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Community weekly poll: Will you download and use Internet Explorer 7?
- 10/31/06 3:50 PM
because ie is embedded in the os
by Jmaxxz - 11/1/06 9:07 AM In reply to: NEVER by feenwagerSo it would be a good idea to download the new ie even if you never use it. Since it is a critical part of the ms os downloading ie7 will help secure your system.
If firefox floats your boat use firefox, but if you are using windows you should still make sure ie is uptodate and has the most resent patches.
Will I install IE 7
by thirdrail - 10/31/06 10:22 PM In reply to: Will you download and use Internet Explorer 7? by Marc Bennett
I tried to install twice already. I dont know if anyone else is having this problem, but installation goes through. System says it has to restart the computer. Just before restarting it says a set up file cant open. When it restarts the explores freezes when you open. Did the exact same thing two times.
can live without it
by Nargan_kermanshah - 10/31/06 10:22 PM In reply to: Will you download and use Internet Explorer 7? by Marc Bennett
I recently downloaded it on a lap top and i tried out the rc version on my desktop, and i dont necessarily think its any faster of looks better. but if you are one of those people who has to have the latest things and thinks a gold stripe through the E looks cool then go for it and dl it.
Internet Explorer 7 (Full version)
by Me Hertsey - 10/31/06 10:26 PM In reply to: Will you download and use Internet Explorer 7? by Marc Bennett
I now mainly use Mozelle Firefox which I find much more user friendly and versatile.
I am partially sighted and one facility I particularly like with Firefox is that I am able to increase the size of the display very easily 'Control +. Each press increases the size.
It is much more informative than IE7 too.
Downloaded IE7. Wish I didn't
by antonics - 10/31/06 10:30 PM In reply to: Will you download and use Internet Explorer 7? by Marc Bennett
As with all things new I upgraded to IE7. Bad choice. Easily crashed my Yahoo Messenger. Intermittently shows that I am not connected to the internet when in fact I am. Errors on history webpages. Always have to retype the URL's. I wish i hadn't installed it. I should have waited after the beta phase to install to make sure it doesn't cause more problems. Bit difficult to get used to also.
IE7 was a bad upgrade for me
by yardmanchig - 11/1/06 12:27 AM In reply to: Downloaded IE7. Wish I didn't by antonicsIE6 was giving me a few bugs especially in my hotmail where it was plagued with "?" characters in almost every message which had text in it. So when i saw IE7 Release Candidate one i thought of it as relief so I upgraded immediately. It fixed the problem, TEMPORARILY, and I am now having to deal with a new problem where many sites do not load up right or causes IE to crash.
So along came Mozilla Firefox. It became my most used browser until the full release of IE7 came out, and then it became my Default Browser because none of those bugs im havin has been fixed. IE is also such a memory hog!
Main reason I haven't upgraded to Firefox 2 yet is cause IE7 has made me "upgradaphobic". Hopefully i get over it soon enough.
Same here...
by armaggie - 11/1/06 5:13 AM In reply to: Downloaded IE7. Wish I didn't by antonicsHate it! It's so slow and doesn't handle forwarded content very well at all....Can I uninstall it????
get gaim
by Jmaxxz - 11/1/06 9:11 AM In reply to: Downloaded IE7. Wish I didn't by antonicsgaim connects to yahoo messenger just fine.
Will you download and use Internet Explorer 7?
by pobaker - 10/31/06 10:40 PM In reply to: Will you download and use Internet Explorer 7? by Marc Bennett
I did had to reformat to get rid of it.
Will you download and use Internet Explorer 7?
by khusband - 10/31/06 10:43 PM In reply to: Will you download and use Internet Explorer 7? by Marc Bennett
No, the button configiration doesn't comply nothing like the 6 version. I don't like having to look around trying to find the button that I need. All that was done, things got much smaller, and more buttons removed; LAME
IE7 is but ad for WinV!
by mikebest - 10/31/06 10:44 PM In reply to: Will you download and use Internet Explorer 7? by Marc Bennett
I've been using both IE7 and FireFox 2 for several weeks now. FF2 is far superior in many ways, but most importantly: IT DOESN'T NAG ME TO USE MICROSQUASH SECURITY APPS!
I have yet to reach my personal homepage when launching IE7, it *ALWAYS* nags me about my security. I take care of my OWN security, thankyou, WITHOUT the "assistance" of MS theives.
Knowing what I do regading the conspiracy between MS, Dell, and Intel, the Big Brother software in MS software, and how MS is illegally locking 3rd-party security vendors out of WinV, I am ready to utterly trash my WinXP pro in favor of Linux!
Fork Billy-boy Gates, he's done!
-MB
I feel the question might be wrong!
by ronycyks - 10/31/06 10:45 PM In reply to: Will you download and use Internet Explorer 7? by Marc Bennett
Will I use IE 7? There are certain applications where I need IE and I will (have to) use it. I do not know how many people have the same situation that I do. For people like me the question is; Will IE7 be the your primary browser?
Too Many Bugs with the New Internet Explorer 7 !!! Beware!
by gehret - 10/31/06 10:56 PM In reply to: Will you download and use Internet Explorer 7? by Marc Bennett
I loaded the new IE 7 and had to soon afterward use System Restore when several of my programs no longer worked properly, I could not delete cookies, etc.
Stay away from this bug ridden program. BAD NEWS !!!
Michael G - Colorado Springs, CO
Downloaded and Not impressed
by Dbiggs10 - 10/31/06 11:03 PM In reply to: Will you download and use Internet Explorer 7? by Marc Bennett
I downloaded IE7, and although the screen looks better, there are too many tracking programs running behind the IE7...I reccomend if you havent downloaded it yet...Dont!
IE 7
by jik47 - 10/31/06 11:04 PM In reply to: Will you download and use Internet Explorer 7? by Marc Bennett
No I will not use it as Microsoft is so intent on locking there programs down so users cannot use a friends copy and such, the programs are much slower to use along with other security issues that makes it a pain in the pituty. Along with reading the nightmares from other users who say to stick with IE 6. So that is what I am going to do. Just like the Vista they are coming out with. Too expensive and too much internal stuff in the program dealing with securtiy which Microsoft does not care about, just selling software and let the group of users to report problems with their software instead of building it correctly to start with. They need to worry more about the quality of their product along with price and quit trying to catch someone using a non registered copy. They might actually start building better software if they would put customers first, not price.
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