Originally Posted by Rat Souffle
Since the internet explorer core is integrated into explorer.exe, its actually impossible to get rid of it.
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Originally Posted by Superkid11
Yeah, there's no way to get rid of it without getting rid of the file explorer too.
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Not technically true. While they both rely on the same core, they are two distinct processes (IEXPLORE.EXE and EXPLORER.EXE). After removing Internet Explorer from the source CD, IEXPLORE.EXE is no longer available.
Incidentally, it is also possible to remove the IE core from a Windows install. I have never tried this -- presumably it would leave you with a broken EXPLORER.EXE as well.
Originally Posted by Ross Hendrie
If you install the OS without IE, then how do you browse the web to download another browser?
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I include a Firefox installer on the CD. While it is possible to integrate Firefox directly into the OS install, I find that the latest version is never available, so I just include the latest setup file.