I receive this error after installing IE8 on a Vista Premium machine. Trying to access hotmail I got a “Unable to view this page” error and a link to troubleshoot the problem. To resolve, I tried to uninstalled IE8 by following the steps on this KB Article (ID: 957700). I tried the alternate approach since IE did not show in my Add/Remove program list. After a reboot, I was able to get in my Hotmail/Live account.
Alternative steps for Windows Vista or for Windows Server 2008
// To uninstall Internet Explorer 8, follow these steps:
- Carefully select and then copy the following command:
FORFILES /P %WINDIR%\servicing\Packages /M Microsoft-Windows-InternetExplorer-8*.mum /c “cmd /c echo Uninstalling package @fname && start /w pkgmgr /up:@fname /norestart”
- Click Start, and then type Cmd.exe in the Start Search box.
- In the list of programs, right-click Cmd.exe, and then click Run as administrator.Note If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.
- Right-click inside the Administrator: Command Prompt window, and then click Paste to paste the command that you copied in step 1.
- Press ENTER to uninstall Internet Explorer 8.
- When the uninstall program is finished, restart your computer.