I do understand what a Beta release is. I decided to try it anyway. It worked like a charm after I installed the proper Adobe flash player..... for exactly 11 minutes. Then it began shutting down and reopening tabs like crazy. Then it worked fine again for about 30 minutes. The I got the "Internet Explorer has stopped working....." but it would/could not reopen any tabs. After I closed the program that time I could not get it to restart at all. Thank goodness for "Restore Points!!"
From what I was able to see and use in a very short time it looked good. It seemed quite a bit faster than IE8 but not as fast as Opera. Of course my time was extremely limited. I am looking forward to using it again but I believe I'll wait a few weeks!
I am in the perhaps unique situation of having a new computer with Win 7, and no files/data to lose, and so elected to give IE9 beta a try. (I emphasize I would not try this on my main PC, where I have a lot to lose. In any event, it's an XP, which does not support IE9.)
If this beta does not work out, or crashes my system, I've lost virtually nada. I'm not suggesting others risk their systems with this beta.
Preliminary observations:
- Download (2.37 MB) and install (just a few minutes) was a snap. Reboot required. No obvious conflicts with other apps so far.
- Biggest obvious difference from IE8: a clean GUI, with just about everything hidden by default, but accessable if you look for them. A nice feature if you use a small monitor, as this netbook does.
- I've run it in a number of websites, and content seems to load as quickly, and without errors. Connection tests at Speedtest.com are as quick as IE8. Passed most tests at PCPitstop with flying colors.
- Haven't had a chance to explore any security benefits.
In short, based on a limited trial, IE9 seems a nice trouble-free browser. Some cosmetic improvements, but absent any real security enhancements, I'm not sure I see that much difference so far. But times are early, and no doubt I'm missing a lot here ...
Thank you BUGBATTER directing me to this discussion thread. I was too elated watching the news and jumped to my trusted forum to know the answer. I should have known better:search the site first before post a new thread.
The two questions that if I may ask:
1. IE 9 as I understand would utilise the memory processor directly off the graphic card instead of the CPU, I read it somewhere.
Does that mean some computers with a lower end graphic cards or to that matter with no dedicated graphic card will not get the optimum benefit from the IE 9?
2. I understand no one would know when the IE 9 would formally be released to the public. However from the past experience what is the time frame one could expect for the bug free ironed out final version of the IE 9?
Curious as to where the Favorites folder is located. Currently it is arranged vertically along the left side of the screen with IE7. Before I went to Qwest hi speed I had MSN Dialup and it had MSN Explorer, whose Favorites was located near the center of the screen and it had the capability of creating folders for similar sites. Still use MSN as my home page and wonder if it would look substantially like what I have now. Still using IE7 on this Vista computer because I tried it on the XP and didn't care for the interface.
* ALT: Show the menu bar. (After you make a selection, the menu bar is hidden again.) * Alt +M: Go to your homepage. * ALT + C: View your favorites, feeds & browsing history. * Ctrl +J: Open Download Manager * Ctrl + L: Highlight the text in the Address bar. * Ctrl + D: Add a web page to your favorites. * Ctrl + B: Organize favorites
If you have Ultimate, Professional (old Business) and Enterprise editions the menu bar can be enabled in the Local group policy editor (ÿ+R -> gpedit.msc) by navigating to User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer. Double click the setting "Turn on menu bar by default" and change to "enabled", click OK. Close the editor. Launch IE and press ALT. The menu will be always on now. If you want to disable the menu again, change the setting back to "not configured" or "disabled" and re-start the IE. This is from a Windows 7 forum, but it is probably the same for Vista. http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/InternetExplorer/thread/069e0cf3-6edb-4542-99b6-1a77fac437b5
When Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 9, Windows 7 users will need to have Service Pack 1 before they can install it...
...The IE9 public beta, released last week, requires four hotfixes before it can be installed, but the browser's installer takes care of everything for the user. It's not clear whether Microsoft will have the final IE9 installer roll out SP1 to Windows 7 users, but given the company's history, the software will likely spit out an error message and fire up Windows Update for users to get SP1 themselves.
Microsoft has not given a release date for either Windows 7 SP1 or for IE9, though we now know the two will not be far apart. Testers got their first Windows 7 SP1 beta build three months ago, but the final version won't come until the first half of 2011.
Having tried IE9 beta, and reading more about it (and its security enhancements), I am am now more optimistic.
It is clear to me that the Win7 "starter" edition I tried it on did not make full use of its potential, particularly with Java and Flash disabled because of recent vulnerabilities.
I have since upgraded to Win 7 Professional, re-enabled Flash and Java, and look forward to trialing the final release when it becomes available, service pack and all. There was certainly nothing in the beta version that gave me any cause for concern, although I have since uninstalled it.
i've been using ie9 for a couple of days now. i put it on 2 laptops, one with windows 7 professional 32bit and one with windows 7 ultimate 32bit. initial thoughts, very lean and very fast. 7 professional seems to work fairly well. 7 ultimate has a few bugs. the added security messes with the scripting sometimes and pages don't load properly, i have to back button and then forward to get pages to load right. and not all the time. it's like something can't keep up. ultimate also sometimes dumps saved passwords. to use it i have to carry around my cheat card with all my passwords on it. again, not all the time. 7 professional hasn't done any of that yet. i usually only use internet exployer (past and present) when i have to go on government websites or computer manufacturers' sites to get downloads but i've been working ie9 fairly heavily since i installed it. i've been giving microsoft feedback on the pluses and minises of the browser as you all should be doing so we can make sure that they get it right when they do the final version.
i think that microsoft is trying to train all of us to use only microsoft programs with windows 7. i think eventually microsoft software will work better than generic programs with windows 7 and any future operating systems that they come up with. everybody is still scrambling around trying to come up with drivers that work right and upgraded software. like i installed vlc to get the codecs for windows media center. i don't use vlc player, just the codecs. mse seems to work very well with windows 7 and it works very very well integrated into ie9. other virus protections just don't work as well and i think microsoft designed it that way. ie9 still has a few security bugs to work out but all in all ie9 is working well for me. it will be interesting to see what works and what doesn't work when the first service pack comes out for windows 7.
with ie9 microsoft is finally doing what other software companies have always done. send it out to the public and get feedback. they did it with windows 7 also. about time. i have no problem giving feedback, good and bad. i just want it to work.
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1) IE9 does NOT run under Windows XP --- you must have either win7, vista, or server 2008 with their appropriate service packs (as indicated here):
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/internet-explorer/help/ie-9/is-the-internet-explorer-9-beta-right-for-me
2) stress this is BETA version (a product still in testing stages):
You might want to wait for the final release of Internet Explorer 9 if either of the following apply to you:
You prefer to install software once, and don't want to mess with it again.
You get frustrated if software doesn't always behave as you expect it to.
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I do understand what a Beta release is. I decided to try it anyway. It worked like a charm after I installed the proper Adobe flash player..... for exactly 11 minutes. Then it began shutting down and reopening tabs like crazy. Then it worked fine again for about 30 minutes. The I got the "Internet Explorer has stopped working....." but it would/could not reopen any tabs. After I closed the program that time I could not get it to restart at all. Thank goodness for "Restore Points!!"
From what I was able to see and use in a very short time it looked good. It seemed quite a bit faster than IE8 but not as fast as Opera. Of course my time was extremely limited. I am looking forward to using it again but I believe I'll wait a few weeks!
Jeff :emotion-22:
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Cool!
I am in the perhaps unique situation of having a new computer with Win 7, and no files/data to lose, and so elected to give IE9 beta a try. (I emphasize I would not try this on my main PC, where I have a lot to lose. In any event, it's an XP, which does not support IE9.)
If this beta does not work out, or crashes my system, I've lost virtually nada. I'm not suggesting others risk their systems with this beta.
Preliminary observations:
- Download (2.37 MB) and install (just a few minutes) was a snap. Reboot required. No obvious conflicts with other apps so far.
- Biggest obvious difference from IE8: a clean GUI, with just about everything hidden by default, but accessable if you look for them. A nice feature if you use a small monitor, as this netbook does.
- I've run it in a number of websites, and content seems to load as quickly, and without errors. Connection tests at Speedtest.com are as quick as IE8. Passed most tests at PCPitstop with flying colors.
- Haven't had a chance to explore any security benefits.
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In short, based on a limited trial, IE9 seems a nice trouble-free browser. Some cosmetic improvements, but absent any real security enhancements, I'm not sure I see that much difference so far. But times are early, and no doubt I'm missing a lot here ...
Stay tuned.
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Thank you BUGBATTER directing me to this discussion thread. I was too elated watching the news and jumped to my trusted forum to know the answer. I should have known better:search the site first before post a new thread.
The two questions that if I may ask:
1. IE 9 as I understand would utilise the memory processor directly off the graphic card instead of the CPU, I read it somewhere.
Does that mean some computers with a lower end graphic cards or to that matter with no dedicated graphic card will not get the optimum benefit from the IE 9?
2. I understand no one would know when the IE 9 would formally be released to the public. However from the past experience what is the time frame one could expect for the bug free ironed out final version of the IE 9?
Regards
Bugbatter
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Take the tour:
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/29060/internet-explorer-9-screenshot-tour-its-got-a-completely-new-interface/
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Curious as to where the Favorites folder is located. Currently it is arranged vertically along the left side of the screen with IE7. Before I went to Qwest hi speed I had MSN Dialup and it had MSN Explorer, whose Favorites was located near the center of the screen and it had the capability of creating folders for similar sites. Still use MSN as my home page and wonder if it would look substantially like what I have now. Still using IE7 on this Vista computer because I tried it on the XP and didn't care for the interface.
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To show one or all of the hidden Favorites, Command or Status bar, right-click in the space to the right of the New Tab button. That provides the option to add any or all as well as the option to move the Stop and Refresh buttons. http://www.askvg.com/how-to-enable-favorites-bar-command-bar-and-status-bar-in-microsoft-internet-explorer-9-ie9-beta/
Keyboard shortcuts:
* ALT: Show the menu bar. (After you make a selection, the menu bar is hidden again.)
* Alt +M: Go to your homepage.
* ALT + C: View your favorites, feeds & browsing history.
* Ctrl +J: Open Download Manager
* Ctrl + L: Highlight the text in the Address bar.
* Ctrl + D: Add a web page to your favorites.
* Ctrl + B: Organize favorites
If you have Ultimate, Professional (old Business) and Enterprise editions the menu bar can be enabled in the Local group policy editor (ÿ+R -> gpedit.msc) by navigating to User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer. Double click the setting "Turn on menu bar by default" and change to "enabled", click OK. Close the editor. Launch IE and press ALT. The menu will be always on now. If you want to disable the menu again, change the setting back to "not configured" or "disabled" and re-start the IE. This is from a Windows 7 forum, but it is probably the same for Vista.
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/InternetExplorer/thread/069e0cf3-6edb-4542-99b6-1a77fac437b5
All Vista and Windows 7 Users also see here: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/111483-internet-explorer-9-turn-menu-bar-always.html
ky331
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http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/internet-explorer-9-beta-review-microsoft-reinvents-the-browser/2430
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I am using IE 9 (64 bit beta) with Flash Plugin (64 bit beta) it appears to be a stable and viable combination.
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When Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 9, Windows 7 users will need to have Service Pack 1 before they can install it...
...The IE9 public beta, released last week, requires four hotfixes before it can be installed, but the browser's installer takes care of everything for the user. It's not clear whether Microsoft will have the final IE9 installer roll out SP1 to Windows 7 users, but given the company's history, the software will likely spit out an error message and fire up Windows Update for users to get SP1 themselves.
Microsoft has not given a release date for either Windows 7 SP1 or for IE9, though we now know the two will not be far apart. Testers got their first Windows 7 SP1 beta build three months ago, but the final version won't come until the first half of 2011.
http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/
Edit: There seems to be some disagreement on the SP1 requirement.
Stay tuned.
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Having tried IE9 beta, and reading more about it (and its security enhancements), I am am now more optimistic.
It is clear to me that the Win7 "starter" edition I tried it on did not make full use of its potential, particularly with Java and Flash disabled because of recent vulnerabilities.
I have since upgraded to Win 7 Professional, re-enabled Flash and Java, and look forward to trialing the final release when it becomes available, service pack and all. There was certainly nothing in the beta version that gave me any cause for concern, although I have since uninstalled it.
joe53
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September 24th, 2010 21:00
Why Microsoft did the right thing in ditching XP for IE9
Full read: http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2010/04/why-microsoft-did-the-right-thing-in-ditching-xp-for-ie9.ars
This is an interesting article. Rather than quote it, I just offer the link.
As a longtime loyal user of XP, a new user of Win 7, and a tester of IE9 beta, I found it intriguing. Not sure I agree with the conclusions.
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i've been using ie9 for a couple of days now. i put it on 2 laptops, one with windows 7 professional 32bit and one with windows 7 ultimate 32bit. initial thoughts, very lean and very fast. 7 professional seems to work fairly well. 7 ultimate has a few bugs. the added security messes with the scripting sometimes and pages don't load properly, i have to back button and then forward to get pages to load right. and not all the time. it's like something can't keep up. ultimate also sometimes dumps saved passwords. to use it i have to carry around my cheat card with all my passwords on it. again, not all the time. 7 professional hasn't done any of that yet. i usually only use internet exployer (past and present) when i have to go on government websites or computer manufacturers' sites to get downloads but i've been working ie9 fairly heavily since i installed it. i've been giving microsoft feedback on the pluses and minises of the browser as you all should be doing so we can make sure that they get it right when they do the final version.
i think that microsoft is trying to train all of us to use only microsoft programs with windows 7. i think eventually microsoft software will work better than generic programs with windows 7 and any future operating systems that they come up with. everybody is still scrambling around trying to come up with drivers that work right and upgraded software. like i installed vlc to get the codecs for windows media center. i don't use vlc player, just the codecs. mse seems to work very well with windows 7 and it works very very well integrated into ie9. other virus protections just don't work as well and i think microsoft designed it that way. ie9 still has a few security bugs to work out but all in all ie9 is working well for me. it will be interesting to see what works and what doesn't work when the first service pack comes out for windows 7.
with ie9 microsoft is finally doing what other software companies have always done. send it out to the public and get feedback. they did it with windows 7 also. about time. i have no problem giving feedback, good and bad. i just want it to work.