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Message 722496 - Posted: 6 Mar 2008, 3:41:26 UTC
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Are you brave enough to try this Install Internet Explorer 8.

Lots of stories around, that MS admit they got IE7 wrong, and now trying to create browser that works like all the rest, Firefox, Safari, Opera etc. and not break pages.
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Message 722499 - Posted: 6 Mar 2008, 3:45:37 UTC

I personally won't beta test anything for microsift knowing their faliure rate.

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Message 722506 - Posted: 6 Mar 2008, 4:09:59 UTC - in response to Message 722499.  

I personally won't beta test anything for microsift knowing their faliure rate.

I'll bet you don't like leather, whips, bondage etc. either;)
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Message 722510 - Posted: 6 Mar 2008, 4:16:22 UTC - in response to Message 722506.  

I personally won't beta test anything for microsoft knowing their failure rate.

I'll bet you don't like leather, whips, bondage etc. either;)

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Message 722517 - Posted: 6 Mar 2008, 4:37:12 UTC
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Still using IE6
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Message 722522 - Posted: 6 Mar 2008, 5:12:49 UTC - in response to Message 722517.  

Still using IE6


Used to use IE6 about 3 months ago, then had problems with it failing after about 10 minutes... came up with the "xxxxx has encountered a problem and needs to close, sorry for any inconvenience"

So I now use Firefox... Firefox is just so much more cleaner then IE...
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Message 722526 - Posted: 6 Mar 2008, 5:38:13 UTC


. . . usin' IE 7.0.5730.11

closes occassionally . . .


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Message 722629 - Posted: 6 Mar 2008, 14:34:00 UTC
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Hi!

Thanks for the link! I just installed Internet Explorer 8 on my Windows XP Professional x64. It has both 64-bit and 32-bit versions. They have crashed a few times already and this Message box (for writing this message) does not work as it should: using keyboard's Up and Down arrow behave strangely.

Well, at least, the Acid2 test works well. It is also possible to Emulate IE7, but you have to restart IE 8, before it works.

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Message 722638 - Posted: 6 Mar 2008, 14:56:12 UTC

Acid2 test works very well.

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Message 722695 - Posted: 6 Mar 2008, 16:16:18 UTC - in response to Message 722638.  


Acid2 test works very well.


. . . IE 8.6001.17184 64-bit Edition - BETA

nice test looks great - and i luv the 'Emulate IE 7' part ;)


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Message 722718 - Posted: 6 Mar 2008, 16:52:51 UTC

Heheheh... IE?

Where have i heard about this legendary explorer of the fabled lost ruin of the Internets in Cyberspace....

Hmmm... I was only aware of the fiery fox and his descendants who lived in the ruin, and generation after generation they seek to thwart this explorer from completing his mission...



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Message 722775 - Posted: 6 Mar 2008, 22:03:02 UTC

Know what I think?



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Message 722824 - Posted: 7 Mar 2008, 0:25:21 UTC - in response to Message 722496.  
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Are you brave enough to try this Install Internet Explorer 8.

Lots of stories around, that MS admit they got IE7 wrong, and now trying to create browser that works like all the rest, Firefox, Safari, Opera etc. and not break pages.


There is no doubt they got it wrong...Microsoft makes everyone a beta tester, if they want to be or not. If any other company in the World put out as much buggy stuff they have, they would have been sued out of existance a long time ago...
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Message 722829 - Posted: 7 Mar 2008, 0:36:16 UTC
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I have been having wonderful results with Seamonkey...
It's the continuation of Netscape 7.2, before they stripped out the email client in Netscape 8....

Mozilla with the old friendly Netscape face.........
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Message 722846 - Posted: 7 Mar 2008, 1:19:20 UTC
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Well I downloaded IE8 early this morning. So far it's working great. There are few new features that so far I like. I'll give it a go and see if it keeps working.

Well that didn't last long. IE8 crashed about 5 mins after I wrote the above. Back to IE7.
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Message 722849 - Posted: 7 Mar 2008, 1:29:01 UTC - in response to Message 722775.  

Know what I think?



:)

I'm with you on that, although I find my self using IE more than Fire fox, I do like Mozilla more, I am not sure why I always end up using IE more.

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Message 723377 - Posted: 8 Mar 2008, 12:20:57 UTC - in response to Message 722849.  

Know what I think?



:)

I'm with you on that, although I find my self using IE more than Fire fox, I do like Mozilla more, I am not sure why I always end up using IE more.


Maybe one off the reasons, why using I.E.[5.xx, 6.xx, 7.xx]is, that it by default act's as thé BROWSER, f.i. if u open a link from a forum, mailbox or whatever.
You have to 'instruct' your browser, f.i. FIREFOX,(which i prefer), to be thé
FIRST/ONLY BROWSER, on your host('s).

In VISTA, I.E 7 just is worthless, cause off the too many ERROR's,
BLUE-SCREEN's, beyond 'function call XXXXX' or whatever reason, the thing SHUT's
DOWN , always fight with this ......



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Message 723420 - Posted: 8 Mar 2008, 15:42:10 UTC - in response to Message 723377.  

Know what I think?



:)

I'm with you on that, although I find my self using IE more than Fire fox, I do like Mozilla more, I am not sure why I always end up using IE more.


Maybe one off the reasons, why using I.E.[5.xx, 6.xx, 7.xx]is, that it by default act's as thé BROWSER, f.i. if u open a link from a forum, mailbox or whatever.
You have to 'instruct' your browser, f.i. FIREFOX,(which i prefer), to be thé
FIRST/ONLY BROWSER, on your host('s).

In VISTA, I.E 7 just is worthless, cause off the too many ERROR's,
BLUE-SCREEN's, beyond 'function call XXXXX' or whatever reason, the thing SHUT's
DOWN , always fight with this ......


I don't have a problem using FireFox as my default browser in Vista. Have had it set that way since I started using Vista over a year ago and I've never received any errors or BSODs.
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Message 723513 - Posted: 8 Mar 2008, 22:03:44 UTC - in response to Message 723420.  


You have to 'instruct' your browser, f.i. FIREFOX,(which i prefer), to be thé
FIRST/ONLY BROWSER, on your host('s).

In VISTA, I.E 7 just is worthless, cause off the too many ERROR's,
BLUE-SCREEN's, beyond 'function call XXXXX' or whatever reason, the thing SHUT's
DOWN , always fight with this ......


I don't have a problem using FireFox as my default browser in Vista. Have had it set that way since I started using Vista over a year ago and I've never received any errors or BSODs.


I think he meant IE 7 was causing the Vista problems, not Firefox.
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Message 723591 - Posted: 9 Mar 2008, 2:27:27 UTC - in response to Message 723513.  


You have to 'instruct' your browser, f.i. FIREFOX,(which i prefer), to be thé
FIRST/ONLY BROWSER, on your host('s).

In VISTA, I.E 7 just is worthless, cause off the too many ERROR's,
BLUE-SCREEN's, beyond 'function call XXXXX' or whatever reason, the thing SHUT's
DOWN , always fight with this ......


I don't have a problem using FireFox as my default browser in Vista. Have had it set that way since I started using Vista over a year ago and I've never received any errors or BSODs.


I think he meant IE 7 was causing the Vista problems, not Firefox.


LOL You're right. I read that wrong. :-)
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