Browsers: Is IE 7 faster & really more secure than IE 6?
is IE 7 faster & really more secure than IE 6?
by nybor - 12/15/06 3:25 PM In reply to: is IE 7 faster & really more secure than IE 6? by EzzdI keep a tester computer for just such problems. It appears to me at least, that IE 7 is part of Vista and a push to get people to upgrade to Vista. The average users computer will not support Vista. Which then means users will have to upgrade machines, Software upgrades, and a continuous cycle. Most of the ISP's I deal with are not ready for it yet either.
IE7 won't work for me
by badsponge - 12/15/06 10:31 AM In reply to: Is IE 7 faster & really more secure than IE 6? by den65I "upgraded" to IE7, and I can't open it at all now. I'll go back to IE6 whenever, but I don't care, I extremely happy using Opera. Opera kicks even Firefox's ass, IMO.
Is IE 7 faster & really more secure than IE 6, YES!
by The Bob - 12/15/06 10:49 AM In reply to: Is IE 7 faster & really more secure than IE 6? by den65First the navigator is slow, close for nothing, sends reports and finally it work very nicely after a couples of weeks and wit PC-cillin 2007 but if you're looking for a lite browser Opera is the one and if you want to have *FUN programing* Firefox is the thing!
http://www.clubic.com/article-65217-14-internet-explorer-firefox-opera-match.html
by Article du Lundi 13 Novembre 2006 écrit par Stéphane Ruscher
And by the way Vista Ultimate is installed on a 350mhz computer and 256 mo ram and it runs very good, not nice looking but it works.
Compatibility issues
by ilearnit - 12/15/06 12:08 PM In reply to: Is IE 7 faster & really more secure than IE 6? by den65Reading about all these problems with IE7, knowing all the other problems with Windows products, and having experienced much better results with third-party products...
I wonder if it might be a compatibility problem?
Perhaps Microsoft's products just aren't compatible with Windows?
Compatibility issues
by nybor - 12/15/06 2:30 PM In reply to: Compatibility issues by ilearnitI think you may have hit the nail on the head.
Don"t Like
by proseandpoetry - 12/15/06 1:11 PM In reply to: Is IE 7 faster & really more secure than IE 6? by den65I don't like either Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox. That tabbed stuff is for the birds! And Firefox is touchy. It wants to jump right to the bottom of the page and then back up. Touchy. IE6 might be riddled with security holes, but it "feels right"!
Charles
IE 7
by nybor - 12/15/06 2:06 PM In reply to: Don"t Like by proseandpoetryI have had several computers brought in because they foolishly installed IE 7 on XP Pro and now they have programs that just don't work with it. (example scanning invoice to pdf does not work) But hey it is a money maker for me.
Is IE 7 faster & really more secure than IE 6?
by lebonmarchant - 12/15/06 2:55 PM In reply to: Is IE 7 faster & really more secure than IE 6? by den65Sorry, I only had it installed for about six minutes so it's not possible to give you a lot of info.
IE 7
by Reclaimer.45 - 12/15/06 2:57 PM In reply to: Is IE 7 faster & really more secure than IE 6? by den65I don't know if it's any concern to you, but I am a website owner (videogamelocker.com), and every time I contact support at Yahoo Small Business regarding a technical issue with Site Builder, the first thing they ask is: "Are you using IE 7? We are having difficulties with it."
So I'm sticking with IE 6 for now.
Hope that helps your decision.
IE 7
by rosalie3 - 12/16/06 2:28 PM In reply to: IE 7 by Reclaimer.45Well, I have, (out of curiosity) downloaded foxfire and so I run both ,with firefox my default browser.No Problems with either.I run windows xp home.
maybe it plays up with software not familiar to it............say added firewalls etc???
From An IE7 User, Instead of A Whiner ...
by pmchefalo - 12/15/06 7:11 PM In reply to: Is IE 7 faster & really more secure than IE 6? by den65Actually, IE7 is so innocuous that many people never even notice the difference after a few minutes.
The interface is vastly different, it's true. The back- and forward-arrows are on the upper left, along with the address box. The "Search box" balances the navigation arrows on the right side. These apparently are the tools most people use, since my "unwitting" users never noticed the other changes.
Re the Search box; to activate you hit the magnifying glass icon in the far left corner. It is a bit overburdened; you use it to search the page AND search the Internet. This is a weakness in the interface as far as I'm concerned; FireFox's page search control at the bottom of the app is much easier to use. But in IE7 you can have and select individually multiple search providers, which is a plus.
The links bar is below the nav/address/search bar. You can add icons there for your favorite sites.
The tabs section sits below the links bar. The home page, RSS, printer icons are placed on the right side of the tabs section, and there we also find the page and tools drop-downs that hold many of the old menu commands that folks seem to miss. On the left side of the tabs we find the Favorites and Add Favorites icons. History is hidden in there too, another overburdened usage.
I actually like IE7's tabs implementation. It's easier in the default IE to add a new tab manually than it is in FireFox 2.0.
Having said that, a click on most hot links results in a new IE7 tab; I have had the experience that, with just one IE7 window open, one or another site seems to block another tab from being adding, so links (and therefore the brower) appear to be dead. Opening a new IE7 window solves that problem most of the time; the clicks will open a new tab there.
The browser alternates the instance to which it adds the next tab; this behavior seems a little odd often. However, some apps I use still are sending commands to open new windows rather than new tabs.
The main security advantage offered by IE7 in Windows XP revolves around the anti-phishing analysis tool, which is actually not installed by default. If you do enable it, it analyzes each site you visit for suspicious behavior. This can lead to long loads of some pages.
I actually think that IE7 is a better host for third-party tool bars like the Google or Yahoo toolbar since it is more compact by eliminating the "normal" menu section of the app.
I believe but cannot prove that IE7 is faster to render pages when the anti-phishing tool does not interfere.
The spell checker for forms input in FireFox 2.0 is a feature that I wish IE7 had, that's for sure!
I have yet to have any problems with IE7 installations. The user experience has been fine EXCEPT one tome when the runtime for an old app started causing a security alert, asking for approval to start a "hosted" IE instance within its frame. Although that is perhaps not a bad thing, the uninstallation was simple and harmless.
I would not recommend against IE7; I originally thought I wouldn't like it but have ended up appreciating it more and more as I got used to it.
IE 7
by gba88 - 12/16/06 7:39 AM In reply to: Is IE 7 faster & really more secure than IE 6? by den65Some applications do not support IE 7 which can be a pain in the butt. I tried it and had to uninstall it.
General rule with new Microsoft software - wait AT LEAST 6 months until the bugs are worked out.
IE7 vs IE6
by metsfan100 - 12/16/06 9:33 AM In reply to: Is IE 7 faster & really more secure than IE 6? by den65I installed IE7 when it was included in the windows updates about 2 weeks ago and immediately found my HP Printer would not function properly. Notaably, I could not enlarge the size of the text print other than the smallest type which was too small for me to read. I called IE support and without any discussion they helped me reinstall IE6 and told me to stay with it. I did and I am once again happy with my HP printer. The printer was a basic model 2330. Would like to know if anyone else encountered this difficulty. Thanks. Art
how to reinstal IE 6
by Philcunni - 12/17/06 5:57 AM In reply to: IE7 vs IE6 by metsfan100I installed IE7 and am not real happy with it and was readding where some one installed IE6 with the help of Microsolf and would like to know how. I tryed to and it wouldn't let me as IE7 cause IE7 was the next and suppose to be the best out. Help some one Please.
Phil
Just uninstall IE7...
by John.Wilkinson
- 12/17/06 7:49 AM
In reply to: how to reinstal IE 6 by Philcunni
If you uninstall "Windows Internet Explorer 7" in Add/Remove Programs IE6 will automatically be restored from backup.
Hope this helps,
John
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