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Internet Explorer 8
Topic Started: Jun 4 2009, 10:38 AM (760 Views)
Viral.	Jun 4 2009, 10:38 AM Post #1
Member Posts: 3,088 Group: Members Member #65,614 Joined: August 19, 2005 I'm Browsing With Chrome My Board URL http://zbaio.zetabin.com/	Okay, I opened up my IE 8 browser for some code testing about 10 minutes ago and it came up with a sub window (not a tab) telling me to input my custom settings for IE 8. It now looks a bit different as well. Does this mean it's out of beta now? Or am I really slow and it came out 3 years ago?



Jory	Jun 4 2009, 11:07 AM Post #2
Posts: 2,773 Group: Global Support Team Member #41,171 Joined: January 12, 2005 I'm Browsing With Firefox 3 My Board URL http://zb.jorygeerts.com/	The final version has been available since March 19: http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2009/mar09/03-18IE8AvailablePR.mspx



Viral.	Jun 4 2009, 12:06 PM Post #3
Member Posts: 3,088 Group: Members Member #65,614 Joined: August 19, 2005 I'm Browsing With Chrome My Board URL http://zbaio.zetabin.com/	Wow, I'm just really slow on the uptake . Great, now I don't have IE 7 or 6 . Edited by Viral., Jun 4 2009, 12:17 PM.



FearKiller	Jun 7 2009, 08:55 PM Post #4
www.fearkiller.net Posts: 1,209 Group: Members Member #1,769 Joined: May 21, 2003 I'm Browsing With Firefox 3	Viral. Jun 4 2009, 12:06 PM Wow, I'm just really slow on the uptake . Great, now I don't have IE 7 or 6 . You can uninstall IE8 and have IE7 again. Although, from my experience, if you install IE8 on XP and then uninstall it, you then cannot uninstall IE7 to return to IE6 as you were able to if you only installed up to IE7. Confusing isn't it?



Aeroice	Jun 7 2009, 10:51 PM Post #5
C'est un pičge! Posts: 371 Group: Members Member #147,240 Joined: February 13, 2007 I'm Browsing With Firefox 3 My Board URL http://resources.zetaboards.com/	FearKiller Jun 7 2009, 08:55 PM Viral. Jun 4 2009, 12:06 PM Wow, I'm just really slow on the uptake . Great, now I don't have IE 7 or 6 . You can uninstall IE8 and have IE7 again. Although, from my experience, if you install IE8 on XP and then uninstall it, you then cannot uninstall IE7 to return to IE6 as you were able to if you only installed up to IE7. Confusing isn't it? That's Microsoft for you.



Nicola	Jun 8 2009, 02:41 AM Post #6
..... Posts: 15,398 Group: Global Support Team Member #28,661 Joined: August 29, 2004 I'm Browsing With Firefox 3	Gosh I hope IE8 has improved since it's beta. It was fairly yucky last time I used it. Of course now I can't use any version of IE because I'm on a Mac.



Jory	Jun 8 2009, 05:58 AM Post #7
Posts: 2,773 Group: Global Support Team Member #41,171 Joined: January 12, 2005 I'm Browsing With Firefox 3 My Board URL http://zb.jorygeerts.com/	It has improved, but it is still rather yucky. I doubt there will be many people switching back to IE because of it.



`Joe	Jun 11 2009, 10:47 AM Post #8
Member Posts: 24 Group: Members Member #160,532 Joined: September 21, 2007	I installed 8 on one of my machines.........needless to say I have no plans on installing it on any of my other ones anytime soon. Don't really use IE much anyways. Edited by `Joe, Jun 11 2009, 10:47 AM.



Viral.	Jun 11 2009, 10:54 AM Post #9
Member Posts: 3,088 Group: Members Member #65,614 Joined: August 19, 2005 I'm Browsing With Chrome My Board URL http://zbaio.zetabin.com/	It's definitely a bit better - I mean it actually closes without me having to end the process in my task manager now - although it still sucks <.< . I'm not uninstalling IE8 to install IE7 and vice versa each time I want to test something. Are there no alternatives like profiles or something?



cvn-tv-dip	Jun 11 2009, 05:49 PM Post #10
Retired Soliloquist Posts: 2,915 Group: Members Member #54,295 Joined: May 14, 2005 I'm Browsing With Firefox 3	Jory Jun 8 2009, 05:58 AM It has improved, but it is still rather yucky. I doubt there will be many people switching back to IE because of it. I don't even see why you would ever want to switch to a default Microsoft product. The job of Microsoft is to give you a basic default program to start out with, and if you're using a different program, it means you found something that you like more than the default.



JFK	Jun 11 2009, 06:56 PM Post #11
Member Posts: 470 Group: Members Member #175,920 Joined: October 18, 2008	Viral. Jun 11 2009, 10:54 AM It's definitely a bit better - I mean it actually closes without me having to end the process in my task manager now - although it still sucks <.< . I'm not uninstalling IE8 to install IE7 and vice versa each time I want to test something. Are there no alternatives like profiles or something? You could set up a multi boot system and install different flavours of IE on each. < shrugs >



ElementalAlchemist	Jun 11 2009, 07:07 PM Post #12
ERROR: This title does not exist. Posts: 986 Group: Members Member #28,414 Joined: August 26, 2004 I'm Browsing With Opera 10	JFK Jun 11 2009, 06:56 PM Viral. Jun 11 2009, 10:54 AM It's definitely a bit better - I mean it actually closes without me having to end the process in my task manager now - although it still sucks <.< . I'm not uninstalling IE8 to install IE7 and vice versa each time I want to test something. Are there no alternatives like profiles or something? You could set up a multi boot system and install different flavours of IE on each. < shrugs > Uhh... why? Depending on what you're testing, this might help.



JFK	Jun 11 2009, 07:18 PM Post #13
Member Posts: 470 Group: Members Member #175,920 Joined: October 18, 2008	ElementalAlchemist Jun 11 2009, 07:07 PM JFK Jun 11 2009, 06:56 PM Viral. Jun 11 2009, 10:54 AM It's definitely a bit better - I mean it actually closes without me having to end the process in my task manager now - although it still sucks <.< . I'm not uninstalling IE8 to install IE7 and vice versa each time I want to test something. Are there no alternatives like profiles or something? You could set up a multi boot system and install different flavours of IE on each. < shrugs > Uhh... why? Depending on what you're testing, this might help. The why is because it is the first thing I thought of especially since I have this computer configured to boot from either DOS 7, Win98, Win XP home, or Win XP pro. Multi boot configs of the same OS is also possible. < shrugs > I have heard of that site but had forgotten about it.



Viral.	Jun 11 2009, 08:37 PM Post #14
Member Posts: 3,088 Group: Members Member #65,614 Joined: August 19, 2005 I'm Browsing With Chrome My Board URL http://zbaio.zetabin.com/	I will be testing out pages which require you to be logged in, therefore that site doesn't help.



JFK	Jun 11 2009, 09:32 PM Post #15
Member Posts: 470 Group: Members Member #175,920 Joined: October 18, 2008	Another thought. There is a program called Sandboxie ( google it ) which runs programs in an isolated space on your hard drive and is designed not to let the program interfere with your OS. Perhaps you can set up the other versions of IE within it. - just a thought as I have not tried it and do not know if it would work. Edited by JFK, Jun 11 2009, 09:35 PM.



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