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10-13-2006, 10:51 PM #1An Awesome Dude
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IE7 Final Release before end of October as Windows Update!
It will be a high priority update for those of you who do not know and will be installed automatically for those of you who have that feature turned on.
To prevent this and stay on IE6 go here.
Unreal!! -- They are basically trying to force ppl to IE7!!!
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10-13-2006, 11:06 PM #2Web Hosting Master
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Ya, we are going to have to hold off a bit. So this tool is going to help alot.
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10-15-2006, 03:25 PM #3An Awesome Dude
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I think its thier way of saying they arent trying to force ppl to IE7 (offering this tool)
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10-15-2006, 03:41 PM #4Retired Moderator
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Why would a home user want to disable the update?
I can see why a business user would, but not a home user.Steve
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10-15-2006, 04:17 PM #5Web Hosting Master
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What' so bad about IE7?
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10-15-2006, 04:35 PM #6Retired Moderator
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Originally Posted by CaroNet-Hesham
I think what's so bad isn't IE7. It's that everyone's computers will automatically download new software to their computers automatically. There's a big difference between an OS automatically downloading updates versus automatically downloading and installing new applications using an opt-out policy, instead of opt-in. That's pretty invasive!
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10-15-2006, 06:03 PM #7Web Hosting Master
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I think its thier way of saying they arent trying to force ppl to IE7 (offering this tool)
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10-15-2006, 06:11 PM #8Retired Moderator
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I think what's so bad isn't IE7. It's that everyone's computers will automatically download new software to their computers automatically. There's a big difference between an OS automatically downloading updates versus automatically downloading and installing new applications using an opt-out policy, instead of opt-in. That's pretty invasive!
I just hope the default skin has changed since I tried the beta as even that confused me!Steve
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10-16-2006, 12:28 AM #9Resident Liverpool FC Fan
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I dont see what all the fuss is about. The only people I have seen moaning about Microsoft forcing IE7 on users is..... the usual merry band of kiddy Firefox supporters.
People are always getting at Microsoft about security within IE6, and IE7 is a big improvement in terms of both security and useability.
Okay, so it does not render pages any better (or worse), but hey who cares, if suddenly they went completely W3C (which Firefox isnt by the way) then it would mess up a whole load of websites.
Id personally rather use a web browser that allows sloppy coding then one that can only display mandetory precise coding correctly. All these Firefox kiddies make me laugh, they go on about how much we should have freedom of choice, when all the time they are trying to force web developers to get it right and by the book. Talk about being conservative...█ Xcellweb.net - Quality Web Solutions That Work!
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10-16-2006, 06:15 AM #10Web Hosting Guru
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I agree Xcellweb Matt, not to mention that so many people sticked to IE7 betas just because, as a browser, IE7 is by far a lot more enjoyable than IE6.
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10-16-2006, 06:25 AM #11Resident Liverpool FC Fan
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Originally Posted by juangake
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10-16-2006, 08:38 PM #12Newbie
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Im looking forward to IE7. I tried a beta version of it, and I liked it alot better. Alot of new features and as stated above, the tabs are great =)
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10-16-2006, 10:46 PM #13Web Hosting Master
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If IE7 is more secure than IE6 everyone should be automatically updated. Coming from Microsoft who knows if that is actually the case. I think it has to be better considering how awful IE6 is.
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10-17-2006, 12:15 AM #14Web Hosting Master Disaster
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Originally Posted by Xcellweb Matt
IE 7 is cool... I use it most of the time, but FF is cool as well... I use it sometimes.
For most users, I think the auto download is a good idea. Heck, most non-tech people don't download updates to computers. Think about it... really, people would rather MS just update the computer and be done with it. If they see a new browser, most won't care... they will keep on to the cooking sites.Windows 10 to Linux and Mac OSX: I'm PARSECs better than you. Eat my dust!!!
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10-17-2006, 02:08 AM #15Web Hosting Master
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All these Firefox kiddies make me laugh, they go on about how much we should have freedom of choice, when all the time they are trying to force web developers to get it right and by the book. Talk about being conservative...
However, for the rest of the post I agree, with the FF fanboy/kiddies etc. Seriously, everyone knows Opera is the best (or they just shut Opera out and live in ignorant bliss)
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10-17-2006, 04:47 AM #16Resident Liverpool FC Fan
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Originally Posted by freak
I think IE7 and Opera have very similar tab functions, IE7 probably just about better then Opera, but overall they are the easiest to use.
Bear in mind I have not tried Safari on the Mac...
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10-17-2006, 02:32 PM #17Retired Moderator
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10-19-2006, 12:17 AM #18Web Hosting Master
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So it looks like M$ is keeping the spyware companies in business by making them start coding differently.
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10-19-2006, 01:08 AM #19Disabled
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Originally Posted by Internet54
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10-19-2006, 01:16 AM #20Web Hosting Master
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IE is a security hole in itself. Many malicious websites are coded for IE6 browsers to automatically download malware, spyware, and even viruses.
With IE7 out, these websites will now need to be recoded to allow the avg internet surfer to stumble across these traps and cause the security holes to come back.Check out my new Chrome Extension - Server Admin Tool
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10-19-2006, 01:48 AM #21Disabled
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Originally Posted by Internet54
Is english your second language?
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10-19-2006, 02:19 AM #22Web Hosting Guru
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Obvisously by ignorance.
FireFox isnt any more secure then IE, and i do remember FireFox having one of the largest security holes i've ever seen which would allow commands to be run from the address bar that'd wipe your computer out.
Guess that doesnt count, as we havent started the "Lets hate Mozilla cause they are big" campaign yet.
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10-19-2006, 02:24 AM #23Disabled
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Originally Posted by ntfu2
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10-19-2006, 02:26 AM #24Web Hosting Guru
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No i dont think that was it, there was another i beleive. Let me go look for the link for it. * http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1814056,00.asp
And here is a interesting report for Firefox fans
Symantec recently released the Internet Security Threat Report Vol. 10, covering the January to June, 2006, timeframe. The document said that Mozilla's Firefox was victimized by 47 reported vulnerabilities vs. 38 for Internet Explorer. That may surprise casual observers who believed that Firefox is supposed to be more secure. The writer points to the fact that the average time it takes to patch an IE vulnerability is nine days, vs. one day for Firefox. Thus, it would be just as fair to say that the Firefox users were exposed to 47 days of vulnerabilities vs. 342 for IE users.
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Originally Posted by ntfu2
I think one of the major factors is user-security. I think the people falling victim to virii / exploits are the same people who fall victim to email phishing scams. I think most firefox users are web-savvy enough not to click on anything they don't trust. IE users on the other hand.. That's your grandmother who just got a new dell, getting on the internet with MSN explorer, having no idea what phishing or virii are.