IE9 Beta is out...

DorsetBoy · Sep 15, 2010, 19:36:28

For those on Win7 ( don't think it works on any other version ) IE9 beta is out and all I can say is the other browsers are left in the dust.

>>> http://www.beautyoftheweb.co.uk/ <<<

It is different, need time to find all the features but FAST?? Wow is it fast!

Rik · Sep 15, 2010, 19:37:33

Now we just need BT to catch up.

pctech · Sep 15, 2010, 19:38:46

Just tried to install on XP and it told me to take a hike.

Rik · Sep 15, 2010, 19:39:52

Wow, that's an unusually eloquent error message.

pctech · Sep 15, 2010, 19:40:20

pctech · Sep 15, 2010, 19:41:37

Just told me to upgrade to a more recent version of Windows.

Dorset is obviously happy, will be interesting to see what Mozilla do next.

DorsetBoy · Sep 15, 2010, 19:42:24

Quote from: Rik on Sep 15, 2010, 19:37:33
Now we just need BT to catch up.

Someone needs to

I just ran through a list of bookmarks, not all on UK servers , everyone loaded before I could get my finger back off the mouse button, there is just no delay at all.

kinmel · Sep 15, 2010, 19:43:28

My Win 7 is completely up to date, yet the installer starts with "downloading necessary updates" and has been for the last 4 minutes

and in typical Microsoft fashion the application requires a Windows restart.

Why do only MS applications need that ?

Rik · Sep 15, 2010, 19:44:08

It's updating IE9 before installing it.

pctech · Sep 15, 2010, 19:46:49

Wasn't it 'patch Tuesday' yesterday? My XP install had to install some updates today.

I suspect it's detected you have installed IE9 and is downloading the applicable OS tweaks.

kinmel · Sep 15, 2010, 19:51:48

Quote from: Rik on Sep 15, 2010, 19:44:08
It's updating IE9 before installing it.

2 Windows updates, 2 Hotfixes and IE9 too show in the Updates list after the re-boot.

DorsetBoy · Sep 15, 2010, 19:52:30

Quote from: kinmel on Sep 15, 2010, 19:43:28
My Win 7 is completely up to date, yet the installer starts with "downloading necessary updates" and has been for the last 4 minutes

and in typical Microsoft fashion the application requires a Windows restart.

Why do only MS applications need that ?

There are definitely a good few extra files needed to go with IE9.

kinmel · Sep 15, 2010, 19:59:13

Another MS nonsense.

IE 9 Beta has overwritten IE8, whereas every other Beta installs alongside the current stable version.

I selected a Windows7 64 bit install and it has installed both the 64 and 32 bit versions. Why did I have to select one for install then ?

pctech · Sep 15, 2010, 20:04:52

64-bit and 32-bit versions exist on a 64-bit 7 system for plugin and application compatibility as some apps use the HTML Application host which is part of IE to display their content.

DorsetBoy · Sep 15, 2010, 20:11:09

Ha, it doesn't remember passwords .........

kinmel · Sep 15, 2010, 20:18:17

The desktop shortcut for IE9 opens the 32bit version on a 64bit machine and so was the first version I ran, the first website required Java Runtime which installed without a problem.

Realising I was in 32 bit I closed that IE9 and started IE9 64 bit and went back to the same site.

JRE is required again so I select "install" and it tells me this version of JRE is already installed and must be uninstalled in "Programs" and then re-install it.

I do so and 64 bit works

I go back to 32 bit IE9 and on that site it requires JRE to be removed and re-installed again !

Enough already, but I can't get back to IE8 without doing a Windows Restore.

I will just ignore it.

klipp · Sep 15, 2010, 20:41:32

It's scaring me!! I figured out how to get the status bar back, but there's no progress bar on it!! Also I'm not enjoying how the favourites window is suddenly over on the right of the main form. And why is the address textbox and tab control on the same line?

DorsetBoy · Sep 16, 2010, 07:10:36

Quote from: kinmel on Sep 15, 2010, 20:18:17

Enough already, but I can't get back to IE8 without doing a Windows Restore.

I will just ignore it.

Not so, it is a "Windows Update " at present, go to your list of installed updates and uninstall.

klipp · Sep 16, 2010, 22:41:09

After the initial shock of how sparce IE9 is, toolbar/menu wise, I've actually started to really like it. The minimalist appearance of IE9 is actually pretty cool once you've got used to it. My one criticism however is my router's GUI webpage doesn't seem to work on IE9, I'm not sure why.

zappaDPJ · Sep 16, 2010, 23:14:01

If anyone finds a way of running IE8 & 9 concurrently I'd really like to know

DorsetBoy · Sep 17, 2010, 06:14:11

Quote from: zappaDPJ on Sep 16, 2010, 23:14:01
If anyone finds a way of running IE8 & 9 concurrently I'd really like to know

Don't think it can be done Zap, IE9 is served as an update right now.

pctech · Sep 17, 2010, 08:00:45

I think when MS started building the OS around the browser it made the idea of running two versions of what is the UI core impossible.

kinmel · Sep 17, 2010, 11:26:00

Quote from: DorsetBoy on Sep 16, 2010, 07:10:36
Not so, it is a "Windows Update " at present, go to your list of installed updates and uninstall.

You are correct, thanks for that

Strangely un-installing IE9 causes a re-boot and then there is a long wait during the restart while 28,700 updates are installed

Rik · Sep 17, 2010, 11:28:34

Ouch!

esh · Sep 17, 2010, 11:36:27

Fortunately they are update operations, where each one is either a file, a registry key, or some similar atomic operation. It's not actually several thousand patches thank goodness. You'll see that screen a lot when you get significant MS patches.