How to uninstall IE8 from Windows XP Pro SP3 system?

IE8 does not appear in the list "Add / Remove Programs".  Simple removal of icons is futile.  REGEDIT is impossible - the entries simply re - appear.  Otherwise only by formatting the hard drive or purchase is 3rd party software, there a way to get rid of IE8 and go back to IE7?  I tried to download and install IE7, but it refusses to be installed because IE8 (or even traces of it) are installed on the system.  I could, I suppose, pay $59 for an online chat with a tech from Microsoft somehow buit, I doubt that the expenditure would be worth it - I would get no response or, at best, no answer that works.

Hello

Click Start-> Control Panel-> Check for Updates-> View Update History-> installed updates

Click with the right button on IE8 and uninstall.

Good luck!

If this does not work, try this below
http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/957700

To uninstall Internet Explorer 8, follow these steps:

  1. Carefully select and copy the following command:

    FORFILES /P %WINDIR%\servicing\Packages/m Microsoft-Windows-Internet-Explorer-8 * .mum /c "cmd /c echo uninstalling @fname package & start /w pkgmgr /up:@fname /norestart.
  2. Click Startand type Cmd.exe in the box start the search .
  3. In the list of programs, right-click Cmd.exe, and then click run as administrator.

    Note If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password, or click continue.

  4. Click inside the administrator: command prompt window and then click Paste to paste the command that you copied in step 1.
  5. Press ENTER to uninstall Internet Explorer 8.
  6. When the uninstall program is finished, restart your computer.

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950719/

To uninstall Internet Explorer 7 or Internet Explorer 8, follow these steps:

  1. Uninstall Windows XP SP3.

    For more information about how to uninstall Windows XP SP3, click the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    950249 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950249/) how to remove Windows XP Service Pack 3 from your computer
  2. Uninstall Internet Explorer 7 or Internet Explorer 8.

    For more information about how to uninstall Internet Explorer 8, click on the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    957700 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957700/) how to uninstall or remove Internet Explorer 8

    For more information about how to uninstall Internet Explorer 7, click on the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    927177 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927177/) how to uninstall Internet Explorer 7

    Note The steps listed in KB 927177 also apply to Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1.

  3. Reinstall Windows XP SP3.

    For more information about how to install Windows XP Service Pack 3, click the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    322389 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322389/) how to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack

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