What is the easiest way to remove ie8 and go back to 7?

2 hrs ago I downloaded ie8 and get popups at every click on the mouse.thinking about going to someone else if that is "safe" as the ads say. any help?|||Steps for Windows Vista or for Windows Server 2008


To uninstall Internet Explorer 8, follow these steps:


1. Close all programs.


2. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.


3. Click Uninstall a Program under the Programs category


4. In the Tasks pane, click View installed updates.


5. In the list of installed updates, double-click Windows Internet Explorer 8.


6. In the Uninstall an update dialog box, click Yes.





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





7. Follow the instructions to uninstall Internet Explorer 8.


8. When the uninstall program is finished, restart your computer.


9. After you have finished, go to the "Did the "Let me fix it myself" steps fix the problem?" section to verify that your earlier version of Internet Explorer is restored.








Steps for Windows XP or for Windows Server 2003


To uninstall Internet Explorer 8, follow these steps:


1. Close all programs.


2. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.


3. Click Add or Remove Programs.


4. In the list of currently installed programs, click Windows Internet Explorer 8, and then click Remove.


5. Follow the instructions to uninstall Internet Explorer 8.


6. When the uninstall program is finished, restart your computer.


7. Now go to the "Did the "Let me fix it myself" steps fix the problem?" section to verify that your earlier version of Internet Explorer is restored.|||Try system restore|||A couple of things:


Lock down IE (all flavors) better by blocking 3rd party cookies (browser Privacy section)


For IE8:


try the 'compatibility' mode;


Page%26gt; Compatibility View Settings: here you can add just the one site, or have it set for any site with the "Display all websites ...."


Because of the wide discrepancy of sites %26amp; "Standards" compliance, the new 8 sometimes refuses to render a site properly; this "compatibility" mode adjusts itself by dropping into IE7 mode, in an attempt to correct display problems.


8 detects these page problems, and will have an icon, on it's top line, that looks like a torn page: tick that for 'view in compatibility mode' options also.|||I don't like IE8 or IE7... in fact I don't like IE* at all....





there are a lot of web browsers that are better and easier to use.


they are also much safer than IE* too.





here is a list of great browsers all of which I have used at one time or another...


http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/per…


http://www.google.com/chrome


http://www.maxthon.com/


http://www.opera.com/


http://www.flock.com/


http://www.lunascape.tv/