IE8

sobranie · Mar 06, 2008, 12:19:25

Hmmmmmmmmmm!!!

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/ie/ie8/readiness/Install.htm

anyone going to risk it?

Rik · Mar 06, 2008, 12:20:21

Not me. I am happy to wait for the second wave of beta testers to complete their work.

Gary · Mar 06, 2008, 12:32:14

Quote from: Rik on Mar 06, 2008, 12:20:21
Not me. I am happy to wait for the second wave of beta testers to complete their work.

I'll wait till release and then a while for the real bugs to surface as I did with IE7 I don't like running beta software that's as important as a browser or a security ap like AV or firewall or even a service pack I think this quote says it all
"I'm posting this message from IE8. If you want to try it out, be warned, IT'S BUGGY AS HELL!!"

talos2 · Mar 06, 2008, 12:50:00

Dont touch it, let them test it on someone else first.

Rik · Mar 06, 2008, 12:51:21

We are a cautious bunch, aren't we.

Gary · Mar 06, 2008, 12:58:13

Quote from: Rik on Mar 06, 2008, 12:51:21
We are a cautious bunch, aren't we.

after years of pc experience, it's the old "if its not broken, don't fix it" for me

and this comment reminded me why I avoid IE all together, "just give up on a stable, secure IE. It just ain't gonna happen. Microsoft Security is more of an oxymoron than Military Intellignce"

Rik · Mar 06, 2008, 13:03:06

Only just, though, Gary.

Sebby · Mar 06, 2008, 13:30:11

I'll definitely give it a go when I'm home tomorrow evening. I'm too curious not to.

Malc · Mar 06, 2008, 14:29:46

I'm curious as well, but, if their's problems, can it be uninstalled?

Rik · Mar 06, 2008, 15:24:19

Quote from: Sebby on Mar 06, 2008, 13:30:11
I'm too curious not to.

talos2 · Mar 06, 2008, 16:06:26

Quote from: Rik on Mar 06, 2008, 12:51:21
We are a cautious bunch, aren't we.

Been there done it got the headache

Rik · Mar 06, 2008, 16:10:05

And the T shirt doesn't fit anymore.

ducky22 · Mar 06, 2008, 16:20:32

Ohhh nice. I'll risk it.

Noreen · Mar 06, 2008, 17:49:48

At least one person on the American forum that I belong to has installed it. I'll see if I can copy what he has posted.

edit: his latest post..............."I uninstalled because some of the pages were not displaying properly and the navigation tended to be a little herky-jerky. It appears this release is intended only for developers and designers ( as stated )."

Den · Mar 06, 2008, 18:02:23

I love IE7 but will not chance this until I am told it's OK. Did install IE7 Pro and loved it then after a couple of months started to have problems so un-installed it.

Cookiemonster · Mar 06, 2008, 18:16:26

I have just tried it and as a few of you have been saying it is very buggy. Pages were not displaying correctly, but it does look cool. I'll stick to FF just now though.

Niall · Mar 06, 2008, 18:17:11

Ewww. IE is horrible. Very clunky and bloated feel to it. I prefer Firefox by a long way. Oodles of configuration, much safer than IE too. It also displays websites properly so you know when a site is coded correctly (or in most cases, how badly coded it is), and has masses of add ons and extensions available that are actually useful.

IE is a VERY weak browser in comparison.

ducky22 · Mar 06, 2008, 19:24:16

Hmm it is rather buggy... I can't find an uninstall option (too lazy to look properly) so I've opted for the nice 'emulate IE7' option which has done the trick!

kinmel · Mar 06, 2008, 19:55:35

If IE8 is about to be released perhaps it's time for me to look at IE6;

maybe not.

Rik · Mar 06, 2008, 19:56:59

No, get hold of a copy of Netscape - sooo much better.

Gary · Mar 06, 2008, 20:04:54

Quote from: kinmel on Mar 06, 2008, 19:55:35
If IE8 is about to be released perhaps it's time for me to look at IE6; maybe not.

Its only in its first Beta, it wont be released for quite a while I imagine, what gets me is even though its for developers really MS have said anyone can try it, I wont as uninstalling a brower like IE litters your registry, and can do more harm than good, and I'm not one for use of reg cleaners either, only ever resort to manual registry cleaning if there is an issue, reg cleaners tend to do more harm than good and offer no performance gains anyway.

kinmel · Mar 06, 2008, 20:49:56

Quote from: Rik on Mar 06, 2008, 19:56:59
No, get hold of a copy of Netscape - sooo much better.

Ok I will give it a try

drummer · Mar 06, 2008, 21:55:15

Although I run Vista on one of my boxes, I haven't used IE6 since it was launched and I've been happily not using IE7 for about a year now.

I anticipate not using IE8 at least until the announcement of IE9.

Den · Mar 06, 2008, 22:12:37

Gosh, It's made by Microsoft so it can not be any good, let's all use something that is not by Microsoft because it must be better.

I like IE7 and have tried the others.

Niall · Mar 06, 2008, 22:34:09

Quote from: Killhippie on Mar 06, 2008, 20:04:54
Its only in its first Beta, it wont be released for quite a while I imagine, what gets me is even though its for developers really MS have said anyone can try it, I wont as uninstalling a brower like IE litters your registry, and can do more harm than good, and I'm not one for use of reg cleaners either, only ever resort to manual registry cleaning if there is an issue, reg cleaners tend to do more harm than good and offer no performance gains anyway.

That's not actually true. Well, not in my experience anyway. I used to use Reg Mechanic, and swore by it. Sadly it doesn't support Vista, and they have no plans to support it. Needless to say, this pleased me no end after I bought it whilst using XP.

You do see some people posting nightmare things happening about their use of registry cleaners, but one thing I have noticed is that people using cracked software have the most problems as the program restores the correct registry entries and in a lot of cases, wrecks havoc with the pirated software. There maybe a moral of the story in there somewhere

I use CCleaner now, and that is very basic in comparison, but at least it removes dead entries.

Simon · Mar 06, 2008, 22:35:03

Quote from: Den on Mar 06, 2008, 22:12:37
Gosh, It's made by Microsoft so it can not be any good, let's all use something that is not by Microsoft because it must be better. I like IE7 and have tried the others.

There is an element of that, Den, granted.

Niall · Mar 06, 2008, 22:36:09

Quote from: Den on Mar 06, 2008, 22:12:37
Gosh, It's made by Microsoft so it can not be any good, let's all use something that is not by Microsoft because it must be better. I like IE7 and have tried the others.

Do I smell a Microsoft fan boy in you Den?

I always find it ironic when people attack others for mentioning something other than IE, which a lot of people use. It's especially ironic when you consider that the platform people are using the software on, is made by the same company.

My example is actually based on at least 5 years experience of using Firefox. Try running IE, and Firefox and see the memory usage difference.

As I mentioned, you add on what you want with Firefox, and don't have to have it all from the start as with IE. This is why I prefer it, as it makes more sense

IE is renowned for being a buggy, ill coded and bloated pile of rubbish which is open to far more exploits than Firefox (despite Microsofts very poor and out of date attack on Firefox a while ago, trying to prove the opposite). Sure some people think it looks nice, but personally having basic web building knowledge, I know first hand how badly IE displays websites, and would rather know that a site is looking how the coder intended and if it displays badly, you know they've done a bad job, and who knows, you could even email the web designer to point it out to help!

So, not all people that say a program by Microsoft is bad, are saying it without knowledge.

Rik · Mar 07, 2008, 01:10:54

Quote from: kinmel on Mar 06, 2008, 20:49:56
Ok I will give it a try

Er, that was a joke - it's being discontinued, though it was my very first browser...

talos2 · Mar 07, 2008, 07:48:59

Quote from: Den on Mar 06, 2008, 22:12:37
Gosh, It's made by Microsoft so it can not be any good, let's all use something that is not by Microsoft because it must be better. I like IE7 and have tried the others.

Experience Den just Experience

kinmel · Mar 07, 2008, 08:05:06

Quote from: Rik on Mar 07, 2008, 01:10:54
Er, that was a joke - it's being discontinued, though it was my very first browser...

I guessed, hence the

............................

It was my first browser too, it's hard to think that it once held over 50% of the browser market.

Rik · Mar 07, 2008, 10:09:05

Didn't want there to be any misunderstandings, Alan.

Netscape was amazing for it's time, it really set the tone for all that followed. I suppose, in a way, that we should be grafetul to mS, because without them, we'd still be buying browsers.

somanyholes · Mar 07, 2008, 15:39:19

may be of interest

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/ie/ie8/readiness/DevelopersNew.htm

Rik · Mar 07, 2008, 15:41:19

Interesting. I never realised I have circular leaks before.

kinmel · Mar 07, 2008, 16:20:01

Quote from: Rik on Mar 07, 2008, 15:41:19
Interesting. I never realised I have circular leaks before.

You probably don't, apparently it's only if you used IE; another reason not to.

Rik · Mar 07, 2008, 16:20:56

I use it once a month, for patch Tuesday.

Sebby · Mar 07, 2008, 18:59:25

Quote from: Rik on Mar 07, 2008, 16:20:56
I use it once a month, for patch Tuesday.

I take it you're not a Windows Update fan, then?

kinmel · Mar 07, 2008, 19:09:49

Quote from: Rik on Mar 07, 2008, 16:20:56
I use it once a month, for patch Tuesday.

The stupid update site works in Firefox too now.

Noreen · Mar 08, 2008, 11:38:34

There's a review of the beta IE8 here if you're interested. http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/index.cfm?reviewid=1806

Rik · Mar 08, 2008, 11:54:35

Quote from: Sebby on Mar 07, 2008, 18:59:25
I take it you're not a Windows Update fan, then?

I think necessary evil would be the term, Sebby.

Rik · Mar 08, 2008, 11:55:02

Quote from: kinmel on Mar 07, 2008, 19:09:49
The stupid update site works in Firefox too now.

Thanks, Alan, I didn't know that.

Sebby · Mar 08, 2008, 12:07:12

Quote from: Rik on Mar 08, 2008, 11:54:35
I think necessary evil would be the term, Sebby.

Personally, I use Microsoft Update and love it. Sure, they're probably collecting loads of data about me, but then who isn't these days? It means that my Windows and Office stays up-to-date and I don't have to even think about it.

mrapoc · Mar 08, 2008, 12:58:37

Anybody have a clue how to uninstall it?!?!?

I cant find it anywhere

mrapoc · Mar 08, 2008, 13:00:16

nvm found it under updates

its cr*p atm

Rik · Mar 08, 2008, 13:01:13

Uninstall WU, Sam?

mrapoc · Mar 08, 2008, 13:08:27

goodness me! c rap is blocked!

haha

got it now