off topic: Internet Explorer 7

Parker wrote in news:en1mge$7pc$ snipped-for-privacy@aioe.org:

I say upgrade, to Firefox 2.0.

I second that. Go all the way, though. Firefox 2.0.0.1

Ken

Parker wrote in news:en1mge$7pc$ snipped-for-privacy@aioe.org:

IE7 has some pretty cool features, like you can uninstall it which I did after 2 weeks. The only benefits that I noticed it had over previous versions was tabbed browsing and a search bar, but Firefox always had those and Firefox was always a much better browser.

IE7 also has a Phishing filter which was more of a pain in the ass then anything.

Yup, and if you had your prior browser set to not ask if you want it to be the default browser, when install IE7, it does not reset this how ever, reading your email and clicking on a link which normally takes you to the browser will then just sit there and do nothing for you. You have to fish around in IE7 settings and make it the default browser.. then the click able links in your OL will work.

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Hi!

I wouldn't, if it were even an option for my computer. (It's running Windows

2000 Pro SP4, and probably will be that way for some time to come.) Microsoft changed the UI quite a bit by ramrodding the toolbars around, putting the menu bar underneath them (!!!!) and then removing a lot of the customizability. Some webpages don't work with it properly. Most publicly accessible stuff does fine, but just try older stuff like the built-in webservers on various embedded devices. You will see what I mean, especially if these devices use active content. Some apps that call upon Internet Explorer functionality to display certain content may break. I haven't seen that yet...the only reports I have are those from other people who had broken apps after the upgrade.

I have received several reports (seeing as my hobby is computer repair) from people stating that they really didn't like the new UI.

From my own experiences using it, I'm sure that it is a decent browser. I always liked how Internet Explorer was generally quick to respond, and this seems true in IE7. What I don't like is the new UI and the pushy "security" measures that busily try to assure me that I'm going to break my computer if I allow an unsigned ActiveX control to run, even though the very device or service is one I would trust...

As much as I liked the comparative efficiency of the "Trident" HTML rendering engine behind IE, I have given up on it and now recommend Firefox or Opera as a worthy alternative.

William

Hi!

Hilarious! (also true, IMHO) Can I quote you on that?

William

Hi...

And should it happen to be of any interest, ie7 dropped the telnet capability.

Take care.

Ken

"William R. Walsh" wrote in news:xl_kh.286079$FQ1.80654@attbi_s71:

did

Sure. I'm not sure if it was the software or my laptop, but it seems that IE7 was just a little too bloated.

But then, I am still using Real player G2 and Windows Media player 6.4 and because I don't need 5 different "DVD Player/CD Burner/Jukebox/Music Download Service/Portable Device Managers in one" programs.

Ken Weitzel wrote in news:Wp_kh.532835$5R2.431408@pd7urf3no:

didn't they also drop FTP client?

That's because if you don't upgrade you'll get your computer hacked into.

You're goddamn right this is off topic and if you keep it up i'm going to report you for abuse.

That's because it's not 1983 anymore, cumstain.

I take it your an Adult MAKE your own decision... Why make a Decision from some body you don't know.

Sorry Malissa, I was kind of asking people what they think of Internet Explorer 7 before I make such a decision. They can tell me it's great or they can tell me it fried motherboards.

Ever hear of Consumer reports and whatever?

On Thu, 28 Dec 2006 16:12:02 -0800, Parker Has Frothed:

Stay with 6

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There are a *lot* of sites that won't run on anything but internet explorer version 6. If you upgrade to seven, those sites will be unusable.

Microsoft has shot themselves in the foot with their proprietary broken html "enhancements." The same broken html that keeps firefox from reaching some sites also keeps internet explorer 7 out.

Eventually those sites will get fixed; in the meantime, use firefox and keep internet explorer 6 around for those broken sites.

Are you sure? My understanding is that once you install IE7, there's no going back without doing a total OS (and application) reinstall.

That and ActiveX, so far I'm not aware of any way of using ActiveX in Firefox. It's a big security hole in itself but that doesn't stop the fact that many websites and some cheap network cameras require it to work.

On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 04:43:46 +0000, AZ Nomad Has Frothed:

IE7 touches many different areas of your operating system. Best to make a system restore point in XP before you install IE7. Then when tire of it (you will) you can simply restore back to before you installed it.

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I put it on my machine, largely because MS are not carrying out any further maintenance support of IE6, which will leave it ( even ) wide ( er ) open to abuse from those intent on getting into people's machines. I think it's largely just a case of " If things don't change, they'll stay as they are ". Yes, the layout looked a bit alien at first, but once I'd customised it a bit to make it feel a bit more 'comfortable', I quickly forgot that it was anything new. I actually shut the phishing filter off, because I felt that it slowed things down a little on some sites. The multiple tabbed windows are useful, as is the ability to put a whole series of open windows into a single Favourite.

The machines that I have are very heavily used, and to date, I have had no particular problems or issues with my IE7 installation.

Arfa