Windows Internet Explorer 8 (BETA2)

BugMeister · Post by **BugMeister** » Wed, 10. Sep 08, 15:11

- just downloaded and installed - seems faster..

- anybody else having a go..??

Dragoongfa · Post by **Dragoongfa** » Wed, 10. Sep 08, 15:15

I think its Windows Internet Explorer...

Anyhow, from what i have seen it is relatively faster but it has its issues (it is a beta after all).

BugMeister · Post by **BugMeister** » Wed, 10. Sep 08, 15:38

cheers, I can't even get the name right..

- probably an omen..

nirwin · Post by **nirwin** » Wed, 10. Sep 08, 16:57

Nope. IE (now WIE) is the devil!

Never much liked IE since the first time I browsed the Interweb, and each subsequent release has failed to impress (7 nearly did). I also don't want to help Microsoft "extend" HTML more than they have.

Is there anything new worth mentioning in 8?

felter · Post by **felter** » Wed, 10. Sep 08, 17:29

Thought I would give it a try and it seems to work, which is more than IE 7 does for me on my computer, as it freezes up whenever I open a new tab on it, but I will probably just stick with Firefox.

Rapier · Post by **Rapier** » Wed, 10. Sep 08, 17:35

Can I run WIE on my Wii?

(someone had to, just saving you all the trouble)

The_Abyss · Post by **The_Abyss** » Wed, 10. Sep 08, 19:54

Beta 2 is a massive resource hog.

I uninstalled.

pjknibbs · Post by **pjknibbs** » Wed, 10. Sep 08, 20:00

The_Abyss wrote:Beta 2 is a massive resource hog.

So, pretty much the same as every other version of IE ever released, then?

The_Abyss · Post by **The_Abyss** » Wed, 10. Sep 08, 20:04

Sorry - not hog. If I could slip the word gargantuan in somewhere, would that make it clearer how much worse it was?

Krusade · Post by **Krusade** » Wed, 10. Sep 08, 20:05

I'm just surprised that you were able to uninstall it.

The_Abyss · Post by **The_Abyss** » Wed, 10. Sep 08, 20:08

So was I.

przemo1337 · Post by **przemo1337** » Wed, 10. Sep 08, 20:30

Personally I don't care of new IE.
All IE's sucked bad, why next wouldn't ?

Even "naked" firefox is better than that "thing".

Maybe when Microsoft make IE 10 or higher, something would change in that matter. But Firefox and Opera aren't sleeping

Big

felter · Post by **felter** » Thu, 11. Sep 08, 00:01

NO it's killed my FIREFOX so if you use fierfox don't instal it.

OK now I need some help. Since I installed IE 8, my Firefox is no longer working right. It opens up and goes onto the internet but nothing works on it, e.g. if i try to click on a button like the home button, nothing happens, I can't even scroll the page. But if I open up another program and go to that then come back to Firefox it works, that is until I go to another page, then it's back to it not working anymore. I have uninstalled IE 8, done a roll back to yesterday, I even uninstaled Firefox, redownloaded it and installed it again with out any joy as it is still not working. Anyone got any other ideas on what to try.

BugMeister · Post by **BugMeister** » Sun, 14. Sep 08, 22:45

.er, when I asked if anyone was having a go..
I didn't mean "having a go" - at IE8

- know what you mean, though - all that old "M$ want your soul" stuff..
- well, who cares, they've got mine anyway - so I'm already "souled"..

- I like it, it wants to do the right things..
- in operation it feels OK, but
- they seem to have nicked an application layer from somewhere, as I'm often resorting to "compatibilty mode" to make pages work..

- Imageshack behaves strangely and PCWizard2008 has ceased to function altogether..

- does this mean us IE8 users waiting for everyone else to catch up..
- 'spose could be that it's just teething troubles with the BETA version, though..??
- lorks, it might even be my crappy system..!!

- a bit of polish, and this could be a winner..
- recommend you await the final release - unless you're feeling adventurous..

- or crazy, like the bug..

Antilogic · Post by **Antilogic** » Sun, 14. Sep 08, 23:15

felter wrote:NO it's killed my FIREFOX so if you use fierfox don't instal it.

OK now I need some help. Since I installed IE 8, my Firefox is no longer working right. It opens up and goes onto the internet but nothing works on it, e.g. if i try to click on a button like the home button, nothing happens, I can't even scroll the page. But if I open up another program and go to that then come back to Firefox it works, that is until I go to another page, then it's back to it not working anymore. I have uninstalled IE 8, done a roll back to yesterday, I even uninstaled Firefox, redownloaded it and installed it again with out any joy as it is still not working. Anyone got any other ideas on what to try.

Uninstall both again, install and run this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301 and get it to remove the ie stuff, install and run firefox again.

BugMeister · Post by **BugMeister** » Sun, 14. Sep 08, 23:52

pjknibbs wrote:
The_Abyss wrote:Beta 2 is a massive resource hog.
So, pretty much the same as every other version of IE ever released, then?

- I have to disagree, this one seems to be trying harder..

- admittedly it seems to favour the web-happy Facebook types, but it really has got some useful added functionalities..
- I just wish I could make more use of it all..
- my current ( OK - somewhat antediluvian!) system is looking very pinched, these days..

- My daughter (- aged 16 yrs) was quite happily running 4 streaming web pages simultaneously this afternoon on her PC
- while at the same time running SIMS flat-out, without a care in the world!
- she and her Mum share a wifi-connected PC between them..

- OK, say no more - it's mostly dance vids, SIMS and Ch4 Big Brother, etc
- though they both like J Depp and C Walken, so all is NOT yet lost..
- delightful, aren't they - those female thingies..

- ah well, one day I'll have that multi-functioning, all-purpose system I've been dreaming of..
- then the paint will start to peel..!!

- I very much feel that this current effort comes showing much more promise than usual...

Drainy · Post by **Drainy** » Mon, 15. Sep 08, 00:11

Well we talk about IE being a resource hog, how about firefox 3 these days?
I ran 2 with no addons and that was speedy as anything, 3 now takes ages to load and feel sluggish.
Now its developed an issue where I cant stay logged in anywhere and apparantly the only fix is to reinstall! And its a widely known issue from what I can tell.
Still, have stayed well clear of IE for years.
From what I can see there isnt a great deal that is wonderfully new, its all a bit samey over the past few years..

BugMeister · Post by **BugMeister** » Sun, 21. Sep 08, 18:57

after giving this shiny piece of MSWare a severe bashing (..sorry - testing!)
I've edited my last post as follows:

- with MS, sometimes it seems it's mostly about all those available add-ins
- eg, Silverlight feels nice - and works very smoothly in the background..

- reckon MS definitely has the edge when it comes to integrating the whole thing, though..

- have to say, with IE8 it feels as though they're extending the communications side of the equation a good deal..
- and full marks to them for that!!

- for those among us with wide broadbands and high-end systems this can only be good..
- personally, I'd recommend a QuadCore running Vista-Ultimate 64Bit with 8G RAM

- for an XP 32Bit -powered P4 with 2G RAM, it's way too much, man..

- it's back to IE7 for me

shifty_powers · Post by **shifty_powers** » Sun, 21. Sep 08, 19:28

kubuntu 8.10 with kde 4.1 and firefox 3 ftw

Tracker001 · Post by **Tracker001** » Sun, 21. Sep 08, 20:32

With my internet connection .I can have any size bit rate I want . All I have to do is change the size of the wireless.

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Windows Internet Explorer 8 (BETA2)

Windows Internet Explorer 8 (BETA2)