RE: Bad Vista - the blog

2006-12-19 Thread Charlie Coleman
= I love that the website keeps asking me to install the MSXML = ActiveX control from Microsoft! = = Really? It didn't do that for me. What browser did you use? = = IE7, of course! 8-) = = 'Nuff said. ... = = Now why do you suppose IE7 would want you to download that = control for

RE: Bad Vista - the blog

2006-12-19 Thread David Crooks
On Tuesday, December 19, 2006 8:57 AM Charlie Coleman wrote: There is another possibility. Perhaps the website/host is trying to protect itself from systems that are most likely to be compromised. Using Interet Explorer is a pretty sure sign you don't care about security g. Well, considering

RE: Bad Vista - the blog

2006-12-19 Thread Charlie Coleman
At 04:44 PM 12/18/2006 -0500, David Crooks wrote: On Monday, December 18, 2006 4:40 PM Grigore Dolghin wrote: Because I just accessed it using IE7 and _nothing_unusual_ happened. Want to see a screenshot? I believe you... There must be a setting I do not have checked and you do? What is

Bad Vista - the blog

2006-12-18 Thread Stephen Russell
http://badvista.fsf.org/ Stephen Russell DBA / .Net Developer Memphis TN 38115 901.246-0159 Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. http://spaces.msn.com/members/srussell/ -- No virus found in this outgoing

RE: Bad Vista - the blog

2006-12-18 Thread David Crooks
On Monday, December 18, 2006 8:12 AM Stephen Russell wrote: http://badvista.fsf.org/ I love that the website keeps asking me to install the MSXML ActiveX control from Microsoft! David L. Crooks ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription

Re: Bad Vista - the blog

2006-12-18 Thread Ed Leafe
On Dec 18, 2006, at 10:46 AM, David Crooks wrote: http://badvista.fsf.org/ I love that the website keeps asking me to install the MSXML ActiveX control from Microsoft! Really? It didn't do that for me. What browser did you use? -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com

RE: Bad Vista - the blog

2006-12-18 Thread David Crooks
On Monday, December 18, 2006 11:11 AM Ed Leafe wrote: On Dec 18, 2006, at 10:46 AM, David Crooks wrote: http://badvista.fsf.org/ I love that the website keeps asking me to install the MSXML ActiveX control from Microsoft! Really? It didn't do that for me. What browser did you use?

Re: Bad Vista - the blog

2006-12-18 Thread Ed Leafe
On Dec 18, 2006, at 11:26 AM, David Crooks wrote: http://badvista.fsf.org/ I love that the website keeps asking me to install the MSXML ActiveX control from Microsoft! Really? It didn't do that for me. What browser did you use? IE7, of course! 8-) 'Nuff said. -- Ed Leafe --

Re: Bad Vista - the blog

2006-12-18 Thread MB Software Solutions
Ed Leafe wrote: On Dec 18, 2006, at 11:26 AM, David Crooks wrote: http://badvista.fsf.org/ I love that the website keeps asking me to install the MSXML ActiveX control from Microsoft! Really? It didn't do that for me. What browser did you use? IE7, of

RE: Bad Vista - the blog

2006-12-18 Thread David Crooks
On Monday, December 18, 2006 4:02 PM Michael J. Babcock wrote: LOL! Similar experience to Ed...no issues and I use FireFox. Now why do you suppose IE7 would want you to download that control for that website if non-IE folks can view it just fine??!?!??? It was relentless and I could not see

RE: Bad Vista - the blog

2006-12-18 Thread Hal Kaplan
= Subject: Re: Bad Vista - the blog =  = Ed Leafe wrote: =  On Dec 18, 2006, at 11:26 AM, David Crooks wrote: =  =  =  http://badvista.fsf.org/ =  =  I love that the website keeps asking me to install the MSXML =  ActiveX control from Microsoft! =  =  Really? It didn't do

Re: Bad Vista - the blog

2006-12-18 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Dec 18, 2006, at 3:13 PM, Hal Kaplan wrote: Maybe it's because the web page...is setup to make trouble for you if you are using IE. Haha, what a good idea! (OBTW, you are slipping on this ole' trimming bugaboo again! g) Ken ___ Post

RE: Bad Vista - the blog

2006-12-18 Thread Hal Kaplan
= Subject: Re: Bad Vista - the blog =  = Haha, what a good idea! (OBTW, you are slipping on this ole' = trimming bugaboo again! g) =  = Ken =  Yeah, well between trimming my Chanukah bush and trimming my hair and trimming my budget and trying to trim my waistline, you will have to forgive me

RE: Bad Vista - the blog

2006-12-18 Thread Hal Kaplan
= Subject: Re: Bad Vista - the blog =  = To me, this reeks (sp?) of M$ forcing it's way on you, = whether you like it or not, and by that, I mean they're = dictating the environment that they want for OTHER things = probably, and it has NOTHING to do with this website. = They'll see

RE: Bad Vista - the blog

2006-12-18 Thread Hal Kaplan
= Subject: RE: Bad Vista - the blog =  = On Monday, December 18, 2006 4:26 PM Grigore Dolghin wrote: =  = IE7 here. No instalation asked. =  = IMO this talk is just unfair. I'm not saying that IE is the best = browser, but I'm saying that = these comments now are just unfair. =  = How were

Re: Bad Vista - the blog

2006-12-18 Thread Grigore Dolghin
Because I just accessed it using IE7 and _nothing_unusual_ happened. Want to see a screenshot? - Original Message - From: David Crooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 11:33 PM Subject: RE: Bad Vista - the blog On Monday, December 18, 2006 4:26

RE: Bad Vista - the blog

2006-12-18 Thread David Crooks
On Monday, December 18, 2006 4:40 PM Hal Kaplan wrote: Exactly my point, David. This is too good to be true, isn't it? Well, you know what they say about that. Does someone have time to read the page source and see if there is a hook for IE7? How about this: !-- Internet Explorer CSS

RE: Bad Vista - the blog

2006-12-18 Thread David Crooks
On Monday, December 18, 2006 4:40 PM Grigore Dolghin wrote: Because I just accessed it using IE7 and _nothing_unusual_ happened. Want to see a screenshot? I believe you... There must be a setting I do not have checked and you do? David L. Crooks

Re: Bad Vista - the blog

2006-12-18 Thread Ted Roche
I hate to throw cold water on your conspiracy theories, guys, but it's likely a compatibility issue between their content management system, Plone, and IE7. http://swik.net/Plone/CMS.Info+Blog You can put away the tin hats now, fellas. And David, please stop using IE7. You'll just encourage

Re: Bad Vista - the blog

2006-12-18 Thread MB Software Solutions
Grigore Dolghin wrote: Because I just accessed it using IE7 and _nothing_unusual_ happened. Want to see a screenshot? Perhaps that's because you're Automatic Updates already installed the missing control? -- Michael J. Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC

RE: Bad Vista - the blog

2006-12-18 Thread John Weller
IE7 here. No instalation asked. IMO this talk is just unfair. I'm not saying that IE is the best browser, but I'm saying that these comments now are just unfair. What's this *fair* bit? All's fair in love, war and M$ bashing g John Weller 01380 723235 07976 393631

RE: Bad Vista - the blog

2006-12-18 Thread Stephen the Cook
David Crooks wrote: On Monday, December 18, 2006 4:02 PM Michael J. Babcock wrote: LOL! Similar experience to Ed...no issues and I use FireFox. Now why do you suppose IE7 would want you to download that control for that website if non-IE folks can view it just fine??!?!??? It was