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  #31  
Old May 11th 14, 08:04 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
Paul
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Nil wrote:
On 11 May 2014, Caver1 wrote in
alt.comp.os.windows-8:

So are you saying that Ken1943 posts using Google groups? If
Ken1943 were I wouldn't see any of his posts.
I have checked the thread a couple of times. And not in the same
session. And just did this session.
If he posted another time let him prove it.


I see four posts from Ken. It's up to you to find them. He doesn't have
to prove a damn thing.


When a person thinks one of their posts hasn't been
seen or read, they can say "Did you see my May 11,2014
post at 3PM?", as a means of seeking agreement that
all posts can be seen by all parties. If the other
person then doesn't see such a post, they can say
"I don't see that one". Then they can wait 24 hours
until it shows up. Sometimes, posts show up years
later, or get unnecessarily repeated, when an index
is rebuilt on a server somewhere.

It's roughly the same as when I worked at the
post office, and letters would fall down below the
conveyor belt, and I would clean them out. Not
all the posts stay on top of the conveyor belt :-)
I used to look inside the machines at the post office,
to see if I could find any really ancient letters in there :-)
Just for the embarrassment value :-)

Paul
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  #32  
Old May 11th 14, 11:20 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Caver1 wrote, On 5/11/2014 8:38 AM:

That's not what I want. I want a Windows that works the way I want it to
and the way Microsoft says it will.


Disabling IE will defeat the latter.

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  #33  
Old May 11th 14, 11:25 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
...winston[_2_]
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Caver1 wrote, On 5/11/2014 8:36 AM:


Disabling IE 11 in 8.1 only gets rid of or hides, depends on where you
go which terminology is used,the files that IE needs to startup/run. The
files that other application software needs. ie. Windows Update, is
still there. Go to Microsoft.com and search for disabling/uninstalling,
you can search for either, IE 11 if you don't believe me.


Nah, I think I let you provide an official MSFT link (not third party)
that actually states how to disable IE.



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  #34  
Old May 11th 14, 11:31 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
...winston[_2_]
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Caver1 wrote, On 5/11/2014 8:58 AM:

"Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows RT, Windows
8.1, and Windows RT 8.1 include functionality that allows
users to remove all the visible entry points to Internet Explorer and
to set another browser as the default. Once access is removed and
another browser is chosen as the default, all Internet Explorer icons
and menu entries will be removed and Windows will no longer
automatically launch Internet Explorer. However, it remains possible for
apps and end users to directly invoke and launch Internet Explorer."
is quoted from here;
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w...t-Explorer-off

And look here;
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w...puter-defaults


That link only provides details on turning off Printing and Document
Services (3 of the 5 are off by default) - disabling the other two
Internet Printing and Fax and Scan doesn't turn off or disable IE.

Likewise changing Program defaults doesn't turn off or disable IE.


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  #35  
Old May 11th 14, 11:46 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
Nil[_5_]
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On 11 May 2014, "...winston" wrote in
alt.comp.os.windows-8:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w...t-Explorer-off

And look here;
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w...puter-defaults


That link only provides details on turning off Printing and
Document Services (3 of the 5 are off by default) - disabling the
other two Internet Printing and Fax and Scan doesn't turn off or
disable IE.

Likewise changing Program defaults doesn't turn off or disable IE.


The first link does. The article is clearly titled "How to turn
Internet Explorer off", and it goes on to tell you how do just that.
  #36  
Old May 12th 14, 12:24 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
Gene E. Bloch[_2_]
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On Sun, 11 May 2014 14:20:55 -0400, Nil wrote:

On 11 May 2014, Caver1 wrote in
alt.comp.os.windows-8:

So are you saying that Ken1943 posts using Google groups? If
Ken1943 were I wouldn't see any of his posts.
I have checked the thread a couple of times. And not in the same
session. And just did this session.
If he posted another time let him prove it.


I see four posts from Ken. It's up to you to find them. He doesn't have
to prove a damn thing.


+1

But in this case, 4 +1 != 5 :-)

I am starting to wonder why Caver1 has so many problems that no one else
seems to have...

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  #37  
Old May 12th 14, 12:29 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
...winston[_2_]
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Nil wrote, On 5/11/2014 6:46 PM:
On 11 May 2014, "...winston" wrote in
alt.comp.os.windows-8:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w...t-Explorer-off

And look here;
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w...puter-defaults


That link only provides details on turning off Printing and
Document Services (3 of the 5 are off by default) - disabling the
other two Internet Printing and Fax and Scan doesn't turn off or
disable IE.

Likewise changing Program defaults doesn't turn off or disable IE.


The first link does. The article is clearly titled "How to turn
Internet Explorer off", and it goes on to tell you how do just that.


Lol...Titles can be misleading....try clicking on the links that tell
you what to do. None of them say anything about IE (just generic
information on setting program defaults or turning off a few Windows
features).



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  #38  
Old May 12th 14, 12:44 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Caver1 wrote, On 5/11/2014 12:12 PM:


I don't think you can uninstall IE 11 as there is no reference to IE 11
in Program and Settings in the uninstall programs part. Also IE 11 was
built for Windows 8. Will IE 10 work in 8 I don't know. Microsoft also
stated that they would be offering IE 11 to Windows 7 users in the
future sometime.



IE10 was included in Windows 8.0
IE11 was included in Windows 8.1

IE11 has already been released for Windows 7 (6 months ago i.e. last year)
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downl....aspx?id=40902



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  #39  
Old May 12th 14, 02:04 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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On 05/11/2014 01:00 PM, Good Guy wrote:


How is disabling IE screwing it up?


Disabling cripples your operating system because it is integrated with
the Windows system. without IE windows becomes a lame duck.




No it doesn't. Do you really think that Microsoft would put such an easy
option into their OSs and tell you how to do it, if you want, if it
would cripple the system? Microsoft has put that option in Windows
since XP. They have put the option to disable, not remove, IE. If you
don't believe me go to Microsoft.com and search for disabling IE 11. Or
you can look for my previous post where I put two links to MS's site
where MS tells you how to do it and what it does. It states in the
second link that the files that Windows needs for other functions are
left in the system where those function can find them.
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  #40  
Old May 12th 14, 02:44 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
Caver1
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On 05/11/2014 02:20 PM, Nil wrote:
On 11 May 2014, Caver1 wrote in
alt.comp.os.windows-8:

So are you saying that Ken1943 posts using Google groups? If
Ken1943 were I wouldn't see any of his posts.
I have checked the thread a couple of times. And not in the same
session. And just did this session.
If he posted another time let him prove it.


I see four posts from Ken. It's up to you to find them. He doesn't have
to prove a damn thing.


I had already answered that post and gave him a link in an answer to his
repost showing him that. So it was his responsibility to prove it and
that I hadn't read it.

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  #41  
Old May 12th 14, 02:56 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
Caver1
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On 05/11/2014 02:42 PM, Alias wrote:
Caver1 wrote:
Maybe if you tried to help like you did this time, instead of find my
ineptness you might get better responses.


You're not getting any more help from me.


The help you have given me here is- "you F*&^$ up" 8.1.
or if I said I didn't all you did was answer back="sure"
You call that help? If you do I don't want your help.
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  #42  
Old May 12th 14, 03:47 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
Caver1
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On 05/11/2014 06:20 PM, ...winston wrote:
Caver1 wrote, On 5/11/2014 8:38 AM:

That's not what I want. I want a Windows that works the way I want it to
and the way Microsoft says it will.


Disabling IE will defeat the latter.


No it wont . And Microsoft says you can do it and that it wont cripple
Windows. Do you really think that MS would give you that option and make
it so easy to do and then tell you how to do it if it would if it would
cripple Windows? At Microsoft.com MS states that Windows will run just
fine if you disable IE. As the files that Windows needs are not hidden
from Windows but the files that enable IE to run will be. This disable
IE feature has been in Windows since XP. Go to Microsoft.com and search
for this information yourself if you believe otherwise.
I gave to links to MS for this information in an earlier post.

Caver1
  #43  
Old May 12th 14, 03:58 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8,t,doit,without
Caver1
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On 05/11/2014 06:25 PM, ...winston wrote:
Caver1 wrote, On 5/11/2014 8:36 AM:


Disabling IE 11 in 8.1 only gets rid of or hides, depends on where you
go which terminology is used,the files that IE needs to startup/run. The
files that other application software needs. ie. Windows Update, is
still there. Go to Microsoft.com and search for disabling/uninstalling,
you can search for either, IE 11 if you don't believe me.


Nah, I think I let you provide an official MSFT link (not third party)
that actually states how to disable IE.




I already did. In fact I gave two of them. Here; vutum9hinging

Then go there and find out for yourself. Yes I did look at several third
party sites but I did nothing until I confirmed it at Microsoft.com. And
from what the first link stated the disabling of IE has been an option
since XP. So the rumor that you couldn't do it all these past years was
just rumors and lies to keep people using IE.
But you can't uninstall IE. Windows wont let you easily. You would have
to do it manually and then you would break Windows.

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  #44  
Old May 12th 14, 04:37 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
Caver1
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On 05/11/2014 06:31 PM, ...winston wrote:
Caver1 wrote, On 5/11/2014 8:58 AM:

"Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows RT, Windows
8.1, and Windows RT 8.1 include functionality that allows
users to remove all the visible entry points to Internet Explorer and
to set another browser as the default. Once access is removed and
another browser is chosen as the default, all Internet Explorer icons
and menu entries will be removed and Windows will no longer
automatically launch Internet Explorer. However, it remains possible for
apps and end users to directly invoke and launch Internet Explorer."
is quoted from here;
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w...t-Explorer-off


And look here;
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w...puter-defaults



The information in the first link has a link to the second link.



That link only provides details on turning off Printing and Document
Services (3 of the 5 are off by default) - disabling the other two
Internet Printing and Fax and Scan doesn't turn off or disable IE.


Really. I didn't know that. I couldn't figure out why my
printer/scanner wouldn't work.

Likewise changing Program defaults doesn't turn off or disable IE.



Really? You really think so. This is a direct quote from the second
link. Copy and paste. It is included in the second quote below;

"In Set Program Access and Computer Defaults, you can make an app
inaccessible without uninstalling it"

Either your eyes are bad or you went somewhere else. I just clicked on
that link again to triple check that it was good and it is. There is no
mention of Printing and Document Services at that link.
This is a copy and paste from that link;

"How to turn Internet Explorer off

Depending on which version of Windows you're using, there are two ways
that you can remove access to Internet Explorer.
Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows RT, Windows
8.1, and Windows RT 8.1 users

Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows RT, Windows
8.1, and Windows RT 8.1 include functionality that allows users to
remove all the visible entry points to Internet Explorer and to set
another browser as the default. Once access is removed and another
browser is chosen as the default, all Internet Explorer icons and menu
entries will be removed and Windows will no longer automatically launch
Internet Explorer."

The second link tells you how to do it. No mention of what you stated above.
again a direct copy and paste from the second link;


"Set program access and computer defaults
Applies to Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1
In Set Program Access and Computer Defaults, you can make an app
inaccessible without uninstalling it. You can also set default apps for
some common activities that will apply to all accounts on the PC.

To start, open the Set Program access and computer defaults page:

Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap Search.
(If you're using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the
screen, move the mouse pointer down, and then click Search.)

Enter control panel in the search box, and then tap or click
Control Panel.

Under View by:, select Large Icons, and then tap or click Default
Programs.

Tap or click Set program access and computer defaults.

Set program access

If you want to make a program inaccessible without uninstalling it, you
can set it so it doesn't appear where programs are typically listed.

On the Set Program access and computer defaults page, under Choose
a configuration, tap or click Custom.

Clear the Enable access to this program check box next to the
programs you want to make inaccessible, and then tap or click OK.

Notes

You can make a program accessible again by reselecting the check box.

Changes you make to program access will be applied to all users on
this PC.

Some non-Microsoft programs might continue to show icons even if
you clear the check box for that program.

On the Set Program access and computer defaults page, under Choose
a configuration, select one of the following:"

If changing settings in Program defaults wont do anything why is it even
there? And why was IE still shown as the default there after I set and
rechecked that Firefox was default. Why was IE still shown as default
after it was disabled? By the time that I was looking there I was trying
to find a reason why my problem was happening. That's why I went and
took all file associations that were still linked to IE away from it
after it was disabled. Those files had to be associated with something
now that IE was disabled.

With evidence from the quotes from the links above, and your statements
of what you found, I believe that you never went to either one of them.

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  #45  
Old May 12th 14, 04:47 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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On 05/11/2014 07:24 PM, Gene E. Bloch wrote:
On Sun, 11 May 2014 14:20:55 -0400, Nil wrote:

On 11 May 2014, Caver1 wrote in
alt.comp.os.windows-8:

So are you saying that Ken1943 posts using Google groups? If
Ken1943 were I wouldn't see any of his posts.
I have checked the thread a couple of times. And not in the same
session. And just did this session.
If he posted another time let him prove it.


I see four posts from Ken. It's up to you to find them. He doesn't have
to prove a damn thing.


+1

But in this case, 4 +1 != 5 :-)

I am starting to wonder why Caver1 has so many problems that no one else
seems to have...


Why do you think that two problems related to 8.1 is so many? The third
is not OS related it is a server problem. Because of it I ran into the
second problem. The other problem I had there is a second poster that
has the same or related problem that I had.
If 2 is so many what is 5 or 6?

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