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**Zascar** · 31-01-2006, 22:09

Downloaded and installed fine for me.

Looks cool - see tour here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie7/tour/interface/

SwampThing · 31-01-2006, 22:21

Me too - but it's cack!

Uninstall coming right up!

... and there-in lies the rub - no uninstall! Typical.

TempestSabre · 31-01-2006, 22:28

Worked for me too XP/SP2. Seems slow though. Like the tabs though. I have a pain synchronising my bookmarks between IE6 (work) and FF (home). I really only like FF for the tabs. So maybe this will make me switch back to IE for home use.

andrew163 · 31-01-2006, 22:30

I'm running it now. Like it alot tbh (and I'm no MS fanboy..... believe me I hated IE6 with a passion...)

It's very different visually and functionally.. Some very nice features that Firefox doesn't have like quick tabs..... (sort of like the Slide Sort view in Powerpoint... think that's what it's called anyway.. haven't used Powerpoint in years..)

The layout has completely changed. Some elements remind me of Opera (the look/feel of the tabs).

Runs fairly fast for me. Not as light as FF but doesn't feel laggy either. (my computer isn't THAT fast... Athlon 2000+ and 640MB of RAM)

All sites have rendered in it properly so far...

DonkeyStyle \o/ · 31-01-2006, 22:30

Wow, tabbed browsing and a built-in search bar... I haven't already been using that for the past two years... Microsoft continue to lead the way in innovation

It's the Borg all over again tbh.
"We are the Microsoft. Your biological and technological distinctiveness will be added to our own. Resistance is futile."

FuzzyWuzzyWazza · 31-01-2006, 22:41

I must try this out when I get home.

The only function of FF that I really like is the tabs, and there are some drawbacks to FF that I find annoying, if IE7 can do the tabs, I for one am looking forward to it, but I will still keep FF.

Airblazer · 31-01-2006, 22:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by SwampThing

Me too - but it's cack!

Uninstall coming right up!

... and there-in lies the rub - no uninstall! Typical.

just go into the add/remove programs and tick on "show updates". you'll see it then.

cregser · 31-01-2006, 22:50

I don't like to look of that interface TBH.

I'm too used to my customizable FF. I don't think it'll win many FF fans over

X-SL · 31-01-2006, 22:59

Opera is the way to go. Fast, Powerful, Handy etc.

JDxtra · 31-01-2006, 23:09

My advice - don't bother with this Beta!!

It trys to do some sort of smoothing on the text displayed in web pages - but just makes it all blurred.

The menu at the top of boards.ie is distorted.

Not as slick as FireFox and the shading of any non-selected tabs is too dark.

Install required a reboot (yawn).

Time to un-install and revert back to FF...

art · 31-01-2006, 23:15

Still has many of the exact same security holes as Internet Explorer 6. If it weren't for FireFox this wouldn't even be seeing a release. Can't see why anyone would want to reward Microsoft for copying the other guy, two years late and still managing to preserve much of the ineptitude of the original product, by downloading this Beta.

cyberwit · 31-01-2006, 23:23

All valid arguments. But we have to remember this is a Bata version a so it is not going to be perfect much like the one we currently have do you think Internet Explorer 6 could be a Bata version ha ha ha :v:

Sorry my attempt at humor.

projectmayhem · 31-01-2006, 23:31

i was gonna download but now i'm thinking what the point would be. i use firefox 1.5. i have tabbed browsing and integrated search... what does IE7 offer me that firefox doesn't? apart from spyware...

BopNiblets · 01-02-2006, 02:51

Even if it had similar functionality to my Firefox, with it's 24 extensions installed, I still wouldn't download and try it, because I'm lazy and have better things to be doing.....

*scratches self*

31-01-2006, 22:21	#17
SwampThing Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Carentan Posts: 935 Adverts \| Friends	Me too - but it's cack! Uninstall coming right up! ... and there-in lies the rub - no uninstall! Typical. Last edited by SwampThing; 31-01-2006 at 22:24.

31-01-2006, 22:30	#20
DonkeyStyle \o/ Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 6,524 Adverts \| Friends	Wow, tabbed browsing and a built-in search bar... I haven't already been using that for the past two years... Microsoft continue to lead the way in innovation It's the Borg all over again tbh. "We are the Microsoft. Your biological and technological distinctiveness will be added to our own. Resistance is futile."
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cregser Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dublin Posts: 970 Adverts \| Friends	I don't like to look of that interface TBH. I'm too used to my customizable FF. I don't think it'll win many FF fans over Last edited by cregser; 31-01-2006 at 22:52.

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31-01-2006, 22:09	#16
Zascar Moderator Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Dublin Posts: 9,100 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Electronic Music & DJ'ing, Motorbikes	Downloaded and installed fine for me. Looks cool - see tour here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie7/tour/interface/

31-01-2006, 22:28	#18
TempestSabre Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 4,101 Adverts \| Friends	Worked for me too XP/SP2. Seems slow though. Like the tabs though. I have a pain synchronising my bookmarks between IE6 (work) and FF (home). I really only like FF for the tabs. So maybe this will make me switch back to IE for home use.

31-01-2006, 22:30	#19
andrew163 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Dublin Posts: 838 Adverts \| Friends	I'm running it now. Like it alot tbh (and I'm no MS fanboy..... believe me I hated IE6 with a passion...) It's very different visually and functionally.. Some very nice features that Firefox doesn't have like quick tabs..... (sort of like the Slide Sort view in Powerpoint... think that's what it's called anyway.. haven't used Powerpoint in years..) The layout has completely changed. Some elements remind me of Opera (the look/feel of the tabs). Runs fairly fast for me. Not as light as FF but doesn't feel laggy either. (my computer isn't THAT fast... Athlon 2000+ and 640MB of RAM) All sites have rendered in it properly so far...

31-01-2006, 22:41	#21
FuzzyWuzzyWazza Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Dublin - da big smoke! Posts: 862 Adverts \| Friends	I must try this out when I get home. The only function of FF that I really like is the tabs, and there are some drawbacks to FF that I find annoying, if IE7 can do the tabs, I for one am looking forward to it, but I will still keep FF.

31-01-2006, 22:59	#24
X-SL Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 410 Adverts \| Friends	Opera is the way to go. Fast, Powerful, Handy etc.

31-01-2006, 23:09	#25
JDxtra Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,631 Adverts \| Friends	My advice - don't bother with this Beta!! It trys to do some sort of smoothing on the text displayed in web pages - but just makes it all blurred. The menu at the top of boards.ie is distorted. Not as slick as FireFox and the shading of any non-selected tabs is too dark. Install required a reboot (yawn). Time to un-install and revert back to FF...

31-01-2006, 23:15	#26
art Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 876 Adverts \| Friends	Still has many of the exact same security holes as Internet Explorer 6. If it weren't for FireFox this wouldn't even be seeing a release. Can't see why anyone would want to reward Microsoft for copying the other guy, two years late and still managing to preserve much of the ineptitude of the original product, by downloading this Beta.

31-01-2006, 23:23	#27
cyberwit Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Waterford Posts: 263 Adverts \| Friends	All valid arguments. But we have to remember this is a Bata version a so it is not going to be perfect much like the one we currently have do you think Internet Explorer 6 could be a Bata version ha ha ha :v: Sorry my attempt at humor.

31-01-2006, 23:31	#28
projectmayhem Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Dublin Posts: 9,222 Adverts \| Friends	i was gonna download but now i'm thinking what the point would be. i use firefox 1.5. i have tabbed browsing and integrated search... what does IE7 offer me that firefox doesn't? apart from spyware...

01-02-2006, 02:51	#29
BopNiblets Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The crater pockmarked world known as "Kildare" Posts: 3,266 Adverts \| Friends	Even if it had similar functionality to my Firefox, with it's 24 extensions installed, I still wouldn't download and try it, because I'm lazy and have better things to be doing..... scratches self