Re: IE 7?

I've been running IE7 since the very first private beta, Jeff, with no issues whatsoever.

Required reading IMHO before installing IE7:

Sandi's Installation Tips <= Steps #1-8, #10 & #11; take note of #12, then STOP!
http://www.ie-vista.com/known_issues.html#pre-install
(ignore any references to Vista)

And I strongly recommend using http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/ie/getitnow.mspx as the installation source, not Automatic/Windows Update.

Alternately, use this Direct Download link: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9ae91ebe-3385-447c-8a30-081805b2f90b

Tip: Save the installer to your desktop, do not Run it.

Make *certain* that you check in at Windows Update immediately after installing IE7 and install any critical updates offered. If Optional Updates category offers Root Certificates update, I recommend installing it to take full advantage of IE7's additional security.

IEBlog : IE7 Installation and Anti-Malware Applications
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/10/11/IE7-Installation-and-Anti_2D00_Malware-Applications.aspx

What's New in Internet Explorer 7
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms649487.aspx

Release Notes
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/Aa740486.aspx

IEBlog: IE and Windows XP Service Pack 3
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2008/05/05/ie-and-xpsp3.aspx
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Jeff@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Although I have kept up with all the critical updates on my XP systems,
including SP3, I have avoided IE7. When it first came out and installed
itself, I hated it and uninstalled it. Since I use Firefox 99% of the time
and only use IE for the Windows updates, it was not great problem.

I've been hearing that users now seem to not mind the recent versions of IE7
and I am therefore considering downloading it on the off chance that it is
safer to use than IE6 when I have to use it instead of Firefox.

Are the gurus here using IE7 instead of IE6? At one time it was pretty much
thumbs down for IE7.

Jeff

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