Browsers: Is IE7 safe?
You can try it on a virtual machine :P
by meisinscotland - 3/16/07 6:35 AM In reply to: IE7.... by timwerxYou dont need another PC, just use a VM! 
good
by darkevilkisses - 6/16/06 3:21 AM In reply to: Is IE7 safe? by Maggie6243so far it seems to be working good for me, i like the tabs makes things eaiser for me
IE7 Beta 2
by Jason83 - 6/16/06 3:52 AM In reply to: Is IE7 safe? by Maggie6243Hi, the current Beta of IE7 has vastly improved many bugs since the first Beta. McAfee users now have their security center back; a bug in the first Beta caused this to load up blank, although all services were running and secure.
I have been running IE7 Beta 2 for a while now, and am very happy with it. I have had no problems at all with Beta 2, and prefer it greatly to IE6. The tabbed browsing is wonderful, the interface and toolbars have been slimmed down, and it offers a host of other great new features (RSS feeds, better printing dialogs, Page zoom, and more). The new interface takes a short time to become accustomed to, but once you are comfortable with it, you will wonder how you put up with IE6!!
I run tight security on my PC, and as yet no viruses etc have managed to even get to the point where my software will warn of their presence, let alone infect my system. I see no security risks with IE7 to date. Ultimately, if you have good up-to-date security software, there should be no more risks than IE6 presents.
As for removal of IE7 if you don't like it, that shouldn't be a problem. IE7 Beta 2 can be removed via Control Panel\ Add or Remove Programs. During its installation, it saves your IE6 installation and all the settings, and this is restored as part of IE7s removal process, so you won't even need to reinstall IE6 yourself. Hopefully, you won't have to go down this route as I'm sure you will love IE7!
While you're at it, why not get Windows Media Player 11 Beta, and maybe MS Office 2007 Beta. There are many great Microsoft Betas available for Genuine Windows users. They are definately worth a look. Media Player 11 is great improvement, and I find no faults with it.
Don't do it -- not yet at least
by grickert - 6/16/06 4:04 AM In reply to: Is IE7 safe? by Maggie6243I tried IE 7. Seemed great at first, but bugs statrted popping up, such as an inability to get my Macromedia Flash player to run anything. After an hour on the phone with Microsoft's IE 7 technical helpline, we decided to scrap it and return to IE 6. So, yes, you can return to IE 6, but problems may linger. My IE 6 now has problems that I cannot resolve -- for example, I can't log in to some secure websites that I was able to before the IE 7 experiment and something has gone wrong with my ability to download certain files thru IE 6 (such as Microsoft's own Live Local beta). I now get an error message saying that something is wrong with my "msinstaller", whatever that is. In short, stay away for now.
IE7 is fine. Disconnect between chair and keyboard
by yourpcmedic - 6/16/06 5:36 AM In reply to: Don't do it -- not yet at least by grickertThe reason Microsoft could not help you resolve the problem is that the problem is not with their product. It is much more likely that like 90% of the folks out there, you are engaging in dangerous internet usage and have corrupted one or more things as a result.Ask yourself do you: Myspace, fileshare, gamble, pogo, weatherbug, webshots, bonzai buddy, ect.... My experience has been that one browser is no safer than any other. Just as with automobiles, the primary question of safe operation lies with the operator.
Dude, there is nout wrong with MySpace
by meisinscotland - 3/16/07 6:38 AM In reply to: IE7 is fine. Disconnect between chair and keyboard by yourpcmedicMySpace is harmless, unless you click on the adds and download anything and everything. SO what do you do all day? BBC.co.uk?
Re: Is IE7 safe?
by weavercs - 6/16/06 4:46 AM In reply to: Is IE7 safe? by Maggie6243First, when I installed it I had to go through a long story of changing permissions on registry entries.
Then I discovered that links in Outlook Express email messages no longer worked when I clicked on them.
So I uninstalled.
Bottom line: Unless you are really curious and willing to go through a lot of pain you should wait for the official release.
Re: Is IE7 safe?
by sherray - 6/16/06 5:29 AM In reply to: Re: Is IE7 safe? by weavercsI installed it on my home computer because I frequently access a website that doesn't work properly with Firefox and I hoped IE7 would be more like it. I also had a problem with links in email not working and after some research, fixed it by making it my default browser.
I think it's a big improvement over IE6 and I like the look and functionality, but I still get "junk" when I use it. Firefox is still my favorite browser and after reading this thread I may uninstall IE7 and go back to v6 for this one website-- at least until MS gets it ready for primetime.
ie7 beta 2 hqaas worked well for me
by sail4evr - 6/16/06 5:06 AM In reply to: Is IE7 safe? by Maggie6243a minor ititation is that UPS shipping will not work with IE7. The UPS site says you are attempting to use an incompatible version of IE and they provide a link to IE6.
There was another site that I have forgotten that said a similar thing.
Everything else has been fine...I love the tabs once I got used to them and the page zoom lets you zoom in on small graphics without distortion
I'm always gonna use FireFox, more...
by BlazeEagle - 6/18/06 5:54 PM In reply to: ie7 beta 2 hqaas worked well for me by sail4evrUnless a future release of FireFox is a screwed up version, I'll stick with FireFox.
I've had tabs WAY befre IE got 'em! 
I'll still use IE6 for the sites that require it. ;(
For me it wasn't, but no big deal
by cotton_candy - 6/16/06 5:54 AM In reply to: Is IE7 safe? by Maggie6243I installed the beta 2 of IE7, and although I like many of its features, it screwed things up so that if I hit a link, say from an email, it wouldn't go to the Internet site but to my documents and setting folder. To solve it, I simply restored my XP to an earlier date, before I installed IE7-2. I'll now wait until they perfect it. I seldom use IE anyway, much prefer Opera.
How's Opera different from FireFox? more...
by BlazeEagle - 6/18/06 7:17 PM In reply to: For me it wasn't, but no big deal by cotton_candyIs it "better" then FireFox? What would be a reason to switch to it? Does it have tabs?
opera is better
by cotton_candy - 6/22/06 9:14 AM In reply to: How's Opera different from FireFox? more... by BlazeEagleOpera has had tabs long before FireFox was born. What I like best about it is the double and single back arrows. For example, let's say you're reading an article in a newspaper and the article is two or three screen pages long. To get back to the front page, most browsers require you to hit the back arrow several times, forcing you to back through the pages you've already read. In Opera, you need merely hit the double back arrow, and it automatically takes you to the first page.
Also, while in FireFox you have to hit Control-T to open a new tab, in Opera you only have to hit the ''New Tab'' button at the top of the page.
Opera is free, you have nothing to lose by trying it. Download it from operasoftware.com.
Uh, an clarification, Firefox has a...
by BlazeEagle - 6/22/06 3:26 PM In reply to: opera is better by cotton_candysmall black down arrow beside the big green forword and back arrows.
Once clicked upon, these small black down arrows show a history/list of where you've been.
I Have Them All, Just in Case
by tonyny77 - 6/22/06 11:48 AM In reply to: For me it wasn't, but no big deal by cotton_candyFolks,
I've enjoyed reading your little sub-thread with Blaze Eagle. Personally, I keep a working copy of all the popular browsers.
I began my web surfing long ago with Netscape. I'm very accustomed to the lay-out and I STILL use their mail client ... I always have. Now, as far as Netscape goes, I've got 7.2, which is their traditional full package, and also their version 8, the one that also includes the IE engine. I do not yet enjoy version 8; I use it minimally.
Most of the time, I'm using Netscape 7.2 or Firefox; I enjoy them equally.
I tried Opera once before and for some reason, it gave me problems. But they recently announced a new release and I thought I'd try it again. Success ... I like this latest version a lot.
IE I use only when I'm desperate. I worry about the security-related aspects and I never got adjusted to the look and feel. I get the impression that if Microsoft could teach IE to make your breakfast and shine your shoes, they surely would. I have no idea what breakfast and a shoe shine have to do with browsing the web, but if Bill Gates could ''swing it,'' I bet he'd try. Consequently, it seems that by trying to make IE compatible with every possible HTML feature, they've opened the door to problems; this is just my impression/opinion. Hopefully, IE 7 will indeed be more secure, but even if it works well, I know I won't easily change. I'm just old fashioned, I guess.
So as far as I'm concerned, when it comes to IE, I'd probably never use it except I occasionally ... very occasionally get a web page that the other browsers can't handle. IE makes Windows/Microsoft updates easier, too, of course.
Tony
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