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Post by phoney on Jul 9, 2009 7:08:07 GMT
Well, after a few weeks using IE8 not a single problem has come up and Vista after 6 months likewise. I believe most problems people encounter with computers tend to be user error in installing and use rather than with the actual software, and not following instructions or reading the HELP files.  |
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Post by ken on Jul 9, 2009 7:19:25 GMT
I haven't had any trouble at all with IE8 on Win7, I cant speak for Vista. Problems only seem to occur, when people install IE8 on XP. You cant even install it on XP x 64, so its an XP thing not an IE8 thing. A case of not mixing the old with the new.
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Post by johnnybee on Jul 9, 2009 9:20:53 GMT
Mmmm, not that I'm a luddite or anything, but I'm quite happy with IE6, personally; it does everything that the "new & improved" versions do without any problems at all.
Why try to fix sommat that ain't broken?
JB.
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Post by phoney on Jul 9, 2009 9:57:04 GMT
I have an old laptop with W95 and IE5.5 and it works perfectly. Can still browse, send email and performs basic functions perfectly but can't run broadband.
Things that aren't broken don't need fixing but sometimes need improving or upgrading.
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Post by mikkh on Jul 9, 2009 11:02:51 GMT
Phoney
I agree that a lot of people make their own problems, usually by installing too many programs, especially security ones in the mistaken belief that they are better protected that way. There also seems to be a common lust for the latest Office and 'burning' suites, that only get used for about 5% of their features - that the older versions did perfectly well without the bloat.
A clean bill of health from 'defender' is a start, but not a guarantee of a clean machine IMO. And accepting every update is not always wise either, especially as a lot of people do it just because 'security centre' is whinging.
JB (and Lynnrose who still uses it on at least one machine I believe)
I'm very surprised you're running IE6 without problems. I've lost count of the number of times it goes belly up on a whole host of different machines, but is cured by installing IE7. It's so tightly embedded in Windows it's a crucial update IMO and even though I don't use IE myself in Windows, I'll always update to IE7 to keep the system stable
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Post by johnnybee on Jul 9, 2009 11:30:21 GMT
Well, Mikk; as I see it most of the IE6 problems were caused by the MS updates and patches to begin with; this is a basic load of XPx64 SP2 without any of that update c**p and I don't have any problems whatever.
Oddly enough, the only time I did have a browser problem was with IE7 when it first became available - bloody thing used to hang / shut down for no apparent reason, so I backtracked to 6 and not a single failure since.....
JB.
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