Internet Explorer 9 Release Candidate out now

DorsetBoy · Feb 11, 2011, 07:26:13

Available here >>> http://windows.microsoft.com/ie9

Technical Ben · Feb 11, 2011, 09:22:15

Your not allowed to post links to viruses and dangerous software you know!

Rik · Feb 11, 2011, 09:47:08

Simon · Feb 11, 2011, 10:16:29

I haven't used IE8 yet!

Rik · Feb 11, 2011, 10:19:43

Only for MS update in my case.

klipp · Feb 11, 2011, 12:52:19

I'll wait for the final release before updating again. I use the beta version released a few months ago and have to say it's a really good browser.

Rik · Feb 11, 2011, 12:54:03

You don't have to, klipp, except for Den.

DorsetBoy · Feb 11, 2011, 12:58:18

Good job Den has a sense of humour, he really is a marked man this month.

Anywhoo, for my money IE9 is an excellent browser, it is way better than fyrepox .

Rik · Feb 11, 2011, 13:04:08

We only pull legs if we know the recipient has a sense of humour. Or is Welsh...

Simon · Feb 11, 2011, 13:09:10

Den · Feb 11, 2011, 18:50:33

Rik · Feb 11, 2011, 19:09:42

wdforte · Feb 11, 2011, 19:26:01

Quote from: DorsetBoy on Feb 11, 2011, 12:58:18
Good job Den has a sense of humour, he really is a marked man this month.

Anywhoo, for my money IE9 is an excellent browser, it is way better than fyrepox .

Have just downloaded IE 9 from your link and it zips along (so far) thanks!

zappaDPJ · Feb 12, 2011, 12:33:19

I generally still use Firefox as my default browser out of laziness because I use tools like Firebug almost everyday and I can't be bothered to switch browsers for browsing. Now that it appears Microsoft are starting to embrace web standards, I might have to review that.

Having taken a quick look at IE9 I'm in two minds about it. I certainly don't like the real estate lost to the white box that surrounds the content area. It may only be a few pixels but it's unnecessary and doesn't look good wrapped around dark content. I also found many of the demonstrations Microsoft have on their IE9 site to be totally underwhelming and worse than amateur hour at the comedy store. The rest seems rather good unless of course you are still using XP. I understand the need to break backwards compatibly but that still means hell for web developers.

I'll make a point of using it as a browser for a while to see just how good it really is.

Den · Feb 12, 2011, 14:11:27

I ran IE9 beta on my lap but left IE8 on my desktop just in case as the desktop is my main computer. With release candidate now so good I have updated both computers and wow is it quick and far nicer to use.

wdforte · Feb 12, 2011, 14:15:08

Quote from: Den on Feb 12, 2011, 14:11:27
I ran IE9 beta on my lap but left IE8 on my desktop just in case as the desktop is my main computer. With release candidate now so good I have updated both computers and wow is it quick and far nicer to use.

Totally agree!

It's really enjoyable

Technical Ben · Feb 12, 2011, 15:33:35

As long as IE remains tied to the OS I see it as too risky. Sorry.

Den · Feb 12, 2011, 19:19:44

The only thing that I have found that it does not like (so far) is Google Maps, Street View. So for now I will use Chrome for that. Otherwise it seems to run so well and it's so easy to change things to suit my tastes.

cavillas · Feb 12, 2011, 19:40:48

Quote from: Rik on Feb 11, 2011, 13:04:08
We only pull legs if we know the recipient has a sense of humour. Or is Welsh...

Or hungry Scots people.

DorsetBoy · Feb 13, 2011, 07:06:22

Quote from: Den on Feb 12, 2011, 19:19:44
The only thing that I have found that it does not like (so far) is Google Maps, Street View. So for now I will use Chrome for that. Otherwise it seems to run so well and it's so easy to change things to suit my tastes.

Street view seems OK for me, what problem are you seeing Den?

Den · Feb 13, 2011, 09:24:11

When I try to go down to street view I get a message that a problem has caused IE to stop working and will have to close.

DorsetBoy · Feb 13, 2011, 10:00:36

Quote from: Den on Feb 13, 2011, 09:24:11
When I try to go down to street view I get a message that a problem has caused IE to stop working and will have to close.

No problem here with Win7 64 bit Den, just going to load IE9 on my 32bit system and will try it out. Have you tried using compatability view settings?

(click image)

Edit : Fine on my 32 bit system Den.

pctech · Feb 13, 2011, 10:05:54

It's broken some software we support and we found there's an issue with the uninstaller.

DorsetBoy · Feb 13, 2011, 10:17:42

http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/InternetExplorer/thread/7250c2d2-20e1-4f0a-8056-4a6abd9a0f9b

How do I uninstall Internet Explorer 9 Beta/RC?

QuoteIE9 is currently a pre-release software and you may need to remove it to get back to a production environment. However, when they try to uninstall through add/remove programs, IE9 is not in the program list but listed under Installed Updates.

You can remove IE9 Beta using the following steps.

1. Close all programs.

2. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

3. Click Uninstall a Program under the Programs category

4. In the Tasks pane, click View installed updates.

5. In the list of installed updates, double-click Windows Internet Explorer 9.

6. In the Uninstall an update dialog box, click Yes.
Note If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.

7. Follow the instructions to uninstall Internet Explorer 9.

8. When the uninstall program is finished, restart your computer.

9. After you restart your computer, open Internet Explorer.

10. Click About Internet Explorer on the Help menu. If Internet Explorer 7 or 8 appears in the About Internet Explorerdialog box, then you have successfully completed the uninstall.

wdforte · Feb 13, 2011, 13:48:38

Can someone help please? Enjoying IE 9 but my home page always shows minimised and I have to enlarge it every time. I've tried expanding it via the arrows at each corner of the page hoping it would solve the problem but unfortunately not successful. Any Ideas?

Also, is there a facility to import favourites from another browser (Chrome, FF) ?