Also, IE is a part of Windows--so it shouldn't be uninstalled under any circumstances. The AOL browser still can be used and has its purpose--but it doesn't have to be your only browser. Joan In a message dated 1/25/2010 2:00:20 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, Utahn1@aol.com writes: The only time uninstalling Google Chrome would make a mess of things is if you checked the box to make Google Chrome your default browser. I did not do that. I have Internet Explorer, Microsoft Firefox and Google Chrome installed. Uninstalling any of them would not be a problem except for Internet Explorer as I need that one for AOL to function. Ruth Cherecwich