<p><b> Enabling/Disabling IE in Microsoft® Windows® XP</b>



By default, Internet Explorer 6.0 is preinstalled in all versions of Windows XP and cannot be uninstalled. To provide computer manufacturers more flexibility in configuring desktop versions of Windows XP, Microsoft has made it possible for OEMs, administrators, and users to remove user access to Internet Explorer while leaving the Internet Explorer code intact and fully functional to make sure the functionality of programs and operating system functions that rely on it. For example, Windows XP supports an <b>IEAccess=off</b> switch in the <b>Unattend.txt</b> file, and Internet Explorer has been added to the <b>Add/Remove Windows Components</b> section of the <b>Add/Remove Programs</b> tool in <b>Control Panel.</b> This <b>does not</b> reinstall Internet Explorer.</p>