12/10/2008

HowTo Uninstall Internet Explorer 6 on WINE

To uninstall IE6 under WINE do the following:
  • Edit ~/.wine/system.reg
  • Search for the following string in the file: "ComponentID"="BASEIE40_W2K"
    You will find a section with following content:
    [Software\\Microsoft\\Active Setup\\Installed Components\\{89820200-ECBD-11cf-8B85-00AA005B4383}] 1228955475
    @="Internet Explorer 6"
    "ComponentID"="BASEIE40_W2K"
    "IsInstalled"=dword:00000001
    "Locale"="en"
    "StubPath"="C:\\windows\\system32\\ie4uinit.exe"
    "Version"="6,0,2800,1106"

  • Change "IsInstalled"=dword:00000001 to "IsInstalled"=dword:00000000
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