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Should I Upgrade to IE8?
I like IE7 but have read some good things about IE8, written by Microsoft of course.
If you have upgraded to IE8 and like it, please give me some feedback. One of the drawbacks I have found with IE7 and Firefox is that they can be slow at times. I have read that IE8 is faster. Have you found it to be faster than the other browsers? Does it handle feeds and bookmarks well?
Thank you for any information.
Nissi1
Good evening,
Thank you for your answers. I am very happy to see 2 names I recognize from the old forum.:emotion-2:
dgkpcon,
When you uninstalled IE8 did you reinstall IE7 and where did you find the download? I thought of trying IE8, however I noticed Microsoft removed IE7 for Vista from its website. Neither could I find it on Download.com and a few other websites.
eskymi,
I also use Firefox but I continue to use IE7 (security blanket?). There are some aspects of FF that I do not quite understand. The Script is #1. Sure I know how to Temporarily allow this page but not much else. Also I prefer the way IE has its Favorites, Feeds and History, close but separate. But as you said, most times I find FF to be faster than IE.
Nissi1
Hello,and good evening,
No IE7 was as it was before IE8 installed.I went thru programs and features to uninstall it,then thru mcafee(controls all my programs).And it was like IE7 was never touched all favorites,feeds etc.. were intact.The first time i installed was from a google search(had to uninstall this one,bugs in the app),so i went to microsofts site and installed.
google Internet Explorer 8,this should come back with plenty of hits,don't install ANY from softpedia,that is where i got the buggy IE8 from.This is from microsoft, http://www.microsoft.com/windows/Internet-explorer/beta/default.aspx .And at the bottom of the link you will see installs for IE7,and IE6(if needed).
EDIT:Now that you have brought this up about IE8,i have just now installed IE8 again(RC1),not BETA this time.Everything seems to be compatible now,it just updated everything,windows live,live sign in,facebook,etc..It installs like SP1 does in 3 stages now.So far everything seems to be running fine,including the problomatic items that were with the BETA release.Silverlight is working 100% also,i think i will keep IE8 this go around,now all i need is the final release of this and final release of vista SP2 and every app. should run smooth.
Good evening dgkpcon,
Yes, I read today that IE8 was out of beta. I wonder if uninstalling it now will automatically result in a return to IE7.
On one hand the way Microsoft's programs work together is a good thing and on the hand, not so good. I use Window Live Mail, but from what I read and saw of the new version, I want no parts of it. It sounds as if installing IE8 will upgrade WLM. I also once installed Silverlight, but for the life of me, I still do not understand what it was suppose to do!
I noticed you listed SP2 in your signature. Right after which I read an article about Windows 7 and in it was information about SP2. Tonight was the first time I heard of it. You are ahead of the game.
Have a blessed evening,
Nissi1
The beta of IE8 is done; the RC1 released last week and is getting pretty good reviews. But remember, it's still not the final product. Sorry, can't give you my own impressions yet, but plan to try it out soon.
http://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/01/26/microsoft-releases-internet-explorer-8-rc1
Edit: Sorry, I missed the page 2 comments that already discussed RC1. (I hate this new forum's layout...)
codyg_ie8team
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Posted February 13th, 2009 11:00
Hi, my name’s Cody, and I’m working with the Internet Explorer Outreach Team to help answer questions that users might have about Internet Explorer.
I saw you all were talking about Internet Explorer 8 RC1, but didn’t see a link for the download. Here’s that link: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/download-ie.aspx?ocid=ie8_sm_a
If anyone has any questions about the IE8 RC1 version of the browser, or if there are any particular issues I can help with, please feel free to let me know, and I’ll help out as best as I can!
Thanks,
Cody
Internet Explorer Outreach TeamHi Nissi1,
Be advised that a "finalized" version of IE8 (post release-candidate status) is expected to be released today, 19 March, at 12 Noon, Eastern DST.
I have been testing Release Candidate 1, and while it certainly offers much potential, my personal experience was that it suffered from several compatibility issues, and was also prone to freezing. Hopefully, at least some (if not all) of these flaws will be fixed in today's finalized release.
For more of my comments, see http://en.community.dell.com/forums/t/19264568.aspx
dgkpcon
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Posted January 19th, 2009 20:00
I ran IE8 BETA when it was first offered a while ago,and have since uninstalled it.I encountered problems with windows live toolbar(at that time)it was not compatable,basically was forced to disable that add-on.Had a couple other issues with windows live but i can't remember what those were.As far as being a stable browser,yes and no,there were times when it would hang up just like any other app. but it was frequently happening once the very first hang up occurred,and i could not figure it out.My A/V app. did not like IE8 either(Mcafee security suite).I ran it for about 6 maybe 7 months before i uninstalled.