How many people on this thread are actually using IE7? IE7 is a program and if you uninstall it, ie6 will come back. You can't run both simultaneously. If you run the standalone versions you are going to have problems. It's not a clean solution. Microsoft has recently made their virtual PC software free, that is the best way to run multiple browsers. Sure, it's going to require more disk space and a legitimate version of windows, but it will also save you a lot of wasted hours when your registry gets corrupted by the repetitive install/uninstall/standalone hack process. I know, I've felt the pain.
Here's the info on virtual pc http://blogs.msdn.com/cwilso/archive/2006/02/01/522281.aspx Here's the virtual pc download http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtualpc/downloads/sp1.mspx IE7 is coming out, it is much, much better than IE6, they have tried to solve as many of the bugs as possible, it's not as good as firefox, opera or safari, but it is a huge step forward. If you are not testing with this browser yet, you need to get on the ball and at least make sure you don't have any major issues. Also be aware of the new activex behavior and be prepared to answer questions from your clients about it. I've been working with IE7 for many months and am even proud to know that I found a major bug (or two) that they have fixed for the final release. I'm not a champion, but I am looking forward to the quick adoption. For those wondering why you may want to revert: They've had to make it as backwards compatible as possible. However, there will be those odd applications that may not work. Also, I personally don't like the way the buttons are set up. I think some people will get frustrated by that alone. Ted www.last-child.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joe Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 11:51 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [WSG] IE7 news > But FWIW, users will apparently be giving the ability to "go back" to IE 6 > if they don't want/like IE7. Interesting. Funny. Isn't the whole point of a software upgrade to make it better and more usable than the previous? If Microsoft is worried about users "not liking" IE7 then they should probably reconsider its launch date - seriously. Just a thought :) Jough ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ****************************************************** ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
