ie7

Phil · 23rd November 2006, 19:18

Windows has flagged up that it wants to install ie7, I thought ie7 had been out for ages and that I had that anyway!? Or is this the internet explorer that everyone keeps saying don't install?

GreyGhost · 23rd November 2006, 19:21

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Originally Posted by Phil

Windows has flagged up that it wants to install ie7, I thought ie7 had been out for ages and that I had that anyway!? Or is this the internet explorer that everyone keeps saying don't install?

Don't do it. It is unfinished and will cause you problems accessing many web sites including the club. Stay with six until they fix all he bugs they have written into it.

Phil · 23rd November 2006, 19:22

Thanks. Why release it if its rubbish?

GreyGhost · 23rd November 2006, 19:31

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Originally Posted by Phil

Thanks. Why release it if its rubbish?

I didn't say rubbish I said unfinished, a work in progress, a shed of an application. MS and others do tend to put out what appears to be the finished article, they are in fact getting their customers to do the testing for them. Get it out first fix it later, standard practice, in this case it is an appalling indictment of that philosophy.

Phil · 23rd November 2006, 19:37

Rubbish was just my assumption, if you can't access all websites. Oh well, shant be upgrading just yet. Thanks M.

Zeb · 23rd November 2006, 20:00

I have been using it for two weeks...the only place I had any problems was Mg-Rover.org and here.....vbulletin and ie7 do not mix!

GreyGhost · 23rd November 2006, 20:16

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Originally Posted by Zebedeedooday

I have been using it for two weeks...the only place I had any problems was Mg-Rover.org and here.....vbulletin and ie7 do not mix!

Apparently the drop down menus on the club site are inoperative for some folks, seems to be (system + 7) that is an issue for some, but not all. Go figure

DJO · 30th November 2006, 19:43

A colleague at work installed IE7, on his machine it killed the cd writing software (Roxio) and broke his Yahoo toolbar stuff. He went back to a previous restore point in XP, and it took nearly 2 hours to revert the machine.

Personally I only use Firefox for browsing the web, much more stable than anything MS put out.

In fact I don't run anything MS (apart from my keyboard!), as I use Linux instead of windows.

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23rd November 2006, 19:37	#5
Phil This is my second home Rover 75 CDT Connoisseur SE Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wales Posts: 12,227 Thanks: 469 Thanked 523 Times in 241 Posts	Rubbish was just my assumption, if you can't access all websites. Oh well, shant be upgrading just yet. Thanks M. __________________

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DJO Avid contributor Vauxhall Zafira Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Haywards Heath, West Sussex Posts: 229 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Don't do it! A colleague at work installed IE7, on his machine it killed the cd writing software (Roxio) and broke his Yahoo toolbar stuff. He went back to a previous restore point in XP, and it took nearly 2 hours to revert the machine. Personally I only use Firefox for browsing the web, much more stable than anything MS put out. In fact I don't run anything MS (apart from my keyboard!), as I use Linux instead of windows.

23rd November 2006, 20:00	#6
Zeb Banned MGZT V8 & ZTT 190+LPG Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 8,089 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I have been using it for two weeks...the only place I had any problems was Mg-Rover.org and here.....vbulletin and ie7 do not mix!