Internet Explorer 7 beta 2 refresh as of March 20, 2006

[Nocturnal]

There was a refresh which was given out at the Mix 06 conference. I guess they decided to put it out publicly.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie7/default.mspx

There is a direct link to where you can now download the refresh of IE7 beta 2 public preview.

 

[Robor]

Hasn't IE7 beta 2 been available for a while? I've been running it for over a month.

EDIT: Let me rephrase that... I use Firefox 1.5.0.1 but I've got IE7 beta 2 installed. 😉

 

[screw3d]

Can IE7 be installed independently? I still need to test websites on IE6..

 

[Nocturnal]

Originally posted by: Robor
Hasn't IE7 beta 2 been available for a while? I've been running it for over a month.

EDIT: Let me rephrase that... I use Firefox 1.5.0.1 but I've got IE7 beta 2 installed. 😉

Beta 2 preview was released in January. There was a refresh/updated version of the browser which was released on 3/20. So yes it's been out a while but this browser is brand spanking new as far as updates and code goes.

 

[CrystalBay]

This refresh seems much faster .

 

[blurredvision]

Nice!! I've been patiently waiting for the next public preview to fix some of the code. IE7 completely rocks, and I've used it even with it's flaws as a beta so far.

EDIT: Just installed the 3/20 edition, and it looks like this one has fixed a lot of the bugs with the joomla cms that I have been experiencing. Nice! :thumbsup:

Hopefully it will also fix the re-occuring disappearance of the favicons (more of an annoyance than something I actually care about).

 

[TallBill]

Sweet, I need to try it out, now that I have a valid xp cd key.

 

[Robor]

Originally posted by: screw3d
Can IE7 be installed independently? I still need to test websites on IE6..

In the original thread a while back someone posted a link to a way of installing the IE7b2 as a 'standalone' browser but others warned of problems in doing so. I didn't try it.