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current status of IE version 8
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MrChad
Lifer
It's the best version of IE thus far in terms of performance.
Reliability / bugs are going to be tricky. IE 8 aims to be more standards compliant, so internal web apps that worked correctly in version 6 might break with IE 8. You'll have to test out your apps to ensure that they are working correctly.
Reliability / bugs are going to be tricky. IE 8 aims to be more standards compliant, so internal web apps that worked correctly in version 6 might break with IE 8. You'll have to test out your apps to ensure that they are working correctly.
I don't see a problem with it. Am currently using it on 4 systems - 1 XP Pro, 2 Vista, and 1 Win7 RC. As a related issue, I am a SeniorNet volunteer, and we are in the process of revising our Internet course to use IE8, and have installed it on all of our classroom machines (18 at last count.) Once you learn all the features, the added security options are a plus.
One of the most important deatures is the Compatibility Button and Settings. That eliminates problems with archaic webware and sites.
One of the most important deatures is the Compatibility Button and Settings. That eliminates problems with archaic webware and sites.
Chiefcrowe
Diamond Member
I haven't seen any major issues with it at all so far and I've been installing it on a bunch of machines. The only thing i've noticed which is really odd, but windows update website seems slower when using IE8 for some mind boggling reason!!
Yes, under TOOLS is COMPATIBILITY VIEW and COMPATIBILITY SETTINGS. A good example is this forum. In order to keep the REPLY box from diving behind the main forum window, I have to put this forum in Compatibility mode by adding the domain under settings. 🙂
The button then appears just to the right of the Address box and to the left of the Refresh button. Will try to illustrate.
CB
You can also set it to make ALL web sites E& style and compatible.
The button then appears just to the right of the Address box and to the left of the Refresh button. Will try to illustrate.
CB
You can also set it to make ALL web sites E& style and compatible.
coolVariable
Diamond Member
Can't get it to stop popping up that f*cking "Welcome .. set up IE8" screen.
Every day it comes up!
Every day it comes up!
Goosemaster
Lifer
Corrected.
DataCabbitKSW
Junior Member
IE8, by and large, works very well and is rather snappy and response. Seeing as it is now standards compliant for HTML rendering, it breaks some old IE reliant pages. However this is where the "compatability mode" comes into play. Users can either click a button to change mode, or you can push out policy updates to set which sites are needing to use these modes (Microsoft also does a regularly updated list of big-name sites that must use compatability mode for best effect). I believe at one time in development, IE8 also supported a meta-tag being inserted into the HTML/XML code to force-switch on the compatability mode. You could find out more information over on TechNet's Springboard site: http://tinyurl.com/832nco
LightningRider
Senior member
Actually it's not completely standards compliant. There's still a large list of bugs present in IE8 that are not in other browsers. A lot of them are even regressions from IE7, which is pretty pathetic. MS just never learns.