that comment. I was aware that not all of IE was removed and that some dlls will have been left. The question is how significant they might be.

Microsoft have just agreed the way forward on IE with the EU Competition Commissioner. The agreement comes into effect about April so the air should be clear by then. I will hold back from ignoring the update.

Brian

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Joe

Thanks for that comment. I was aware that not all of IE was removed and that some dlls will have been left. The question is how significant they might be.

Microsoft have just agreed the way forward on IE with the EU Competition Commissioner. The agreement comes into effect about April so the air should be clear by then. I will hold back from ignoring the update.

Brian

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Joe

Thanks for that comment. I was aware that not all of IE was removed and that some dlls will have been left. The question is how significant they might be.

Microsoft have just agreed the way forward on IE with the EU Competition Commissioner. The agreement comes into effect about April so the air should be clear by then. I will hold back from ignoring the update.

Brian

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Joe

Thanks for that comment. I was aware that not all of IE was removed and that some dlls will have been left. The question is how significant they might be.

Microsoft have just agreed the way forward on IE with the EU Competition Commissioner. The agreement comes into effect about April so the air should be clear by then. I will hold back from ignoring the update.

Brian

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Joe

Thanks for that comment. I was aware that not all of IE was removed and that some dlls will have been left. The question is how significant they might be.

Microsoft have just agreed the way forward on IE with the EU Competition Commissioner. The agreement comes into effect about April so the air should be clear by then. I will hold back from ignoring the update.

Brian

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Joe

Thanks for that comment. I was aware that not all of IE was removed and that some dlls will have been left. The question is how significant they might be.

Microsoft have just agreed the way forward on IE with the EU Competition Commissioner. The agreement comes into effect about April so the air should be clear by then. I will hold back from ignoring the update.

Brian

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Joe

Thanks for that clarification. I have just read Susan Bradley’s “Why the need to reboot after updating Windows?” (Windows Secrets Newsletter • Issue 227) where she states
“And don’t think that using Firefox gets you a pass on these updates: You have to update Internet Explorer because Windows uses IE for many other purposes. Thus malware can still reach your system through IE whether you open the program or not.”
Although I have removed most of the MS software I still have the operating system and MS Security Essentials. My principal operating system is ubuntu under wubi. Susan’s last sentence is the clincher. I will apply the update.

Brian

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Joe

Thanks for that clarification. I have just read Susan Bradley’s “Why the need to reboot after updating Windows?” (Windows Secrets Newsletter • Issue 227) where she states
“And don’t think that using Firefox gets you a pass on these updates: You have to update Internet Explorer because Windows uses IE for many other purposes. Thus malware can still reach your system through IE whether you open the program or not.”
Although I have removed most of the MS software I still have the operating system and MS Security Essentials. My principal operating system is ubuntu under wubi. Susan’s last sentence is the clincher. I will apply the update.

Brian

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Joe

Thanks for that clarification. I have just read Susan Bradley’s “Why the need to reboot after updating Windows?” (Windows Secrets Newsletter • Issue 227) where she states
“And don’t think that using Firefox gets you a pass on these updates: You have to update Internet Explorer because Windows uses IE for many other purposes. Thus malware can still reach your system through IE whether you open the program or not.”
Although I have removed most of the MS software I still have the operating system and MS Security Essentials. My principal operating system is ubuntu under wubi. Susan’s last sentence is the clincher. I will apply the update.

Brian

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Joe

Thanks for that clarification. I have just read Susan Bradley’s “Why the need to reboot after updating Windows?” (Windows Secrets Newsletter • Issue 227) where she states
“And don’t think that using Firefox gets you a pass on these updates: You have to update Internet Explorer because Windows uses IE for many other purposes. Thus malware can still reach your system through IE whether you open the program or not.”
Although I have removed most of the MS software I still have the operating system and MS Security Essentials. My principal operating system is ubuntu under wubi. Susan’s last sentence is the clincher. I will apply the update.

Brian

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Joe

Thanks for that clarification. I have just read Susan Bradley’s “Why the need to reboot after updating Windows?” (Windows Secrets Newsletter • Issue 227) where she states
“And don’t think that using Firefox gets you a pass on these updates: You have to update Internet Explorer because Windows uses IE for many other purposes. Thus malware can still reach your system through IE whether you open the program or not.”
Although I have removed most of the MS software I still have the operating system and MS Security Essentials. My principal operating system is ubuntu under wubi. Susan’s last sentence is the clincher. I will apply the update.

Brian

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Joe

Thanks for that clarification. I have just read Susan Bradley’s “Why the need to reboot after updating Windows?” (Windows Secrets Newsletter • Issue 227) where she states
“And don’t think that using Firefox gets you a pass on these updates: You have to update Internet Explorer because Windows uses IE for many other purposes. Thus malware can still reach your system through IE whether you open the program or not.”
Although I have removed most of the MS software I still have the operating system and MS Security Essentials. My principal operating system is ubuntu under wubi. Susan’s last sentence is the clincher. I will apply the update.

Brian

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Joe

Thanks for that clarification. I have just read Susan Bradley’s “Why the need to reboot after updating Windows?” (Windows Secrets Newsletter • Issue 227) where she states
“And don’t think that using Firefox gets you a pass on these updates: You have to update Internet Explorer because Windows uses IE for many other purposes. Thus malware can still reach your system through IE whether you open the program or not.”
Although I have removed most of the MS software I still have the operating system and MS Security Essentials. My principal operating system is ubuntu under wubi. Susan’s last sentence is the clincher. I will apply the update.

Brian

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Joe

Thanks for that clarification. I have just read Susan Bradley’s “Why the need to reboot after updating Windows?” (Windows Secrets Newsletter • Issue 227) where she states
“And don’t think that using Firefox gets you a pass on these updates: You have to update Internet Explorer because Windows uses IE for many other purposes. Thus malware can still reach your system through IE whether you open the program or not.”
Although I have removed most of the MS software I still have the operating system and MS Security Essentials. My principal operating system is ubuntu under wubi. Susan’s last sentence is the clincher. I will apply the update.

Brian

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Brian

It is my understanding that when you use Programs and Features > Turn Windows features on/off > Uncheck IE8 then Windows Features – Turn On or Off  to remove IE (or any other options shown there) you are not actually “removing” it. All you are doing is “Hiding” from view. The program (feature) is still installed on your PC. See this link for more details.

http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/03/07/microsoft-to-allow-users-to-disable-internet-explorer-and-more-in-windows-7

I have looked for the original link for this info but cannot find it at present but I will try and track it down. 

I would suggest that you install these updates.

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Ernie

Thanks for the web address. I googled to find this http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/03/07/microsoft-to-allow-users-to-disable-internet-explorer-and-more-in-windows-7/ . I wonder if that is good enough for the EU Competition Commissioner. I will install the updates.

Brian

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Brian

It is totally mis-leading the way MS wordeddescribed this procedure. There is no clear warningindication that the programsfeatures are actually STILL installed on the PC.

To FULLY comply with EU regulation MS will  (or at least IMHO they should) publish details on the complete removal of IE. If they have found away (which, as far as I know they have because they offered to release a special version of W7 in the EU and then retracted it and came up with the chance to choose default browser – (which by the way I have never been offered on the 5 PC’s I installed (all retail versions) 7 onto) 

To completely remove IE and leave a stable OS   the details will surface on the net. I know that it was possible to completely remove older versions of IE from previous OS’s but your PC became unstable. 

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