IE8 ?

netn00b · Oct 30, 2009, 10:20:35

Anyone use and/or recommend this as an upgrade to my old browser....

some java based games i play keep suggesting i need to upgrade.

also mentioned is google chrome but i'd be as happy sticking to IE so wondered what version 8 is like.

i did not like 7 which my wife uses on her pc.

cheers

talos · Oct 30, 2009, 10:38:59

I used IE8 for some time, the upgrade seems OK but I had trouble with the toolbar, sometimes it would load ,sometimes not, it would leave a blank area instead that could only be cured by a complete re-boot, I found this very annoying, rather than troublesome, so this morning IE8 came out and IE7 went in and to be honest the differences between 7&8 seem so small I shall not try the upgrade again.

You could of course try Firefox, I have heard many good things about it.

Fox · Oct 30, 2009, 11:18:55

I have used both Internet Exploder 8 and Firefox....Firefox is much better than IE8 in my opinion - much faster, uses less resources and version 3.6 is just around the corner which promises to be even better. I would suggest you give it a try and see what you think, if you dont like it (and I am sure you will) you can always install IE8.

Rik · Oct 30, 2009, 11:43:27

Same here, FF fan.

Den · Oct 30, 2009, 12:00:02

I uninstalled Firefox/Chrome and went back to IE8 and now that I am running W7 I have not got any other browser on my computer. Can not imagine not using IE8 now.

john · Oct 30, 2009, 12:24:28

I've tried several other browsers including Firefox, Google, Opera and Safari but I've found I still prefer IE and I've had IE8 since it was released.

The only problem I had initially was with the smilies window on Idnetters as some of the smilies were not displayed but it's been okay for some months now and I've not experienced any other problems with it.

Sebby · Oct 30, 2009, 17:40:48

I would recommend anything but IE. Firefox is great, and a lot of people like Chrome. IE is poor in almost all respects. Saying that, IE8 is probably the best version so far.

Den · Oct 30, 2009, 17:47:15

Have you used IE8 over a period of time to get used to it or is this based on a quick try and slagg it of because it is MS

Sebby · Oct 31, 2009, 15:20:29

No, it's based on fact.

D-Dan · Oct 31, 2009, 17:23:00

I thought this was a thread about "For example - eight".

What's ie8, then?

Steve

Simon · Oct 31, 2009, 17:45:25

Everyone's afraid to answer this, as we don't know if you're joking or not!

D-Dan · Oct 31, 2009, 17:54:40

Well, I see reference to Firefox - now I know what that is. I see mention of Chrome, which I tried and abandoned very quickly. But I don't see the relevance of examples of numbers

bobleslie · Oct 31, 2009, 18:27:53

Quote from: Den on Oct 30, 2009, 17:47:15
Have you used IE8 over a period of time to get used to it or is this based on a quick try and slagg it of because it is MS

I gave this [yet] another [extended] go recently, Den, since you were gushing about it.

I ended up hating it [again] because it's rubbish. It's slow, designed by a child, I can't find anything, and the Bookmarks system is broken (double entries) and I can't be bothered fixing it.

Besides I miss FF addons like xMarks . I really did try. Honest.

p.s. I lurve Microsoft.

Rik · Oct 31, 2009, 18:30:06

Let's be honest, what we like is down to how we like to do things. No browser, or any app, or any OS is perfect - it's a best fit that we all try for.

Simon · Oct 31, 2009, 18:33:35

Quote from: D-Dan on Oct 31, 2009, 17:54:40
Well, I see reference to Firefox - now I know what that is. I see mention of Chrome, which I tried and abandoned very quickly. But I don't see the relevance of examples of numbers

john · Oct 31, 2009, 20:14:03

Quote from: bobleslie on Oct 31, 2009, 18:27:53
I ended up hating it [again] because it's rubbish. It's slow, designed by a child, I can't find anything, and the Bookmarks system is broken (double entries) and I can't be bothered fixing it.

Perhaps there are different versions of browsers with identical names as my experience with IE8 is completely different and it works just fine for me. I've tried Firefox but still preferred IE8 as I couldn't find things in it.

Or maybe they're all okay but we prefer what we're used to

bobleslie · Oct 31, 2009, 21:30:43

How come you're used to IE 8? It doesn't even look like a normal windows program. Its access menus are all over the place.

The other problem is it's designed to prod you towards all its MS properties ad infinitum. You just can't get away from the ceaseless promotion.

I just want to browse - it's supposed to be a browser - not have my eyeballs constantly assailed by MS promotions.

It's not as if any of those MS properties are worth anything. They're hardly class leading. Bing search is a joke, including its name. MSN is a bunch of rubbish. Always has been.

I just cannot be bothered wasting time tinkering with the interface in order to make it half usable.

john · Nov 01, 2009, 07:07:48

Quote from: bobleslie on Oct 31, 2009, 21:30:43
How come you're used to IE 8? It doesn't even look like a normal windows program. Its access menus are all over the place.

The other problem is it's designed to prod you towards all its MS properties ad infinitum. You just can't get away from the ceaseless promotion.

I just want to browse - it's supposed to be a browser - not have my eyeballs constantly assailed by MS promotions.

It's not as if any of those MS properties are worth anything. They're hardly class leading. Bing search is a joke, including its name. MSN is a bunch of rubbish. Always has been.

I just cannot be bothered wasting time tinkering with the interface in order to make it half usable.

Now I'm convinced that you must have a different version than me as I don't experience any of the above and it looks similar to FF

Quote from: bobleslie on Oct 31, 2009, 21:30:43
MSN is a bunch of rubbish. Always has been.

Are we talking about the IE8 browser or the MSN homepage ?

Den · Nov 01, 2009, 11:27:27

I agree with John it does not sound as if you are using IE8 but are getting mixed up with the MSN home page which is completely different. IE8 is not that much different to all the other browsers but we all do not have the same preferences.

bobleslie · Nov 01, 2009, 11:58:46

Above is a shot of default IE 8 8.0.7600 in Win 7. Looks the same in Vista. Hardly a standard Windows prog. Too busy and too much heavy branding, as I said previously. Looks nothing like FF.

Den · Nov 01, 2009, 12:10:52

Right click on Windows Live spaces and MSN Hotmail and select delete. Now turn off suggested site and choose you own home page and make it default, click on search engine and chose Google and make that default. There now that was not hard was it and now you do not have to look at MSN anymore and have a very good browser.

bobleslie · Nov 01, 2009, 12:19:03

No need to be obtuse, Den. I've been doing this stuff for twenty five years. Just proving to you and John that I'm not using another browser as you suggested.

Just also proving my criticisms regarding heavy branding as well. I still don't like it. Far too much space taken up promoting useless MS properties. Still, each to their own.

Den · Nov 01, 2009, 12:22:17

Still searching mine looking for all these MS properties and failing badly, perhaps I am not looking hard enough so I will carry on searching

bobleslie · Nov 01, 2009, 12:26:44

Should have gone to Specsavers. Most of the main offenders are right in front of your eyes. Look again at the default screenshot I posted.

Den · Nov 01, 2009, 12:35:24

I did

Thats the default screen for the MSN web page which i never visit. If you set up your default web page to something else (mine is the BBC web page) all changes. If you get rid of the links at the top you never need to visit them again.

If you change your search engine there is nothing left of MSN.