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 Mar 22 2009, 10:28 AM
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 Hail Groovicus!  Group: Site Admin Posts: 7,900 Joined: 5-June 04 From: Centerville, SD Member No.: 689  |
IE8 download Just a note, Windows 7 is not quite ready for IE8, which is not surprising considering that Windows 7 is not even a release candidate yet. Microsoft has decided to move their parsing engine more towards a standards compliant model which once again will put them in the unenviable position of "dammed if you do, dammed if you don't". They are "dammed if you do" because some websites are not going to work properly. That is not Microsoft's fault; that is the fault of the developer who chose to not create web pages that consisted of properly formed and validated HTML. Here is a blog post that sums it up quite nicely: IE8 Blog One of my favorite features is Web Slices: QUOTE Using Web Slices, you can keep up with frequently updated sites directly from the new Favorites Bar. If a Web Slice is available on a page, a green Web Slices icon will appear in the upper-right hand corner of the browser.
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Mar 22 2009, 11:37 AM
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 Bleepin Elf Group: Study Hall Admin Posts: 2,312 Joined: 11-November 04 From: Missouri, USA Member No.: 4,912 |
For those of you using Spybot Search & Destroy's Immunize features and/or Spyware Blaster or IE-SPYADS, you may want to read the following article written by Corrine at Security Garden before installing IE8.
QUOTE There is high CPU usage if you use SpyBot Search and Destroy with Immunization. The response by Eric Law, MSFT, was provided in following her report at Internet Explorer 8 Final Available Now: @Donna: We have determined that there is a problem with the SpyBot Search and Destroy "innoculate" feature which puts 10000 domains in the restricted sites list. *** It's possible that this might be causing the performance problems on startup that some folks are reporting here. *** Similarly, IE8 will not load fast or it will hang if restricted sites exist in the IE Restricted Sites zone, e.g. using IE-SPYAD or Spyware Blaster. Source: http://securitygarden.blogspot.com/2009/03...-donts-and.html -------------------- I cemna prestar aen. Han mathon ne nen. Han mathon ne chae. A han noston ne 'wilith. - Galadriel
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Mar 22 2009, 12:31 PM
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 Forum Addict Group: Global Moderator Posts: 23,292 Joined: 11-April 04 From: Chicago, Il. Member No.: 113 |
Oh Joy! Oh rapture unforeseen!
I will stick with Firefox. John -------------------- Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one should be silent.
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Mar 22 2009, 01:01 PM
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Hail Groovicus! Group: Site Admin Posts: 7,900 Joined: 5-June 04 From: Centerville, SD Member No.: 689 |
QUOTE Oh Joy! Oh rapture unforeseen! I'm happy you're happy. That is what I live for. -------------------- |
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Mar 22 2009, 03:15 PM
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Indecisive Lurker Group: Members Posts: 1,232 Joined: 14-February 08 From: A galaxy far, far away... Member No.: 190,231 |
QUOTE Oh Joy! Oh rapture unforeseen! I was about to say that was a Bioshock reference. I guess I'll be sticking with my inferior IE6 for a while then (foolish me) 
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Mar 22 2009, 03:21 PM
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Is this giong to be a Windows Update for Vista in the future.
I don't want IE8 so I'll have to change my update settings if it is. |
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 Mar 22 2009, 08:27 PM
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 Who is running the store? Group: Members Posts: 2,326 Joined: 26-November 05 From: Tampa Bay Area, Florida, USA Member No.: 42,052 |
QUOTE(groovicus @ Mar 22 2009, 11:28 AM)  Since this seems to have been missed, IE8 was released last Thursday: Hey groovicus - It was somewhat mentioned Thrusday the 19th on BC, h e r e by roc1911. --------------------  I know you think you understand what you thought I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant! |
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Mar 22 2009, 08:29 PM
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Who is running the store? Group: Members Posts: 2,326 Joined: 26-November 05 From: Tampa Bay Area, Florida, USA Member No.: 42,052 |
QUOTE(MishY @ Mar 22 2009, 04:21 PM) Is this giong to be a Windows Update for Vista in the future. I don't want IE8 so I'll have to change my update settings if it is. Good question, MishY - on another board, one user stated that she had gotten it through automatic update, so it would appear that your concern is warranted. -------------------- I know you think you understand what you thought I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant! |
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Mar 22 2009, 10:49 PM
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 Bleeping Big Rig Group: BC Advisor Posts: 1,897 Joined: 23-January 06 From: Huddleston, VA USA (Home Sweet Home) Member No.: 51,954 |
No notice of a Vista Auto update thus far, I saw the release at /. but paid little attention since it was Friday and i do updates on Saturday and Sunday (more time online), but when I checked the updates last night there wasn't one.
reason for edit: bleeping touchpad is touchy This post has been edited by BlackSpyder: Mar 22 2009, 10:54 PM --------------------  You can't bash an eMachine until you've owned one, then you just use a baseball bat. |
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Mar 25 2009, 10:34 AM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 7 Joined: 19-February 09 Member No.: 297,762 |
 it screw w spywareblaster...
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Mar 26 2009, 08:24 AM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 18-September 08 From: Gloucestershire Member No.: 239,608 |
Having installed IE8 I now find that sites using Java will no longer load. I cannot find a solution to this.
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Mar 27 2009, 10:34 AM
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Forum Addict Group: Members Posts: 3,915 Joined: 14-April 06 Member No.: 64,042 |
http://www.techweb.com/article/showArticle...mp;section=News IE8 Users Downgrade To Explorer 7 Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 appears to be losing market share, even though the browser has been on the market for less than a week. As of 8:00 am Monday, IE8 -- released Thursday -- held 1.86% of the browser market, down from a high of 2.59% on Sunday, according to market watcher Net Applications. The most likely reason for the decline is that early adopters of IE8 are switching back to the more familiar, and --at this point -- reliable Explorer 7 browser. Entire article in link above |
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Mar 29 2009, 09:21 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 586 Joined: 12-September 06 From: Northern Ohio Member No.: 85,011 |
IMHO. I never auto update anything. I like to pick and choose what I down load. I'm going to keep I.E. 7 until all the bugs are out of 8. (XP-PRO-3)
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