Internet Explorer 7

Internet Explorer

Hardly worth the trouble.

by: Cheapster on 18-Oct-2006 07:04:14 PM

Pros: First IE update in years. Finally has a tabbed UI, and isn't as full of security holes.

Cons: Too little too late. There's nothing here to lure away users who have already switched to Firefox or Opera.

The interface is awkward and poorly laid out. Uses much more memory than its predecessor, doesn't always work properly with some sites or utilities.

If you're happy with Firefox, or even IE6, this new version of IE isn't going to change your life. Give MS a couple of more months to issue all the inevitable platches and updates before downloading this one...

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Internet Explorer

They took five years to give us this...?

by: Joe M on 18-Oct-2006 06:58:00 PM

Pros: Updated interface, fast, more secure than earlier version.

Cons: Not entirely stable, even now that it's no longer in beta. Doesn't play nice with some web sites that are IE "optimized", or utilities like Gmail Notifier or Yahoo mail. Still not W3C standards compliant.

Too little, too late, but hey... At least MS woke up from a loooooong time asleep at the wheel.

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Internet Explorer

Problems

by: HuDu on 18-Oct-2006 06:50:56 PM

Pros: Tabs, improved security, and printing options are long overdue, but welcome. Zoom feature is nice, loading and browsing are very quick.

Cons: Clumsy interface, with navigation buttons and menus on opposite sides.

Worse, however, is after I installed it, Flash content stopped working. I reinstalled Flash, still nothing. I removed IE7 and reverted back to version 6, still no good. Did a system restore, still no remedy.

Looks like the only way to get my PC back to its former healthy state is to reformat and reload... and I think I have IE7 to thank for that.

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Internet Explorer

Stay far far away

by: knock_out_uk2002 on 19-Oct-2006 04:50:21 AM

Pros: Brought internet explorer closer to the leading browsers in theory, with tabbed browsing and added security.

Cons: Ruined my system, granted yes at first i was almost impressed by the new and improved internet explorer, but then the problems started.

At first ran fine, then after reboot, i got the same welcome message and options, not allowing me to open the dropdown menus no matter what i tried. But stil i carried on. Then components stopped working and sites i had been able to access would no longer load properly, eventualy got to a stage i could no longer stand it and tried to remove it, which actually caused more harm than good.

I tried to locate it from the control panel no luck, tried to use uninstaller software like tuneup utilities, no luck. Search the entire computer for a removal file, found it in a kind of unexpected location being hidden in the windows folder opposed to in program files, ran it reboot when promted, and loaded system back up to find the ***** thing was stil there. So i tried system restore after system restore to no avail.

Ultimately i had to reformat my pc/laptop to remove to ***** thing as microsoft were useless in aiding to rid myself of this trouble some piece of software(they were helpful though when i had issues with windows one live care or whatever they call it). After all that effort i finally was able to get back to using IE6sp2 and using netscape 8.1 and others for my needs. If it was not for my external hard drive carrying install files, documents and other files and programs that i use, i would have lost everything,i dont use backup software had bad experience so i just back up my files folders and documents i want,the way i want.

Ultimately stick to opera, mozilla, firefox, netscape for your main browser and user IE6sp2 for updates only.

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Internet Explorer

Hmmm....

by: computerjuvenile on 19-Oct-2006 08:20:38 AM

Pros: I like the addition of tabs to the browser. Many of the features seem to use concepts drawn from Firefox 2 and Opera. It seems faster than it did before. The built in RSS feed is a nice addition along with the multiple tab viewer. I like how you can easily create new tabs but hitting the little button on the far right tab.

Cons: I suppose the most annoying thing for me, is the fact that there is no refresh button. You manually have to right click on the tab of the page and do a refresh.

Why are the back and forward buttons on the opposite side of the screen from the home button. And you can't really move anything around. It all just adds to awkwardness of the interface. It always creates new windows, which is odd because the default setting is to open it in new tabs. It doesn't seem to work really well.

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