Internet Explorer Troubles in XP Service Pack 3
Posted on May 18th, 2008 in Internet Explorer Service Packs) by admin |
Tagged Under : IE service packs, Internet Explorer Service Packs
Those users who installed Windows XP service pack 3 will not be able to downgrade their Internet explorer from IE 7 to IE 6. IE7 is locked with the service pack 3. So to downgrade to IE6, one will have to uninstall service pack 3 also. After installing service pack 3, the add remove program will have the uninstall option greyed out.
This problem arises because the service pack replaces old IE files with new ones. A roll back option for this would mean instability for the system. In their own words, “mixed file state”. Which is harmful to the programs that uses the shared files.
interesting. my company just pushed out XP Service Pack 3 to the IT department (pilot of different deployment method). i still have IE 6 installed… not sure if this means my machine is now in a mixed file state.
- cmc