ie9 will not uninstall

[jimmy111]

When i try to uninstall ie9 from windows update I get this error message: not all of the updates were successfully uninstalled. I have tried everything to fix this but nothing works. I don't want to reformat my hard drive and reinstall windows 7 to fix this but I don't know what else to do. Anyone else ever had this problem and fixed it without reinstalling windows again?

[Andavari]

Have you by chance ever used in CCleaner:

Cleaner > Advanced > Hotfix Uninstallers

 

If so that "could be the issue".

 

Edit:

Here's a search I did: remove ie9

[Winapp2.ini]

if you want to "remove" IE you have to add/remove windows components (windows features on Windows 7)

 

 

It wont actually "remove" IE it will just downgrade it. IE is just an interface for a part of the windows engine called trident.

[hazelnut]

Or you may have to make sure you have selected 'view installed updates' in Programs and Features and uninstall it from there.

 

See here for different ways and discussion.

 

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/bde89cbf-f926-47b6-8e85-c76196747ba9/downgrade-ie9-to-ie8-windows-7

[Winapp2.ini]

My experience with removing IE as a windows component is it disappearing, then readding it will return the version windows shipped with (6 for windows xp, etc)

[mta]

or thinking from left field, maybe reinstall IE9 , reboot, then try un-installing again.

that should fix any problems with the current install, at least enough to allow you to remove it.

DON"T remove through CC, best go the way @Winapp2.ini suggests for Win7; Start, Control Panel, Programs & Features, View Installed Updates, in the Microsoft Windows are you should find IE9.

Reboot and that will finish the install of IE8.