Switching Browsers Successfully?

I was advised to switch from Internet Explorer to Moxilla Firefox with Google Toolbar for better protection against viruses/malware/spyware and faster surfing.

So, now that I have a new browser, should I just delete internet explorer so it will not take up computer resources? If so, how would I go about doing that? I went to the Add/Remove programs section in the control panel and internet explorer was not in the list of programs to uninstall.

I have a toshiba laptop and windows vista home.

Thanks in advance.

Switching Browsers Successfully?vista

You made a good choice to switch your browsers . However i do not recommend google toolbar. Tool bars normally slow down your computer and your internet surfing. If you installed the tool bar for protection then i would install a Firefox extension called adblockplus. It is very popular and does a very good job of blocking malware. I would highly recommend avoiding any installation of any toolbars as they are very vulnerable to viruses etc. Internet explorer will not take up computer resources. Removing it will not make any difference whatsoever. I know how to uninstall IE in XP however i do not know how to do that on vista, sorry.

Switching Browsers Successfully?antispyware

No, you can't remove IE explorer, it's an intrical part of microsoft programing. just don't use it
I use Mozilla and I've tried to delete IE, but it reconstructs itself. (sounds cool, right? :P) It's a really small program, I'd just say don't bother.
Don't try to uninstall IE. You can corrupt critical operating system files as well as Outlook Express (or Windows Live Mail). Best bet is to simply download Firefox and use it as your primary web browser.
Wouldn't that be cool? But, no, I'm sorry, you can't delete IE. You will occasionally need it for Windows updates. But it won't use up significant resources while you're not using it.

Enjoy Mozilla Firefox! It's a much better browser, one you can modify with add-ons to suit your needs.
You cant erase it, its part of windows
Internet Explorer is part of the Windows Operating System. It's not possible to get rid of it under normal conditions because it would mess with your OS. Keep it, you might need it later because Firefox does have a few compatibility issues.
you can delete E7 but it would take forever because thats how windows does it updates trhu E7 I would recommend for you not to delete it and just keep both make sure you always have the updates thought for E7