Internet Explorer 7 - breath of fresh air ...

[gidon]

Finally tabbed browsing + lots more:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.mspx
Seems fairly stable to me - but early days ...
I know it's not going to convert the Firefox fraternity - but I've never got on with Firefox and always end up back with IE.
Cheers
Gidon

 

[Philly]

Gidon
The latest updates from MS have made my version of IE unstable (as in it crashes when I check my email or this forum) Wonder if that is to force you to upgrade? It is the same on my work PC's, too.
Cheers
Philly

 

[CHJ]

The latest updates from MS have made my version of IE unstable (as in it crashes when I check my email or this forum)

Philly, I have two machines running
I.E Version: 6.0.2900.2180.xpsp_sp2-qdr.050301-1519
OE 6
Outlook 2003
Outlook 2002
and with all available updates and no problems.

But you are not alone See Here

 

[gidon]

Oh dear Philly - hopefully MS will provide a fix soon ...
Cheers
Gidon

 

[Barry Burgess]

Philly There was an update either thursady or friday morning that came through from Microsoft that fixed the problem.
Barry
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[Steve Maskery]

Well I am very unhappy indeed. I tried the Beta, looked good, until I tried to watch Woodworkingchannel.com. No streaming.

Your connection was lost.
To reconnect, click on the link below.
Reconnect Now!

Needless to say, it doesn't reconnect. Unistalling IE7 and going back to IE6 does not resolve the problem. I'm well p'd off.

I want my streaming back!

 

[RogerS]

That's why I gave up being a beta-tester for Microsoft products years ago...oops...sorry..I meant early-adopter of newly released products :twisted:

 

[gidon]

Steve - it works ok for me? Have you tried reinstalling the media player?
Cheers
Gidon

 

[OLD]

Steve try real player file open insert link.
Also dont forget you have a go back on XP.

 

[Steve Maskery]

Also dont forget you have a go back on XP.

Hi OLD

I'm sorry, I don't understand what you mean.

?

 

[OLD]

Its system restore . start-help & support centre - undo changes to your computer with system restore . then chose a date when every thing worked ok ,the system will go back but you will not loose any data you have stored only programs drivers etc .

 

[Steve Maskery]

Hurrah!
OLD, will you marry me?

I'm never, ever, going to install anything again in my life. This is it. Done. Finished. Fossilised.

Thanks very much indeed.

 

[DaveL]

Hurrah!

Yep its a neat trick, one of the best bits of XP.

OLD, will you marry me?

Are we invited to the wedding? :wink:

I'm never, ever, going to install anything again in my life. This is it. Done. Finished. Fossilised.

Until the next time something 'useful' turns up!

 

[OLD]

Its useful:- just to compleat :- control panel-system-system restore and make sure the slider is at max for most restore points then no worries if you change your mind and add applications etc.

 

[Tarkin]

I've been beta testing IE 7 for about 3 months now, and there are more than a few bugs in it, but then it is only a beta. Biggest gripe is its sluggishness to respond when a browser window is first opened, althgouh I've had no trouble with streaming like Steve has, a random conflict perhaps? Biggest surprise is that it's only crashed twice in 3 months of heavy use!!!! :shock: I think I may just be a lucky sun of a b***h though! Overall, It's a big impovment on IE6 and is better (just) than Firefox IMO. Hopefully with the alpha version, it will be nice and smooth...Somehow I think not!

 

[Argee]

Have you seen this tribute to BG?

Ray.

 

[woodshavings]

Ray, thats brilliant!!!!

 

[RogerS]

Biggest gripe is its sluggishness to respond when a browser window is first opened,

And when booting up.

Roger wakes up. Fires up PC. Yawn. Switches on kettle. Booted yet? Yawn. Wait for kettle to boil. Make coffee. Finished booting? Yup..Now loading all the anti-nasty stuff. OK..let's go and drink the coffee. Yawn. Ummm.still booting that pesky spyware stuff. Wonder what's on TV tonight...ho hum...you done yet, computer?

Roger wakes up in mac-land. Fires up Mac. Switches on kettle. Logs on to ukworkshop forum. :wink: :lol:

 

[Chris Knight]

Roger,
Windows will fire up extremely quickly - as long as you run it on a Mac!

I have a few Windows programs I still need to use but I run then under Parallels on my MacBook Pro and because I don't load the virtual machine with all the ant-virus and anti-spyware stuff and the zillion startup files I used with the PC, Windows XP boots up in a blink.

 

[RogerS]

Chris

That's very interesting...parallels. Must confess that I'd missed this..and maybe the excuse I need to get an Intel based mac!

Does Cutlist work?

Mind you...I'd then have to buy a completely new set of Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop..........