Internet Explorer 8 Will Not Uninstall On Server 2003

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Having a rough time with a machine running Windows Server 2003 and removing Internet Explorer 8. When I go to Add/Remove programs it will only show up if "Show Updates" is checked and then does not have an Add/Remove option. Then if I try the alternative uninstall option of running the command it will fail because there isn't even an "ie" directory in the Windows folder. Just to see if it would work I attempted to install Internet Explorer 8 on top of itself to see if it would then allow me to remove it, a long shot but I've seen it work before. However as soon as I attempt to install it I get the message "To install a new version (one that still cannot be removed), click OK. To stop the installation, click Cancel." Kind of stuck at this point, any ideas?

 

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