Browsers forum: What do you like/dislike about Internet Explorer 7?

There's a virus that does that, not saying you have the virus, just FYI.

Installation - 0 problems
Stability - 0 problems, better than IE6
Learning curve (new/changed stuff) - 15 min max.
What I like - Faster, cleaner, tabs, text resolution, improved zoom capabilities.
What I don't like - moved/changed my refresh button!

I have an hp psc 1215 and I use Firefox which is far better than IE.
I downloaded IE7 just for curiousity. Since then the HP director didn't load.
When I unistalled HP7 it worked again.

I just switched over today. I like the look but I don't know about the other stuff yet. I am not very computer savy so I don't like to clike a lot of buttons for fear I will screw things up. I am getting a little worried tho, after reading some of the other comments I am afraid I made a mistake switching. Anyone want to tell me there is nothing to be afraid of? Please!

Running fully undated XP/SP2. I downloaded the Yahoo version. Now my system is running at about 1/2 the speed it had before. Also I can not open attachments or run Program downloads. System tells me " Windows cannot access the specified device, path or field. What happens if I uninstall the Yahoo version?

Slowed things down to a slug's pace. When I uninstalled IE 7 it automatically went back to IE 6x.

i really am confused about the controls of the new ie i like the ie tabs but when i tried to open it just after i had installed the program and everything the stupid thing froze and i couldn't do anything until i used the task manager and ended the task. I'm really surprised im still using windows after all the failures microsoft has.

With version 6, I could right click on the left arrow icon at the top left corner of the screen and I would get a long list of previous screens. I could click on any item in the list to go all the way back to that point. With version 7, I have to keep clicking the "back" (left arrow) icon over and over and over again to go back many steps.

Like everyone else who first installed IE7 the format took some getting used to, but it grows on you. But now I am going back to IE6 as I am getting tired of having to disable my cookie settings in my firewall each time I navigate to a page that requires a log-in. This occurs even after setting everything to accept cookies from these sites. Even when changing pages within a site I have to log-in again. Does anyone else have this problem?


So back to IE6 I go and hopefully these problems will get fixed, or someone has an idea on how to fix this problem because it is very annoying. I do like the tabs and the look so hope something will work.

need to wipe the entire temp file.

It took me awhile to get used to the tabbed browsing and I'm still having a hard time getting used to that but I have the most problems with the cookie issus the previous poster was talking about. I take college classes online and every time I navigate away from the page and go back I have to change the cookie settings. I have to re-log in again and it is a pain for me. I don't like the placement of the HOME button either, it's too far away from the address bar for me. I like the that the favorites and history files are all compressed into the sidebar but it took me a bit to locate the history at first. I will keep using it to see if I can adjust but I don't like the cookie thing at all.

The switch to IE7 is just the same as getting used to the new version of almost any complex New Thing - software, TV Remotes, Cars, etc etc. I have not experienced the problems that you and many others have reported.

I believe that computers (the combination of Hardware and Software) are, next to human beings) are the most complex things in the world. The permutations and combinations of any mix of hardware and software and the way in which that mix is used, makes each computer installation different from almost every other one. Again - another comparison might be: if 100 people used the same cooking recipe and the wsame equipment, the results would slightly different in each case. How otherwise could it be possible that in this, and almost every other discussion of computer topics, people seem to experience widely differing results and take diametrically opposing, and often violently different views.

In the case of the 'cookie problem', I suspect the difficulties that anyone may experience will lie in the interactions between Browser, Firewall, and Antivirus/antispam/antimalware, etc etc etc.

Additionally, I find that on the whole, discussions (whether on the internet, Political Debates, etc etc) usualy involve people with dis-satisfactions or negative experiences, while people who are generally satisfied tend to avoid the discussion and get on with other things.

I cannot diagnose your particular problems, and I do have one or two of my own with IE7, but I expect to be able to solve them in time, either by myself, or through someone else who is probably smarter than me whose experience and solutions will also work for me. Good luck, and don't give up on IE7, Arthur

Hope you can help me. I too tried IE7 & am having problems like when I try to log in to certain sites, IE7 automatically closes & I'm back to my desktop. I removed IE7, went back to IE6 but I have to shut off my Automatic Updates or it will automatically put IE7 back on my PC. Then I get a ballon in my taskbar saying "Your computer may be at risk. Turn on Automatic Updates". How can I use IE6 & still have my Automatic Updates turned on with no ballon in the taskbar? Can you email me at, w_dawes@bellsouth.net with your answer? Thanks so very much, William.

There is a way to have IE6 and Security Centre working properly with automatic updates (if you want that) and Windows Update to move IE7 from Express updates to Custom updates so it doesn't keep downloading as a critical/Express update: After I had removed IE7, Windows Update downloaded it again as an Express update. You have to then press Install. The IE7 Wizard then appears and you press Do Not Install, IE7 then disappears to Custom Update area, IE6 is OK and Auto updates work (without downloading IE7).

I like to find stuff on the page and cannot for the life of me find the "search/find" button. It's normally under the Edit menu. Can someone tell me where's the "find & search" button? As for the refresh button, it doesn't bother me too much, just a little change you have to get used to.