IE8 Smartscreen Filter

[jojo]

I'm using IE8 and have to say, I'me generally very pleased with it.

I have noticed, for some time now, that pages frequently can stop loading for up to 10 seconds.

During this time, I can't close the window or do anything. I can, usually, but not always, collapse it with the Show Desktop icon.

Anyway, for some reason or other, I have just switched off Smart Screen Filtering.

The difference is amazing. Pages now change almost instantly.

Don't know if anyone wants to comment. I really don't fancy a change in browser, to be honest. I've tried, I think Opera and hated the way it took up half the screen with its plethora of tools.

Equally, this might be of interest to anyone else using IE8, having the same problem.

[Angelstardust]

Worth the upgrade?

[mikkh]

I disable everything in IE8, accelerators (!) compatibility nonsense and the filtering you mention. I leave anti phishing in place though and it seems OK then.

(this is for other people's PC's obviously - I use Firefox in Linux and Windows)

... and yes Opera is my least favourite browser too. I've used dozens of alternatives in both Linux and Windows, but never took to the self proclaimed fastest browser on Earth - which it's not btw

[mikkh]

It's certainly nothing to be frightened of Angel and you'll probably get it as an 'important' update anyway. Just say no to all the extra 'features'

read here about them

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Explorer_8

[ken]

I find it works alright, I too have all the filters and crap turned off. Thats with Win7, theres still a big question mark hanging over it with XP. It seemed to work at first with XP, but not for long. Even Micro$soft agreed, dont use it with XP only Vista and Win7. There are some people who are using it with XP. I dont know what their secret is, maybe because I only tried RC and not RTM.

[jojo]

One thing I do like about IE7 is that I can group the tabs.

I open, say CIT, and open a few CIT pages in tabs.

Then open another tab to access, for example, Wikipedia and open a few tabs in that.

The two sets of tabs are entirely separate. I can open another tab for a CIT page and it parks itself on the end of the CIT pages, not the end of the tabs.

I currently have 4 sets of tabs open for example.

Hope that explaination is understandable.