Internet Explorer 7 final version released
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yup it finally out, but doubt it'll make a big impact here since i know many of u are firefox users.
so far, reviews wasn't so good i heard. something about ClearType. -
does all ie auto update to this latest version?
and can i install both older ver. and new one in same comp?
cannot stand this browser wars sia, 5 years ago it was already very bad, and it gets worse every year.
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IE 7 still did not fix IE6's bug of sudden shutting down.
When I use IE7 to visit sites with odd scripts, it will still shut down and a window asking me to report to ms will come out.
Haix, no problem with FF or Opera -
firefox user here.
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FF sometimes if gt error will hide it from the user. this i abit dun like.Originally posted by chenc:IE 7 still did not fix IE6's bug of sudden shutting down.
When I use IE7 to visit sites with odd scripts, it will still shut down and a window asking me to report to ms will come out.
Haix, no problem with FF or Opera
at least it handles png well enough, and definitely more popular den IE7 as of now.
but still for me, its a terrible headache.
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Yup. Sad to say, FF still ran into scripts it cannot process at all. and it will keep quiet and show users the wrong layout or un-clickable tabs.Originally posted by Ito_^:FF sometimes if gt error will hide it from the user. this i abit dun like.
at least it handles png well enough, and definitely more popular den IE7 as of now.
but still for me, its a terrible headache. -
older IE should be able to auto update to this version. provided u are using windows XP. IE 7 comes with windows Vista as well, but with more functions.Originally posted by Ito_^:does all ie auto update to this latest version?
and can i install both older ver. and new one in same comp?
cannot stand this browser wars sia, 5 years ago it was already very bad, and it gets worse every year.
never tried having 2 versions of IE in my com before, not sure whether it can be done or not? alternately u can just uninstall the new version and install back the old version. -
darn... i need the old one juz in case.Originally posted by Gordonator:older IE should be able to auto update to this version. provided u are using windows XP. IE 7 comes with windows Vista as well, but with more functions.
never tried having 2 versions of IE in my com before, not sure whether it can be done or not? alternately u can just uninstall the new version and install back the old version.
guess ill wait till it gets popular first ba.. -
Heard some news that IE6 might be auto updated to be IE7, if the user is running XP. Windows 2000 users and below, no worries. You will be stuck with that buggy, full of holes, unsecured IE6. MS has no plans to upgrade you.
And you can't run 2 different versions of IE. If it gets upgraded, it can't be downgraded. As per every version of Windows. Unless you know how. It's troublesome.
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Yeah... had this problem with one antivirus website.Originally posted by chenc:Yup. Sad to say, FF still ran into scripts it cannot process at all. and it will keep quiet and show users the wrong layout or un-clickable tabs.
And if you are addons, it's lagi worse. Disable it sometimes still don't work properly. -
Really going to give MS F9.
It's confirmed that they are upgrading users who are using XP SP2, 2003, and 64-bit edition of XP.
Damn MS, it's even rated as a high priority update. I don't even need it.
Now, I have upgrade and call MS because of their dumb anti-piracy policies.
http://www.sgforums.com/?action=thread_display&thread_id=215907
And don't even think of downgrading. Once you update XP to SP2, there doesn't seem to have a way to downgrade to XP SP1.
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meaning to say each time one log on to the net, the default webpage will be automactically redirected to one telling us to update right?Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:Heard some news that IE6 might be auto updated to be IE7, if the user is running XP.
if we don't click upgrade, we can still use older version of IE right? -
never auto leh. still the same.
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Too late liao lah.
A lot of people have jumped ship to Mojilla.
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Yeah... today tio it.Originally posted by Gordonator:meaning to say each time one log on to the net, the default webpage will be automactically redirected to one telling us to update right?
if we don't click upgrade, we can still use older version of IE right?
But I ignore the update, so it never got upgraded.
If you are working for a company, just watch out for it. Some companies turn automatic updates on for XP, so you die die have to update. -
Singapore is slower than US lor...Originally posted by Ito_^:never auto leh. still the same.
Anyway, it will just roll out. Maybe just select on custom updates to avoid it. Turn off automatic updates also. -
we can't postpone the inevitable. sooner or later majority will be using IE7 since it will come together with Windows Vista.
alternately, one can just install it and continue using firefox. -
I am intending to do just that...Originally posted by Gordonator:we can't postpone the inevitable. sooner or later majority will be using IE7 since it will come together with Windows Vista.
alternately, one can just install it and continue using firefox. -
Good news. Can rollback to IE6 if you don't like IE7.
Internet Explorer 7 will replace Internet Explorer 6 on a userÂ’s machine. However, users may roll back to Internet Explorer 6 by uninstalling Internet Explorer 7 via the Windows Control Panel Add/Remove Programs utility.
Microsoft Announcement -
too get use to firefox ... dont think will try or upgrade my IE
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Most people who use Firefox don't really go back to Microsoft unless they really need to view those pathetic this-website-is-best-viewed-in-IE pages. -
Still, 1 thing that did not totally get me over to the FF's side is why its browser requires so much processes memory. It keep going up very fast. sometimes even peaking 100mb
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Its OK. Still behind FF and opera. Stick to FF 2.0/1.5
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Most websites which say this are actually OK with Firefox. Most of them do render correctly in Firefox and other browsers.Originally posted by Parka: Most people who use Firefox don't really go back to Microsoft unless they really need to view those pathetic this-website-is-best-viewed-in-IE pages.
The only one that says This website is best viewed with IE and doesn't load is Microsoft's website.
Try typing in Windows Update into Opera or Firefox, and you end up with an error.
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Yes that is a concern. Doesn't happen with opera though.Originally posted by chenc:Still, 1 thing that did not totally get me over to the FF's side is why its browser requires so much processes memory. It keep going up very fast. sometimes even peaking 100mb
My experience with browsers so far is:
Opera - fast, innovative, but doesn't play well with some websites.
Firefox - fast, loads of extensions, but takes up too much memory.
IE - Uh - it's fast, doesn't seem to take as much memory as FF (though it is hard to tell coz of the way IE works) but very much behind in terms of finctionality.