Windows uninstaller - dumber than it looks
Well, this was unexpected. I uninstalled the IE7 beta the other day, since it was unstable (and did not work with our internal websites). So I restored to IE6, and then noticed two oddball things:
- Outlook Express was gone
- Microsoft Paint was gone
The first one I didn't care about so much, since I use Eudora. I use Paint for some tasks though, and it was just gone. I can't restore it either - trying to do so prompts for the XP service pack 2 CD (yeah, like those exist), which I don't have. The big question: How the heck did uninstalling IE 7 beta kill Paint? What the heck is up with that?
Comments
Microsoft "pain"?
[Tom K] March 14, 2006 16:11:17.006
Bit of a Freudian slip there? Personally, the only way I found to get rid of Microsoft pain was to switch to Linux or OSX. Of course, if you meant Microsoft "Paint", that might be another matter. :{)
[Tom Sattler] March 14, 2006 17:16:04.858
....and this behavior surprises you for .... what reason?
Windows XP SP2 CD
[Carlos Hasan] March 17, 2006 7:32:25.401
You can order the CD from Microsoft:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx
It's free. :-)