How to uninstall Internet Explorer 7 & 8

Posted by Allen on July 30th, 2010

When you uninstall Windows Internet Explorer 7, Internet Explorer 6 is automatically restored on your computer. Or Internet Explorer 7 with Internet Explorer 8 uninstall.

There are two methods for uninstalling Windows Internet Explorer 7 & 8:
Method 1: Use Add or Remove Programs
Method 2: Use Spuninst.exe

Method 1
Click Start, and then Control Panel, then Add Remove Programs.
It may take several seconds for your computer to compile a list of programs.
Scroll down through the list and click Windows Internet Explorer 7 or Internet Explorer 8, and then click Remove.

Mathod 2
Step 1:
Make hidden files and hidden folders visible
Click Start, and then click My Documents.
On the Tools menu, click Folder Options.
Click the View tab.
In the Advanced settings list, under Hidden files and folders, click Show hidden files and folders, and then click OK.
Back to the top
Step 2:
Uninstall Internet Explorer 7
To uninstall Internet Explorer 7, follow these steps:
Click Start, and then click Run.
In the Open box, type %windir%\ie7\spuninst\spuninst.exe, and then click OK.
Follow the wizard instructions to uninstall Internet Explorer 7.

Uninstall Internet Explorer 8
To uninstall Internet Explorer 8, follow these steps:
Click Start, and then click Run.
In the Open box, type %windir%\ie8\spuninst\spuninst.exe, and then click OK.
Follow the wizard instructions to uninstall Internet Explorer 8.

The User Profile Service failed the logon. User profile cannot be loaded.

Posted by Allen on July 17th, 2010

When you log on to Windows 7 or Vista using a temporary user account, you receive this error message:
The User Profile Service failed the logon. User profile cannot be loaded.

Method 1

Try running the “Fix it” tool from this link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947215

Method 2

You may also boot the computer into safemode and then try to log-in. Safe Mode will start Windows 7 with a limited set of files and drivers. Startup programs do not run in safe mode, and only the basic drivers needed to start Windows are installed, follow the steps to boot the computer in safe mode with networking.

Restart the computer.
Start tapping F8 key.
You will get advanced boot option window.
Select the option “Safemode”.

1. Open the Start menu.
2. In the white line (Start Search) area, type regedit and press Enter.
3. If prompted, either click on Continue or enter the password for the Administrator account.
4. Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList
5. There is 1 line for each profile. Crucially if a profile is bad there are 3 things worth checking
a) Ensure the key name doesn’t end in “.bad”
b) Ensure the RefCount value is 0
c) Ensure the State value is 0
5. Reboot


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