The beta I.E. 7 I tried does not allow for the WYSIWYG options or hyperlinks. However, Firefox and Opera browsers do not either. Must be a move MS made for security reasons (??) or as Denny mentioned the Dell forum has not been updated to be compatible with current version browsers (whether MS or some other browser).
The problem with the WYSIWYG editor and hyperlinks with IE 7 is not MS's doing, it is because Lithium technologies has not updated its software to recognise IE 7 user agent string. Other boards (e.g. Zone Alarm forum) that use Lithium technologies software have the same problem with the WYSIWYG editor and IE 7. (the user agent string is the info that your PC sends to the site you visit to tell it what browser you're using).
However, you can get the WYSIWYG editor to work just fine with IE 7 by changing its user agent string so that the site thinks you're using IE 6. To do that download the reg file from the link 'Internet Explorer 6' at
to open an instance of IE 7 with the user agent string of IE6 when you want to use that and the normal IE 7 short cut when you don't. That is somewhat more clumsy to use, however. I did use it once and reported both the Dell and ZA forum boards to MS (which the tool asks you to do so MS can contact the site owners).
I don't use Firefox or Opera, but it may well be a similar problem, that Lithium technologies don't recognise their user agent strings (or it may be that the coding does not include options that those browsers need).
Message Edited by JRosenfeld on 08-31-200602:55 PM
Denny Denham
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Dell has not had the boards optimized for IE7 as yet, since it is not yet a fully operational product.
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The problem with the WYSIWYG editor and hyperlinks with IE 7 is not MS's doing, it is because Lithium technologies has not updated its software to recognise IE 7 user agent string. Other boards (e.g. Zone Alarm forum) that use Lithium technologies software have the same problem with the WYSIWYG editor and IE 7. (the user agent string is the info that your PC sends to the site you visit to tell it what browser you're using).
However, you can get the WYSIWYG editor to work just fine with IE 7 by changing its user agent string so that the site thinks you're using IE 6. To do that download the reg file from the link 'Internet Explorer 6' at
http://www.fiddlertool.com/useragent.aspx
double click on the downloaded .reg file to merge its contents to your registry (click yes on any warning message).
They also provide a reg file to revert to IE 7 user agent string (link is Internet Explorer 7).
Or, if you don't want the user agent string changed for all sites, you can use the MS utility:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9517DB9C-3C0D-47FE-BD04-FAD82A9AAC9F&displaylang=en
to open an instance of IE 7 with the user agent string of IE6 when you want to use that and the normal IE 7 short cut when you don't. That is somewhat more clumsy to use, however. I did use it once and reported both the Dell and ZA forum boards to MS (which the tool asks you to do so MS can contact the site owners).
I don't use Firefox or Opera, but it may well be a similar problem, that Lithium technologies don't recognise their user agent strings (or it may be that the coding does not include options that those browsers need).
Message Edited by JRosenfeld on 08-31-200602:55 PM