Browsers: What do you like/dislike about Internet Explorer 7?
- 10/19/06 6:39 PM
I'll get it but won't use it much.
by badsponge - 11/1/06 8:20 AM In reply to: What do you like/dislike about Internet Explorer 7? by John.Wilkinson
I'll get IE7 for the rare site that Opera won't render correctly, like some secure sites I go to require IE. That means I'll probably use it about once a month, and even then only for a few minutes. I've been using Opera for about 4 months now, and Firefox for about a year before that. Opera is light-years beyond IE, and even more secure than Firefox.
Likewise, I used IE7 for 2 days then switched to Firefox 2.0
by michaelbews - 11/1/06 8:52 AM In reply to: I'll get it but won't use it much. by badspongeI was convinced to get IE7 by one of my tech "guru's" who said, amongst other things, that Microsoft were really trying hard on the security front. (Kevin Yanks)
After 2 days I absolutely *hated*:
1. I can't remove what they call the Command Bar. not only does it stay there despite all efforts to remove it, but to add insult to injury, if I clear all the icons from it the first five (home, feeds, print, page, tools) re-insert themselves every time IE7 opens!! Useless for me because I do not like 'Tab'/Tabbed browsing. The Command bar takes up precious web-page display space.
2. I did find how to switch the (preferred) Menu bar back on, I just wish I could remove the history and favorites/favourites icons from that erm, unwanted Command Bar.
3. When I ask for history to be kept for zero days and then I click Internet options/browsing history delete/delete all (Temp files+cookies+history+form data+passwords)I do not expect to find the list of visited sites still in the address bar drop-down list EVEN after IE7 has been closed and re-opened!
LONG LIVE FIREFOX! 
Mike
What do You Like/Dislike about IE 7
by moleman110 - 11/1/06 8:27 AM In reply to: What do you like/dislike about Internet Explorer 7? by John.Wilkinson
I can't believe with as long as it took Microsoft to update IE that they still haven't got it right. They seem to expect the users to fix their problems. Case in point - add ins. Unless you have Acrobat reader already running anytime Acrobat is required to display an article, IE gives an error message and terminates. Also some displays require shockwave to be installed, but then it doesn't recognize it when it is installed.
IE 6 was better but not nearly as good as Firefox.
I refuse to install it...
by grcurtis - 11/1/06 8:28 AM In reply to: What do you like/dislike about Internet Explorer 7? by John.Wilkinson
I have refused to install it as it requires 'Microsoft Genuine Advantage'. My OS is legit but, I just do not want M$ Spyware on my machine...
IE7 works fine
by joeconway - 11/1/06 8:29 AM In reply to: What do you like/dislike about Internet Explorer 7? by John.Wilkinson
I've been using IE7 for a couple of weeks now and really like it. No problems, and the tab feature is great.
FTP Problems?
by NuwanF - 11/1/06 8:37 AM In reply to: What do you like/dislike about Internet Explorer 7? by John.Wilkinson
I have been unable to access FTP sites using IE7. IE7 does not authenticate with our proxy server for FTP requests and therefore they are blocked by the proxy. Has anyone else had any such problems? Any solutions?
IE 7
by WillfromSF - 11/1/06 8:38 AM In reply to: What do you like/dislike about Internet Explorer 7? by John.Wilkinson
I like the tabs, but I don't like that there isn't a way to "arrange windows" with the tab pages so you can see multiple pages at once. This seems to me a no-brainer.
It doesn't define your life so relax.
by poiznous - 11/1/06 8:39 AM In reply to: What do you like/dislike about Internet Explorer 7? by John.Wilkinson
First up, I haven't downloaded IE7 let alone installed it. Personally im in no rush and if at some point in the future I may decide to install or on the other hand maybe not.
I don't get all the whiners who complain about everything Microsoft. What's the point? If you don't like Bill Gates, Microsoft as a company or you hate the OS's so much that you're compelled to complain every time Microsoft becomes a discussion topic, then you have options like going and biting an Apple.
I prefer to use Firefox and have been when most were saying "What the heck is Firefox". Have I uninstalled IE6 as some so called self proclaimed gurus would have had us all do over the past couple years? No, because I don't believe the sky is falling and I also don't have any paranoid phobia about using Explorer if and when I find it necessary.
If your opinion is you don't like IE7 ... good for you, by all means give your VALID reasons, but preferably without putting down those who have chosen to install it and are happy to say they have no issues with it.
And as for those who complain about MS eventually adding IE7 as a critical update, relax, you still have the option to choose what you want to install from updates just like you always have. Just use the option to ignore notification of whatever updates you feel you don't want and stop making a big deal over nothing.
I love the multiple homepage startup
by TCALLDAY - 11/1/06 8:50 AM In reply to: What do you like/dislike about Internet Explorer 7? by John.Wilkinson
I am a Parts manager at a Chevy Pontiac dealership and need to log into about 6 websites every time I start my computer. Since I can add as many home pages as I want to the startup/homepage button it saves me so much time. I still hate the way it stores user log in names and passwords as well as the way it auto fills forms. I’ll probably have to stick with Firefox just upgraded to 2.0 looks sweet.
I.E. 7 is slower and less compatible with some sites.
by scottwilkins - 11/1/06 8:51 AM In reply to: What do you like/dislike about Internet Explorer 7? by John.Wilkinson
I have not real following to any browser. I've used I.E. 6 and previous only because of the need for some sites to have I.E. and nothing else work.
Well, with I.E. 7 that stopped. Many sites now just plain and simple don't work. I've found also that I.E. 7 in many cases is extremely slow. I'm a big Yahoo E-Mail user and in Yahoo's E-Mail beta, I.E. 7 is a dog. Many of my favorite tech sites have many issues with I.E. 7 too.
I've tried Firefox before, but didn't like it due to display issues. But with Firefox 2.0 that all changed. Now Firefox 2.0 works better at the sites I frequent more than I.E. 7 does. So, for now I'm slowly making a transition from I.E. 7 to Firefox 2.0, espically since all the features in I.E. 7 are already in Firefox and much more mature. And, with the ability to use an extention like "I.E. tab" in Firefox, I don't see where I need to use I.E. 7 as the main browser any more.
Thanks Microsoft, you pushed another loyal user away.
In-Line Autocomplete
by Keldawwg - 11/1/06 9:03 AM In reply to: What do you like/dislike about Internet Explorer 7? by John.Wilkinson
In-line Autocomplete doesn't work on my computer at work... But it works fine on my computer at home. I can't figure it out... The box is checked... I tried unchecking it and re-checking it... I tried everything else and I just can't get it to work. Any idea what might be wrong?
Don't know won't try.
by NMAK - 11/1/06 9:03 AM In reply to: What do you like/dislike about Internet Explorer 7? by John.Wilkinson
Atfer trying Windows Messenger Live and WMP 10, I update my microsoft products until I really start to hear they are good again. At least until the new O.S. is out.
Standards support and stability: Thumbs Down
by lorax1284 - 11/1/06 9:11 AM In reply to: What do you like/dislike about Internet Explorer 7? by John.Wilkinson
It crashes a few times a day. I have to use IE to access a corporate intranet, and it crashes where IE6 did not.
I am a web developer working on a consumer-product Website, and I hoped against hope that IE7 would better support CSS and the DOM. It seems to be missing certain capabilities that Firefox has, which in the 5 years since IE6 was released, well, you'd expect they'd support DOM methods. Oh well.
At least they support PNG per-pixel anti-aliasing properly. Now Websites can be prettier.
Everyone should upgrade for the PNG support alone, but I am disappointed that it's not as stable as IE6, and fear Microsoft is not committed to standards (not that they ever were) which will only serve to make it difficult to create 'standards compliant' Web page code and AJAX apps. Sigh.
IE7 is a money maker
by jeffrey.steadman - 11/1/06 9:18 AM In reply to: What do you like/dislike about Internet Explorer 7? by John.Wilkinson
People please, if there weren't some usability problem, or security problems with IE7, then microsoft wouldn't be able to charge their atrocious $50/hr USD for technical support. The whole philosophy around microsoft products is flawed. You can see this with their latest ipod competitor named 'Zune'... Hey, did you know that in quebec Canada and in France, 'Zune' is a slang word for 'dink', '****', or '*****'... I think 'Zune' is an appropriate name then for microsofts version. This 'Zune' mp3 player, let's people share music wirelessly to each other's Zune( haha), except for one major problem. The users can only listen to the music shared, 3 times, or within a set time frame before the shared music is rendered useless. "Sorry baby, I can only play with my 'Zune' 3 times before I just doesn't work anymore. Has anyone seen my ipod?"
IE7 gets close to Firefox
by igaxiola - 11/1/06 9:21 AM In reply to: What do you like/dislike about Internet Explorer 7? by John.Wilkinson
I like the features that I already have on Firefox: search bar, tabbed browsing...
IE7 is slower, but seems fine.
I only use IE as it is required for some sites that don't support Firefox.
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