Internet Explorer 7 Public Beta 2
 

Hi All,
Has anyone downloaded and installed the new Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Public Beta 2?
If anyone has could it be recommended or would it be wise to steer clear at the moment.

I would avoid any version of IE on principle.

I agree with frostbite.

Plus, if it's a beta release, then going by Microsoft's usual standards, it will be even more insecure..

Give it another 2-3 years to become stable :{ I'm sticking with FF thank you very much :ok:

I tried it and instantly lost my btinternet connection. At least System Restore redeemed BG's name... I'd recommend Firefox or Opera instead.

What especially makes this a declared beta version when everything else M$ release is unfinished anyway?

I downloaded the Beta some months ago - system instantly crashed. System Restore did just what it promises.

I downloaded the Beta again last month. Find it much better than IE6 and, so far, very stable.

The ONLY bug I have with it - and it may be co-incidence - is that I keep trying to remove a tool bar ("mywebsearch") that wife put on for me. Everytime I open a new window - there it is again.

So far, I really like IE7.

- hijack this should do that for you.

Installed neatly and using it now - no problems at all, and I'm learning to love tabbed browsing!!

I know MS/Bill are actually the anti-christ(s), but life does seem to have got a bit better with IE7: For this user (moving to the Apple dark side on the next hardware change) a happy enough upgrade!

Tabbed browsing is great...So is FireFox...

You won't catch me using IE

As mentioned by BOAC run Hijack This! AND remove all instances of "mywebsearch" from your registry file. And run Adaware for good measure.

Charles

I've used IE7 for a while now without any problems at all.

Normally I use Opera but there are still some sites that insist on IE and IE7 is must better than IE6.

After some painful experiences, IE is banned from my computer - as is Outlook and Outlook Express. Those websites that only work with IE have lost my business. Firefox suits me fine.

I'm learning Linux fast!

I had exactly the same problem oh well I was warned.

I'm getting multiple Netgear DG834G Modem/Router disconnections with BT/Yahoo. Should have known better than to expect a Microsoft product to work flawlessly.
Like the user interface though, neat tidy, user friendly. Like the Phishing filter.

Worked okay for me.

Got bored with IE6 so downloaded Firefox about a year ago (wanted tabbed browsing). I have since downloaded IE7 Beta2.

I have to say that even in its Beta version IE7 is more stable than the flaky Firefox.

Roll on the full release.

Firefox is a full release - has been for ages, unlike I.E 7 BETA :ok:

I think that's what he was getting at ! :ouch:

What I meant was roll on the full release of IE7

Firefox is junk

Ahhhhh.... There's always an MS troll somewhere

"Usage of Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer browser worldwide has slipped since January, while Mozilla Corp.'s Firefox gained by a nearly equal amount, a Web analytics firm said Friday.

IE use fell by 0.65 percent to 85.17 percent of the market in May, OneStat.com, a Dutch firm, reported. Firefox usage increased by 0.56 percent to 11.79 percent.

In the United States, IE usage was lower than it was globally at 82.47 percent, despite an increase of 1.56 percent since January, OneStat.com said. Firefox use was higher in the United States at 12.81 percent, rising 0.26 percent since January."

All deluded lovers of junk browsers it seems....:p

Not a Troll (thanks for the insult)

I currently have both browsers on my PC, use both in pretty much equal measure. Firefox is less reliable than IE and, having used them both for a few months, I much prefer IE.

I do apologise if this offends your sensibilities.

From "junk" to "less reliable" is better.

And as for the choice, De gustibus non est disputandum

But I'm curious about the less reliable bit. I've been using FF almost exclusively for about a year and haven't found it unreliable. If it were, I wouldn't use it - I'm not about to cut my nose off to spite my face! I'd use IE or Opera if FF was unreliable.

Some websites don't display "correctly" in anything but IE (or derivatives using the IE engine like Maxthon), because IE does not follow W3C standards.

That's about all the unreliable I've found and the customisability and the wealth of useful extensions available keep me with FF (Opera would be my 2nd choice).

Sorry, but IE with it's myriad acknowledged bugs and insecurities is too tightly linked to the OS for my comfort.

Totally agree Mac, except for one tiny thing - a previous incarnation of FF used to come up with 'try again' when it couldn't connect to a site first time.

Now, it's gone back to 'OK', which is a nuisance, because this happens fairly frequently on dialup.

What's that then? :}

There's also the fact that Firefox has been download over 174621552 times according to http://www.spreadfirefox.com/ - if you have one or two dissatisfied punters here and there that's not bad heh? :D

I down loaded IE7 the other day I was very annoyed that it wiped out IE6 on install, as its a beta it sould not do that IMHO but allow you to run both.

I dont use IE very often I prefere firefox, but do use it for sites that wont work on anything else, also some video streams wont work on firefox but do on IE.

Only probs so far is it sometimes fails to realise I use a router and wants to know what connection to use but doesn't give one any choices :confused:
totally stupid.

Green Granite
 

Not sure if this helps but, if you go to Favourites and scroll to the bottom do you get an entry titled "Microsoft"? click on this and half way down you should see, "IE on Microsoft", clicking on this leads to:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.mspx and again half way down left side you will see "IE6" not sure if this will take you to your original IE6 installation or just give you the opportunity to download it again.

Been using IE7 for a while now, ZoneAlarm Pro and Norton Ant-Virus, (but NOT the complete Norton Security System) and so far, so good, also have Microsofts own security system working, it would seem, compatibly!

Have uninstalled IE.7 B2 back to IE.6 and all is well again, detecting proxy server, speed of browsing is noticeably faster with IE6. No disconnects. When the bugs are sorted IE7 should be good. I will wait for the full version.

Para: It just lets you down load 6 again