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OT : Firefox 2 install cleaner than Redmond's

Very OT, but I know a number of people here use FF. Just downloaded FF2, installed it.

It picked up all the bookmarks, password manager stuff, settings etc. from the previous version even though all that was on a different disk, diff. directories etc.

Install took less than 2 minutes, btw, and their download mirrors (autoselected) are fast.

Very clean, no fuss, no hassle. It 'Just works'.

One of my colleagues at work got IE7 (because he needs to see how it works wih some of our apps). Download took 10 minutes, install took

10-15 minutes, then he had to reboot. (Not sure if that would be typical though).

Cheers

PeteS

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PeteS
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Add the Google toolbar - it's worth it for the phish blocker alone.

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Homer J Simpson

I added that back on 1.5.x - works great and my Wife loves it (don't have to go to google for a search etc).

Cheers

PeteS

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PeteS

Shoot, starting in March 2004, he could have gotten the ORIGINAL 8-) http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:XN2eonJvNkAJ:dean.edwards.name/IE7/+zzz+*-*-standards-compliant-*+fixes-many+qq+makes.transparent+issues+work.correctly

Either way, you're still stuck with the worst browser available:

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The actual article: "The 25 Worst Tech Products of All Time" (see #8)

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...and, of course, the original CERT advisories: http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:awtwez8HhusJ:

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*-zone-security-*-*-*-DHTML-object-model-MIME-type-determination-*-*-ActiveX+*-a-different-*-browser+04-*-2004+the-IE+significant-vulnerabilities+zzz+reduce-exposure http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:1WACsKNwBRsJ:
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*-*-*-*-*-*-*-local-file-system-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-DHTML-*-document-object-model-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-HTML-Help-system-MIME-*-determination-the-*-*-*-*-GUI-*-and-ActiveX+*-a-different-*-browser+*-*-09-2004+the-IE+significant-vulnerabilities+zzz+reduce-exposure

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JeffM

sorry, but what's IE7?

martin

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martin griffith

Snort

Internet Exploder V7 from Microsloth

Cheers

PeteS

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PeteS

I think that is fairly typical. The is a non-technical comparison here:

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Gareth

Microsoft's Virus Downloader (they call it Internet Explorer)

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Homer J Simpson

When did they change the name? It says "Ignorant Exploder" when I open it on my computers.

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