"sure if you delete iexplore.exe it stops you from running IE."
No, IEXPLORE.EXE is simply a launcher. To prove this, open Windows Explorer, type "slashdot.org" in the address bar, and watch the window instantly turn into IE. The real browser functions are hidden in the DLL files that also run the shell.
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"sure if you delete iexplore.exe it stops you from running IE." No, IEXPLORE.EXE is simply a launcher. To prove this, open Windows Explorer, type "slashdot.org" in the address bar, and watch the window instantly turn into IE. The real browser functions are hidden in the DLL files that also run the shell.