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budtugley Senior Member One man's trash can be the next man's treasure. 1187 Posts 1/04	Posted - Oct 24 2006 : 3:54PM Anybody using this new Microsoft browser? It supposedly has antiphishing technology, an RSS reader, built-in tabbed browsing, and a re-designed Favorites Center. You have to have Windows XP Service Pack 2, but it runs on older IE6 code and most folks know how slow Microsoft is in patching security holes in IE 6. It still hasn't complied with current web standards like Firefox or Opera. 2 1/2 years of development for this? Apparently, Microsoft wants to tempt people to switch to the new Microsoft Vista operating system the newest version was released last week, Windows Vista RC2 build 5744. Hey, it only costs $399. Expect another interim build before the final version is released sometime in early 2007. Internet Explorer 7 will be part of Microsoft Vista. Any brave soul out there try IE 7 yet? [Link]
BigBobxxx Senior Member 2681 Posts 5/04	Posted - Oct 24 2006 : 5:01PM I just hope I DON'T accidentally install it when I do my updates. If given the choice, I'm sticking with IE6 (a devil I know and seem to have tamed :) Hopefully, this won't be one of those "updates" that will nag you forever because you chose not to install it [Link]
RandomPrecision Senior Member Enjoy! 8175 Posts 3/06	Posted - Oct 24 2006 : 5:53PM budtugley wrote: Anybody using this new Microsoft browser? It supposedly has antiphishing technology, an RSS reader, built-in tabbed browsing, and a re-designed Favorites Center. You have to have Windows XP Service Pack 2, but it runs on older IE6 code and most folks know how slow Microsoft is in patching security holes in IE 6. It still hasn't complied with current web standards like Firefox or Opera. 2 1/2 years of development for this? Apparently, Microsoft wants to tempt people to switch to the new Microsoft Vista operating system the newest version was released last week, Windows Vista RC2 build 5744. Hey, it only costs $399. Expect another interim build before the final version is released sometime in early 2007. Internet Explorer 7 will be part of Microsoft Vista. Any brave soul out there try IE 7 yet? Click to expand Still using IE 6 here....and will continue to until I can't use it anymore or 7 does something I need that 6 won't do. I'll NEVER pay $399 for software! I don't care how much R&D cost. That could still easily be absorbed (simply by virtue of the fact that millions will buy it) without charging people an arm and a leg for an OS. The next time I upgrade my OS will probably be the next time I buy a computer. [Link]
skronker Notable Legendary Icon Scopophiliac 9780 Posts 9/02	Posted - Oct 24 2006 : 5:56PM I didn't know Explorer was even a viable thing anymore. [Link]
Drew Black broken crankshaft 8009 Posts 9/99	Posted - Oct 24 2006 : 6:50PM It's still 60% of all internet browser activity. [Link]

oatmeal Meat Popsicle Seeking Beauty 1738 Posts 8/04	Posted - Oct 24 2006 : 7:05PM I have IE 7 on my PC but the interface is clunky, particularly the tool bars that you are not able to reposition. I stopped using IE because of the security threats and became addicted to Firefox. Firefox 1.5 is good but I've upgraded to try Firefox Beta 2.0 RC2. I love the integrated spell checking but a few of my favourite extensions (now called Add-ons) haven't been updated to work with it yet. [Link]
Bill All-Star Member 5334 Posts 6/00	Posted - Oct 24 2006 : 7:26PM I have version 7 installed on my machine. I only use it when I have a problem displaying a video file using Firefox. [Link]
Flash Golden Age Classic 11018 Posts 5/01	Posted - Oct 25 2006 : 12:13AM I'm using it, I like it better than 6, the buttons take up less space giving more display room and you can have several home pages, which I like, each one opens in a new tab. Now all my first view sites (ADT, Davis DVD, TV Shows on DVD) all load upon opening IE. [Link]
Joey Starr Senior Member Still wanking after all these years. 8082 Posts 10/00	Posted - Oct 25 2006 : 7:49AM I only use Safari on my Macs and Firefox on PCs at the office. I do keep Explorer because some dumb sites won't display properly with browsers other than Microsoft Explorer. [Link]
Harry Joystick Member 740 Posts 8/02	Posted - Oct 25 2006 : 6:13PM I installed IE 7 out of desperation. IE 6 kept locking up on many web sites, I believe it's ActiveX related. I couldn't even go to Windows Update without IE 6 hanging. It looks kinda cool so far. If it screws my browser up even more I can always reformat, which is what I was trying to avoid. [Link]
BigBobxxx Senior Member 2681 Posts 5/04	Posted - Nov 2 2006 : 7:49AM Well, it's happened. IE 7 was the "critical update" this morning. Fortunately, I caught it and didn't install it. Clicked on "don't show me this update again." Now we'll see how the nagging goes. [Link]
pinc_noiz Deactivated User 758 Posts 6/05	Posted - Nov 2 2006 : 10:00AM critical indeed: IE7 address-bar issues p_n [Link]
SomeJoe7777 New Member 2 Posts 11/06	Posted - Nov 19 2006 : 10:38AM I've been using IE7 since the beta stage and have been very impressed. It's a far better browser than IE6 (at least from a user interface perspective). By the way, I know we have a lot of Firefox users here, but just so you know, Firefox isn't all it's cracked up to be. Check out the following: Firefox Myths - SomeJoe7777 [Link]
croy Platinum Member Discovry 4574 Posts 3/04	Posted - Nov 19 2006 : 10:29PM The myth of Firefox and Mozilla is silly. It makes no difference in usage and the two entities make it clear they are seperate. IE 7 isn't as flexible as Firefox. Some extentions cost money. The one thing I do like is the tab that gives me large thumbnails of my other tabs. [Link]
Bornyo Deactivated Member 803 Posts 12/04	Posted - Nov 19 2006 : 11:01PM SomeJoe7777 wrote: I've been using IE7 since the beta stage and have been very impressed. It's a far better browser than IE6 (at least from a user interface perspective). By the way, I know we have a lot of Firefox users here, but just so you know, Firefox isn't all it's cracked up to be. Check out the following: Firefox Myths - SomeJoe7777 Click to expand Ye wouldn't be an opera user now, would ye? [Link]

MASAMUNE Senior Member 1452 Posts 12/04	Posted - Nov 20 2006 : 9:13PM I have it- I love the new "tabs" feature which is very useful when browsing picture galleries. 2 Thumbs up for IE7 edited: I don't use any other web browsers. Are there any that have this same "tabs" ability as IE7??? Edited by - masamune on 11/20/2006 9:16:48 PM [Link]
croy Platinum Member Discovry 4574 Posts 3/04	Posted - Nov 20 2006 : 10:28PM Opera, then Firefox have long had the tabs feature. IE's does not manipulate as easily. Nor can you bring back prematurely closed tabs, rather you must open them back up again. I hate the way IE7 makes me add new search engines. Frightfully inelegant. [Link]
Redish Poetic Moderator Long and Cursive road to the Ivory Pagoda in the province of Loraine 4076 Posts 12/03	Posted - Nov 20 2006 : 10:33PM Bill wrote: I have version 7 installed on my machine. I only use it when I have a problem displaying a video file using Firefox. Click to expand Cosign +1 [Link]
SomeJoe7777 New Member 2 Posts 11/06	Posted - Nov 20 2006 : 11:20PM Bornyo wrote: Ye wouldn't be an opera user now, would ye? Click to expand I've used IE6/7 and Firefox extensively, but have yet to experiment with Opera. After reviewing some sites that have discussed it, I'm probably going to download it and try it out, if I ever get time. By the way, I'm of course not saying that IE7 is the perfect browser (far from it). It's just that I don't think Firefox is either. [Link]
vodka tonic coolest cucumber who 1243 Posts 11/02	Posted - Nov 25 2006 : 12:43PM I installed it yesterday evening and I like it. Nothing much different, but the toolbar is thinner, which gives more space for the various websites. Likely because of this, text fonts look clunkier, but that's okay. Also, since I now have the choice of integrating my favourite searh engine into the regular toolbar, I could get rid of my google toolbar, which was taking even more space out of my screen. So far, so good. [Link]

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