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IE 8 beta, anyone using it now?
by Dango517 - 8/28/08 10:11 PMMany months ago I tried a IE 8 Beta but had numerous problems with it because many web pages just weren't ready for it. There was also the problem that once installed it could not be rolled back to IE7 without reinstalling the OS from scratch. Has this changed? Is the web ready for IE8 now? Anyone have any comments about it? I'm having problems with IE7 and would like to move on to IE8, ASAP.
If this is a duplicate thread, Oops, I didn't see one about it when I looked.
I would like to try it,
by MarkFlax
- 8/29/08 1:46 AM
In reply to: IE 8 beta, anyone using it now? by Dango517
but I would also need to be able to roll back to IE7, or uninstall IE8 and revert back. I haven't seen anything yet that says this is possible.
Those web sites that would not work with the previous beta, the new one has a compatibility mode button for those.
Mark
System Restore OK
by timwerx - 9/13/08 12:19 AM In reply to: I would like to try it, by MarkFlax
I tried it for about two weeks then used System Restore to roll back, which worked fine for me. IE7 is back as it was.
DO NOT reinstall oper system to roll back to ie7 from ie8
by jesuitcole - 9/29/08 11:08 AM In reply to: I would like to try it, by MarkFlax
IE8 is not a program to Microsoft; it’s an “Update”. To uninstall Internet Explorer 8, go to Control Panel, and click on Uninstall Programs link or Programs and Features icon. Then on Tasks pane on the left, click on View installed updates link. Locate and select Windows Internet Explorer 8 in the list of installed updates, and then click on Uninstall button. Click on Yes when asked that are you sure want to uninstall the update.
Re: IE8
by Kees Bakker - 8/29/08 1:52 AM
In reply to: IE 8 beta, anyone using it now? by Dango517
It's still a beta, so use it at your own risk.
Two links:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/beta/
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949787
A better way to tackle IE7 problems might be to go back to IE6 (if that was present on your machine in the past) and then reinstall IE7 from scratch. Or simply repair IE from Control Panel>Add/remove.
Depending on the cause of the problems with IE7, it's possible they just transfer to IE8. Did you try:
1. To disable extensions?
2. Your favorite registry cleaner?
Kees
No way back so why jump into the pit?
by R. Proffitt - 8/29/08 4:30 AM
In reply to: IE 8 beta, anyone using it now? by Dango517
Read http://forums.cnet.com/5208-6132_102-0.html?forumID=32&threadID=306510&messageID=2845000&tag=forums06;forum-threads
It looks like many more will be testing if they had a good backup.
Bob
Not very reassuring what I'm reading here
by Dango517 - 8/29/08 9:04 AM In reply to: IE 8 beta, anyone using it now? by Dango517First, no one so far has used it. Second, some words of warning from knowledgeable people with extensive experience. I'll wait for a few more comments but at this stage it's a .... no go.
The big deal the last time I used IE8 was that the web sites were not ready for it. Like Cnets resent face lift many many sites had not recreated there web pages to accommodate IE8. You can revert to IE7 within IE8 but this too had some problems or at least it did.
I had to re-install the OS to get ride of IE8.
Perhaps the best course of action would be to delay installing IE8 till at least 6-9 after it's official release.
Basically I think IE7 falls in that category of software known as ... Crapware. The best way to fix it is to replace it. I'd change browsers but the AT&T DSL service I have has a narrow range of browsers that will support it, none better then IE7.
Sooner or later someone has to take the plunge:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3u_XzLx8ck&feature=related
"Last one in the pool is a rotten egg". 
Just Two Days
by timwerx - 8/30/08 2:06 AM In reply to: Not very reassuring what I'm reading here by Dango517I have been using it for two days now without any problems. (Firefox 3 is my main browser; I rarely used IE7.)
Anyway, so far, so good. It did seem fast at first, but I found some sites where it is slow. The color-coded tabs is a nice idea, but does not work perfectly yet. (It's easy to induce same-color tabs for unrelated sites...) I have not tried all of the privacy options. It hung for a little on some high-end news sites (with their auto-loading videos), but I've used it now for many hours without a crash, and that's something. It seems resource-hungry, but, again, so far, so good.
The toolbar area is still not as customizable (and compactible) as Firefox, so it seems that lots of space is wasted there.... well, I won't go on about personal taste-related things, but I will say that it will be the greatest version of IE so far.
You'll probably like it. Just don't make it the main browser on your main machine yet.
Thank You
by Dango517 - 8/30/08 1:45 PM In reply to: Just Two Days by timwerxKeep us posted with updates as you move forward. Again, thanks. 
Day 3
by timwerx - 8/31/08 5:58 AM In reply to: Thank You by Dango517Day 3 using IE8 went all right, as far as browsing goes. The major gripe is finding that no apparent improvements have been made concerning the blocking of spyware. In the evening I did a scan with Adaware, and it found 76 non-critical, "privacy-related infections," which were easily removed. An Adaware scan after many weeks of Firefox-only browsing finds nothing, so this is one major negative difference. (I won't accept the "but it's Beta" excuse because even the Beta versions of Firefox were very good in this area.)
Now, to be fair, it could be that because IE8 now boasts an "In Private" mode which saves nothing locally from an Internet session that no attempt was made to block any of this stuff when not in this private mode. I haven't tried the private mode yet. I guess we need to do a spyware scan after an "In Private" session, as well as a scan after a normal session ending with a manual deletion of browsing history items. It's just interesting to note that even without deleting privacy stuff Firefox keeps nothing that is detected by a spyware scan (in my case, that is, and I am definitely not a "power surfer"), which shows a marked difference in priorities.
Anyway, for IE, IE8 looks good. The work week starts now (here in Japan), so I probably won't be able to do anymore playing with it for several days. Hope we can get some input from others.
ie 8
by rc06 - 9/7/08 12:10 PM In reply to: IE 8 beta, anyone using it now? by Dango517Hi I just tried IE 8 Beta and it has caused so many problems, sounds similar to your experience. Now I cant get rid of it and go back to IE 7, you mentions the same issue, what did you do to correct the problem?
Please I hope you can help me.
There is no simple way.
by MarkFlax - 9/7/08 3:30 PM
In reply to: ie 8 by rc06
Either stop using it, forget it, and use another browser, or reinstall the OS.
See this forum post.
Mark
IE8 wasn't all I hoped
by ahhyeah1974 - 9/12/08 6:37 PM In reply to: IE 8 beta, anyone using it now? by Dango517I found it wasn't as significant as I would have hoped. I was able to uninstall it and IE7 was left operational.
Could you provide instructions
by Dango517 - 9/12/08 10:50 PM In reply to: IE8 wasn't all I hoped by ahhyeah1974on how you uninstalled IE8 or a link the the instructions. I'm sure more then a few would be interested. If I thought I could successfully uninstall it I'd install IE8.
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