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EatChex89

31-01-2006 15:10:28

It was on slashdot, but disappeared.

[edit]I found the article!

[quote8b04f01fc0="Slashdot"]Microsoft has just made available their latest beta preview build of their Internet Explorer 7.0 web browser. New features such as tabbed browsing and RSS subscription are summarized in an animated tour. MS welcomes feedback at the Internet Explorer 7 newsgroup." There's also a Channel 9 interview available, as well as commentary on the IEBlog. Update 01/31 1958 GMT by Z prostoalex wrote in with a link to a review of the release at PC Magazine.[/quote8b04f01fc0]

arrow Article Link[=http//slashdot.org/articles/06/01/31/1852206.shtml]arrow Article Link

Anyway, here's the link.

arrow IE 7 Beta 2[=http//www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/ie7/ie7betaredirect.mspx] arrow IE 7 Beta 2

tylerc

31-01-2006 15:20:08

YAY.....?

ajrock2000

31-01-2006 15:27:25

It looks sweet...

mrwzk

31-01-2006 15:27:27

people still use internet explorer?

ajrock2000

31-01-2006 15:27:54

wtf is up that lame genuine copy of windows check when I try to install it?

EatChex89

31-01-2006 15:28:00

[quote4f643c925f="mrwzk"]people still use internet explorer?[/quote4f643c925f]

i use it on occasion

Wolfeman

31-01-2006 15:30:01

[quote50c6206782="ajrock2000"]wtf is up that lame genuine copy of windows check when I try to install it?[/quote50c6206782]

You have to have a real copy of XP to d/l or update windows now...

justinag06

31-01-2006 15:30:35

[quote8e435459c1="mrwzk"]people still use internet explorer?[/quote8e435459c1]

most people do

and if they don't have firefox already, they have few reasons to switch from IE now.

ajrock2000

31-01-2006 15:30:46

I lost my xp cd a long time ago, the copy I have now is deff not legit. (

turpentinedreams

31-01-2006 15:51:56

write down one of the keys off a school computer and use that.
or call them and tell them you lost it
problem solved

Gooogler

31-01-2006 16:26:17

I think I'm gonna stick with firefox.

Wolfeman

31-01-2006 16:28:15

IE is just for offers so I'll check it out...

Gooogler

31-01-2006 16:30:56

Good point, I guess I will too.

EatChex89

31-01-2006 16:49:10

the only real improvement is the tabbed browsing.

Kidd

31-01-2006 16:52:29

i like firefox 100x more

Wolfeman

31-01-2006 16:52:53

[quoted925684b1c="Kidd"]i like firefox 100x more[/quoted925684b1c]

IAWTC

noojerz

31-01-2006 17:24:36

looks like they are using firefox for a guide

nusqax

31-01-2006 19:00:02

[quotec129649c5b="noojerz"]looks like they are using firefox for a guide[/quotec129649c5b]
true, but they've added more features that are pretty nice. i have to say; this is pretty nice.

Wolfeman

31-01-2006 19:02:11

Its still isn't nearly as good as Firefox or Opera and is doing the usually MS thing of stealing from innovators and calling it their own...

johnjimjones

31-01-2006 19:02:55

I only use IE to view ythmn links.

nusqax

31-01-2006 19:07:59

[quote3286a8b322="Wolfeman"]Its still isn't nearly as good as Firefox or Opera and is doing the usually MS thing of stealing from innovators and calling it their own...[/quote3286a8b322]
maybe.

but theres one feature that i REALLY like about ie7. and thats quick tabs. what it does is makes a small screenshot of each of the tabs and puts them next to each other, so you can have a visual of all of your tabs ('crtl + q' for those who didnt know). maybe firefox has this and i didnt realize it, but i like it a lot.

http//reviews.cnet.com/i/ss/iexp/31454661_SS2_440.jpg[" alt=""/img3286a8b322]

EatChex89

31-01-2006 19:09:00

[quotecc6391dce6="nusqax"][quotecc6391dce6="Wolfeman"]Its still isn't nearly as good as Firefox or Opera and is doing the usually MS thing of stealing from innovators and calling it their own...[/quotecc6391dce6]
maybe.

but theres one feature that i REALLY like about ie7. and thats quick tabs. what it does is makes a small screenshot of each of the tabs and puts them next to each other, so you can have a visual of all of your tabs ('crtl + q' for those who didnt know). maybe firefox has this and i didnt realize it, but i like it a lot.

http//reviews.cnet.com/i/ss/iexp/31454661_SS2_440.jpg[" alt=""/imgcc6391dce6][/quotecc6391dce6]

nope firefox doesn't have that.. but yea that's a pretty cool feature.

nusqax

31-01-2006 19:10:25

[quote3a79081dda="EatChex89"][quote3a79081dda="nusqax"][quote3a79081dda="Wolfeman"]Its still isn't nearly as good as Firefox or Opera and is doing the usually MS thing of stealing from innovators and calling it their own...[/quote3a79081dda]
maybe.

but theres one feature that i REALLY like about ie7. and thats quick tabs. what it does is makes a small screenshot of each of the tabs and puts them next to each other, so you can have a visual of all of your tabs ('crtl + q' for those who didnt know). maybe firefox has this and i didnt realize it, but i like it a lot.

http//reviews.cnet.com/i/ss/iexp/31454661_SS2_440.jpg[" alt=""/img3a79081dda][/quote3a79081dda]

nope firefox doesn't have that.. but yea that's a pretty cool feature.[/quote3a79081dda]
microsoft might have actually done something right for once. hmm..go figure.

justinag06

31-01-2006 19:15:37

[quote5de3b8b874="Wolfeman"]Its still isn't nearly as good as Firefox or Opera and is doing the usually MS thing of stealing from innovators and calling it their own...[/quote5de3b8b874]

yeah I totally agree here

I prefer firefox too

i was just saying the majority of the public doesn't know or care to switch to firefox

fashionjunkee

31-01-2006 19:18:06

Downloaded it, hated it.

Gooogler

31-01-2006 19:20:03

People don't know what they are missing out on. Firefox blows ie away.

i blame history

31-01-2006 19:53:51

i have honestly tried to use firefox, but i just cant get into it. i cant stand it. i just prefer the browser that i have used for the past 8 years. i have had no problems with IE at all.

tylerc

31-01-2006 19:56:02

No problems like pop-ups, spyware, or general security issues?

Aurelius

31-01-2006 20:00:28

i personally always found IE a lot slower than firefox, maybe just my local settings or do other people find mozilla faster?

Wolfeman

31-01-2006 20:07:58

There is a plugin for Firefox that does that tab thumbnail thing. I just think its a gimicky thing. Firefox is faster and more secure and I love all the extensions...

JUNIOR6886

31-01-2006 20:17:11

I havent strayed from IE and dont think i ever will. I used firefox at a friends house and i must say its insanely overated. roll

i blame history

31-01-2006 20:34:05

[quote434fb33913="tylerc"]No problems like pop-ups, spyware, or general security issues?[/quote434fb33913]

nope, not at all. i do have mcafee on my computer, though, and it has been completely problem free its whole life. its a dinosaur of a laptop, purchased in january of ligaspli 2004.... heh.

Veek

11-02-2006 10:15:51

[quote84d7c19ca9="fashionjunkee"]Downloaded it, hated it.[/quote84d7c19ca9]

What did you hate about it? I'm thinking I want to get it, but make something about it that irks you will irk me.

turpentinedreams

11-02-2006 10:28:36

people don't know what they are missing with opera.
god damn.

Veek

11-02-2006 11:29:38

Okay, so I installed it but for some reason the font...looks a liiiiiitle different. I mean, it's the same font and everything, but it looks...a tad tad bit soft. I'm not sure.

turpentinedreams

11-02-2006 11:47:52

everyone in the world needs to turn on cleartype in xp
if you don't know what that is i will make a walkthrough

Veek

11-02-2006 11:59:23

[quote7acf39a63c="turpentinedreams"]everyone in the world needs to turn on cleartype in xp
if you don't know what that is i will make a walkthrough[/quote7acf39a63c]

You mean this http//www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/cleartype.mspx

I guess I should have done that.

Anyway, the browser looked pretty good. It is a little bit different as they removed pretty much all the stuff people don't use and added the new stuff people are now using RSS button, tabs, etc. etc. It was decent, and it's a look and style people can easily get used to.

EatChex89

11-02-2006 17:13:24

firefox has been acting up lately on my main machine, so I've been using IE beta 2..

Tholek

07-05-2006 05:53:25

I'm using it now.

S'ok, except for the the fact I can't get the filemenu bar above the address bar, or move the icon bar up to that level alongside the filemenu.

EatChex89

07-05-2006 22:17:21

[quote8def53e082="Tholek"]I'm using it now.

S'ok, except for the the fact I can't get the filemenu bar above the address bar, or move the icon bar up to that level alongside the filemenu.[/quote8def53e082]

I think you're using the old version..

www.microsoft.com/ie

If i'm correct, IE7 is no longer in beta..

Tholek

07-05-2006 22:54:34

[quote7b39b223e3="EatChex89"][quote7b39b223e3="Tholek"]I'm using it now.

S'ok, except for the the fact I can't get the filemenu bar above the address bar, or move the icon bar up to that level alongside the filemenu.[/quote7b39b223e3]

I think you're using the old version..

www.microsoft.com/ie

If i'm correct, IE7 is no longer in beta..[/quote7b39b223e3]

LOL, you didn't click that link yourself, did you? ;)

It's actually the second beta, and I've now just removed it. (

Apparently it's not compatible with Symantec products like Norton SystemWorks or AV, which I can now personally attest to. Sadly I went through the trouble of trying a repair install before running across similar complaints rectified by downgrading back to IE6. Symantec won't offer an upgrade to comply with a beta, so it's gonna be this way until IE7 has a stable version.

theysayjump

07-05-2006 23:03:51

IE7B2 fucked up my computer royally.

I'm never putting that piece of shit back on my computer.

Also, Tholek, why are you even using Norton anyway? wink

Kaspersky all the way.

Wolfeman

08-05-2006 00:24:38

PC-cillin is teh ownz...

theysayjump

08-05-2006 01:08:08

lol roll wink

Try Kaspersky. It'll probably find shit that PC-Cillin didn't even know existed.

http//www.av-comparatives.org/seiten/ergebnisse_2005_08.php

http//www.virus.gr/english/fullxml/default.asp?id=72&mnu=72

Wolfeman

08-05-2006 01:09:41

Does Kaspersky have a built in firewall?

theysayjump

08-05-2006 01:12:53

It depends which package you use. You can get the suite which does ha ve a firewall, you can get the basic which doesn't or you can get the firewall seperate.

Either way you'd still be getting them free. wink

Plus there's always the Windows XP firewall.

Wolfeman

08-05-2006 01:13:50

[quote67ace177b7="theysayjump"]It depends which package you use. You can get the suite which does ha ve a firewall, you can get the basic which doesn't or you can get the firewall seperate.

Either way you'd still be getting them free. wink

Plus there's always the Windows XP firewall.[/quote67ace177b7]
The XP firewall blows!

Tholek

08-05-2006 01:19:40

I've had Norton for a long time. It's like a house with an old foundation. Once you build on it to a certain point, it's more than it's worth to replace. ;)

When I need to reformat, and reinstall XP, or move onto Vista, I'll prolly change AV/Firewall apps.

topbillin1

08-05-2006 13:13:54

[quotef3b79aa226="theysayjump"]lol roll wink

Try Kaspersky. It'll probably find shit that PC-Cillin didn't even know existed.

http//www.av-comparatives.org/seiten/ergebnisse_2005_08.php

http//www.virus.gr/english/fullxml/default.asp?id=72&mnu=72[/quotef3b79aa226]

Is Kaspersky better than mcafee? and I don't think kaspersky is free.

Wolfeman

08-05-2006 13:14:51

It isn't. The version I'd want is like 50-60 for a year ?

topbillin1

08-05-2006 13:19:22

True, kaspersky is damn expensive, they make cracks from the program but they don't last longer than a week and I don't like that stuff on my computer.

theysayjump

08-05-2006 14:35:35

II've had mine cracked since 2004. Updated the versions since then, but my current license key expires in October.

It's one of the only programmes that I would pay for if I had the cash. shrug

topbillin1

08-05-2006 14:43:39

Version 5 or 6?

KIS?

Hook me up in a pm. If they don't damage your system.

theysayjump

08-05-2006 14:47:48

Nah not at all. Version 5 is the most recent stable version as far as I know, that's what I use, but I use Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal Pro.

I'll send you a link soon.

Wolfeman

08-05-2006 14:48:31

Me too )

theysayjump

08-05-2006 17:48:10

Sent to both. D

Psyc

11-05-2006 17:07:10

Been using it since Tuesday and I love it.

Does anyone know how to make google toolbar searches open in a new tab instead of a new window?

Wolfeman

11-05-2006 17:10:05

Nothing beats FireFox IMHO...

Crouching Tiger Hidden Ga

11-05-2006 17:32:21

[quotec4e084a017="ajrock2000"]I lost my xp cd a long time ago, the copy I have now is deff not legit. ([/quotec4e084a017]
w00t to the bittorrented version!

Wolfeman

11-05-2006 17:37:48

[quoted40cbf7b7f="Crouching Tiger Hidden Ga"][quoted40cbf7b7f="ajrock2000"]I lost my xp cd a long time ago, the copy I have now is deff not legit. ([/quoted40cbf7b7f]
w00t to the bittorrented version![/quoted40cbf7b7f]
I love your name "Crouching Tiger Hidden Ga" lol