Internet Explorer 7

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Alan D

Not a Defender question, but you guys are the most reliable source of advice
and experience I know, so please forgive me the off-topicness.

Last year I decided not to install IE7, but to stick with IE6 until it was
clear that 7 had settled down. Hence my question:
Has it settled down? Should I switch now from 6 to 7? Or is it a seriously
debatable matter whether to switch at all?
 
Hi Alan,

Like you, I haven't switched to IE7.

And I'm planning on staying with IE6 until IE8 -- which is being worked on
now -- is released.

Alan
 
IE 7 is far more secure than IE6. I would recommend switching now. You can
uninstall 7 and go back to 6, if there is something you absolutely can't
stand. Give it some time--look at what you can tune to your preferences, if
you don't like what it does.
 
IE 7 is far more secure than IE6. I would recommend switching now. You can
uninstall 7 and go back to 6, if there is something you absolutely can't
stand. Give it some time--look at what you can tune to your preferences, if
you don't like what it does.
 
Hi Alan D,

For Internet Explorer 7 help:
web:
<http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...?dg=microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general>

newsreader:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general
--


Required reading IMHO before installing IE7:

By Rovear Dyer
Sandi's Installation Tips <= FOLLOW THESE TIPS TO THE LETTER!
http://www.ie-vista.com/known_issues.html#pre-install



IEBlog : IE7 Installation and Anti-Malware Applications
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/10/11/IE7-Installation-and-Anti_2D00_Malware-Applications.aspx


What's New in Internet Explorer 7
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms649487.aspx

I strongly recommend using
<http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/ie/getitnow.mspx> as the
installation source, not Automatic/Windows Update. Make *certain* that you
check in at Windows Update immediately after installing IE7 and install any
critical updates offered. If Optional Updates category offers Root
Certificates update, I recommend installing it to take full advantage of
IE7's additional security.]


Release Notes
<http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/Aa740486.aspx>

Good luck
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i switched over but I still like Firefox better and I find ie6 which is
still on 2 of my computers still more stable.
robin
 
Thanks Robin - that's a helpful comment, particularly in the light of some
of the links that Engel has given.
 
Thanks Alan - do you have any specific reasons for waiting or, like me, are
you just suspicious of the problems it may cause?
 
Thanks Engel - there's some really helpful stuff there - and particularly
Sandi's tips make me very hesitant about proceeding. I suspect that, even
with my utmost care, I couldn't be sure of following all that through,
exactly to the letter - and the consequences of making a mistake along the
way (which I'd be sure to do) could be horrible. That list of Sandi's is the
biggest single reason I've encountered for not changing - or at least,
having one more go with Firefox to see if I can endure it, rather than
switch to IE7.


Engel said:
Hi Alan D,

For Internet Explorer 7 help:
web:
<http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...?dg=microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general>

newsreader:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general
--


Required reading IMHO before installing IE7:

By Rovear Dyer
Sandi's Installation Tips <= FOLLOW THESE TIPS TO THE LETTER!
http://www.ie-vista.com/known_issues.html#pre-install



IEBlog : IE7 Installation and Anti-Malware Applications
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/10/11/IE7-Installation-and-Anti_2D00_Malware-Applications.aspx


What's New in Internet Explorer 7
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms649487.aspx

I strongly recommend using
<http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/ie/getitnow.mspx> as the
installation source, not Automatic/Windows Update. Make *certain* that
you
check in at Windows Update immediately after installing IE7 and install
any
critical updates offered. If Optional Updates category offers Root
Certificates update, I recommend installing it to take full advantage of
IE7's additional security.]


Release Notes
<http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/Aa740486.aspx>

Good luck
- -- ---


Alan D said:
Not a Defender question, but you guys are the most reliable source of
advice
and experience I know, so please forgive me the off-topicness.

Last year I decided not to install IE7, but to stick with IE6 until it
was
clear that 7 had settled down. Hence my question:
Has it settled down? Should I switch now from 6 to 7? Or is it a
seriously
debatable matter whether to switch at all?
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Thanks Bill - it's not the fear of disliking it that bothers me (well, not
too much); rather, it's the fear of getting in such a tangle during the
installation (even more frightful now I've read Engel's links) that at the
end of it I find myself in a mess I can't unravel.

I'm still pondering. Thanks for the opinion.
 
I am a House Call technician for our computer club. I install IE7 a couple
of times a week. Windows XP SP2 at least once a month. Club members are
afraid! If you have viruses and other malware removed from your computer
there is no problem. Once in a while, there will be an hour long period
where the installation seems never to complete. It has!

IE7 is different! It is also much more secure. I accept differences. I am
glad that there are differences and folks offering different functions and
appearances. I use it several times a day. However, Firefox is my default
browser. I also use Netscape, Opera, Avant, TheWorld, and Apple Safari on
Windows Vista.
 
interesting that Microsoft who is so big needs to have "advertising" on one
of their websites :P
robin
 
Hi Alan D,

I guess my reasons have to do with the chaos that MIGHT come with IE7's
installation, plus my understanding that IE7's new-and-improved features for
users didn't sound as if they were widely loved and accepted by the public,
even when IE7 installed and worked OK.

I'm betting that IE8 WILL have a moveable address bar, for example.

Alan
 
I have every confidence in the advice given by Robear--but I have to say
that I have yet to do any sort of special preparation for a move from IE6 to
IE7. I just install it.

Now--this is largely on corporate desktops which have fairly minimal
software loads and usually very few add-ons to the browser--but I have had
no problems that I can recall--and this experience probably covers several
dozen installs.
 
Not a Defender question, but you guys are the most reliable source of advice
and experience I know, so please forgive me the off-topicness.

Last year I decided not to install IE7, but to stick with IE6 until it was
clear that 7 had settled down. Hence my question:
Has it settled down? Should I switch now from 6 to 7? Or is it a seriously
debatable matter whether to switch at all?
Click to expand...

go to: http://bink.nu/
and scroll down to: Compatibility and IE8
:-)
 
Thanks for this link. I can see now at least one good clear-cut reason for
opting to wait for IE8.
 
Alan,
I know someone that has a business application that's not compatible w/ IE7,
so she is stuck w/ IE6. Otherwise I'm not sure why someone wouldn't upgrade
now that 7 has been around for quite awhile.

I suppose I may have missed some of these features in IE6, but I was not
happy with the way it's print features worked. However, I really like most
of the print features in 7. One can do a print preview of just what was
selected to see how a Print Selection will work. (Not possible in 6), In
Print Preview one can quickly switch from Portrait to Landscape, Also in
print preview one can (to a certain point) increase or decrease the zoom
level and have the document print at that size. If you don't print much off
the internet, than the difference between 6 and 7 may not be that great.

I often wait several months or more before doing this kind of update, but
I'm glad I updated to IE7. I'm not ready to go to Vista, however. I have XP
Sp2.
/s/ Cliff
 
Thanks for this, Cliff. Much appreciated.

Cliff said:
Alan,
I know someone that has a business application that's not compatible w/
IE7, so she is stuck w/ IE6. Otherwise I'm not sure why someone wouldn't
upgrade now that 7 has been around for quite awhile.

I suppose I may have missed some of these features in IE6, but I was not
happy with the way it's print features worked. However, I really like most
of the print features in 7. One can do a print preview of just what was
selected to see how a Print Selection will work. (Not possible in 6), In
Print Preview one can quickly switch from Portrait to Landscape, Also in
print preview one can (to a certain point) increase or decrease the zoom
level and have the document print at that size. If you don't print much
off the internet, than the difference between 6 and 7 may not be that
great.

I often wait several months or more before doing this kind of update, but
I'm glad I updated to IE7. I'm not ready to go to Vista, however. I have
XP Sp2.
/s/ Cliff
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