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Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
I installed IE7 last week and it's so-so. I think it's a step down from IE6...aside from the tabs.
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How exactly is it a step down from IE6?

 
Originally posted by: SmoochyTX
Originally posted by: secretanchitman
where are all the extensions for ie7?

oh wait, they're only built for firefox. my bad.

ff2 > ie7.
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Actually, there are a lot of 'add-ons' available. Right now, most of the good ones you have to pay for. The code is out there for others to build their own add-ons.

One of two things will happen.

#1 - People will build add-ons for IE7 and charge for them. FF extension builders will follow suit and all hell will break loose with the FF users.

or

#2 - People will build add-ons for IE7 for free and all will be right in the world.

Personally, I'm expecting #1 will happen but am hoping for #2. 🙂
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There is no chance in hell #1 would happen, and almost no chance #2 will happen, at least not to the same extent we have with FF.
 
I'm using IE7 and love it. I've tried Firefox but didn't see what all the hype was.

I've never had a single problem with any verison of IE. I've used dozens of computers and it's always worked well. IE7 is no exception.
 
Originally posted by: John
Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
I installed IE7 last week and it's so-so. I think it's a step down from IE6...aside from the tabs.
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How exactly is it a step down from IE6?
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1) It doesn't load all the pics on a site. Like if I load the YouTube homepage I get like 50% red-x boxes and 50% images.

2) It's locked up like 4 times in a week. Never happened with IE6.

3) If I click the "http" button in a "Reply to Topic" window on Anandtech, it gives a me a pop-up warning that I have tp right-click to accept. No option to leave okay all the time for this site.
 
I've installed IE 7 on over a dozen computers without a single problem. All are running quite smoothly.

But I am having trouble getting used to the buttons being in different places... I'll learn, though.
 
Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Originally posted by: John
Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
I installed IE7 last week and it's so-so. I think it's a step down from IE6...aside from the tabs.
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How exactly is it a step down from IE6?
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1) It doesn't load all the pics on a site. Like if I load the YouTube homepage I get like 50% red-x boxes and 50% images.

2) It's locked up like 4 times in a week. Never happened with IE6.

3) If I click the "http" button in a "Reply to Topic" window on Anandtech, it gives a me a pop-up warning that I have tp right-click to accept. No option to leave okay all the time for this site.
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The only of those issues I've experienced is #3. Otherwise I agree with Amused and LikeLinus 100%.
 
Originally posted by: EKKC
IE7 crapped out my fairly new installation of XPS 700
cant do uninstall, cant to system restore, it just lags royally at boot to an unusable state

i do however have IE7 on another Dell and it runs fine.
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A friend at work said his mother in law called him asking him how to uninstll IE7. She just installed it. When asked why, she wan't the new version. Even though the old one worked fine.

Of course, the punchline to the phone call was IE7 can not be uninstalled. Yaaa ..... Oh ... that alone is a reason not to install it.
 
Originally posted by: archcommus
Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Originally posted by: John
Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
I installed IE7 last week and it's so-so. I think it's a step down from IE6...aside from the tabs.
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How exactly is it a step down from IE6?
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1) It doesn't load all the pics on a site. Like if I load the YouTube homepage I get like 50% red-x boxes and 50% images.

2) It's locked up like 4 times in a week. Never happened with IE6.

3) If I click the "http" button in a "Reply to Topic" window on Anandtech, it gives a me a pop-up warning that I have tp right-click to accept. No option to leave okay all the time for this site.
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The only of those issues I've experienced is #3. Otherwise I agree with Amused and LikeLinus 100%.
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For the #3 issue try this:

Tools, Internet Options, Security, Custom Level, scroll down to Scripting section, change 'Allow websites to prompt for information using scripted windows' from Disabled to Enabled.
 
Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004
Originally posted by: SlowSpyder
I've used FireFox... not bad, but I don't see what all the hoopla is about.
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Tabbed browing

Stability

Ability to uninstall

plug in based

Anyone else care to add?
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Well wouldn't I only want to do that if it sucked? 😀

And...

- tabbed browsing is not an advantage anymore
- stability is not an advantage, IE7 is not unstable
- plug-in based is an advantage, yes

The Opera feature list is actually really impressive, I just don't feel like switching heh.

And SmoochyTX, that worked, thanks!
 
Originally posted by: GTaudiophile

3) If I click the "http" button in a "Reply to Topic" window on Anandtech, it gives a me a pop-up warning that I have tp right-click to accept. No option to leave okay all the time for this site.
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A security feature that can be turned off.
 
Originally posted by: Amused
I've installed IE 7 on over a dozen computers without a single problem. All are running quite smoothly.

But I am having trouble getting used to the buttons being in different places... I'll learn, though.
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agreed
 
Originally posted by: Aharami
Originally posted by: secretanchitman
where are all the extensions for ie7?

oh wait, they're only built for firefox. my bad.

ff2 > ie7.
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QFFT
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Extensions are built for Firefox so it can partially mimic all of the features that Opera has!
 
Can someone point out why Opera is better?

I love FF, but it's a memory hog...~200mb typically. I refuse IE.
 
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