Re: Whats the Deal with IE8

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On Apr 30, 6:20 pm, JBJewitt <jbjew...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Apr 30, 5:26 pm, MowGreen <mowgr...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:





and here I'd thought this was the beginning of a Seinfeld joke:

What's the deal with IE8 ?
... what did it eat ? <eg>

MG

PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:

[X-post to IE General]

[What's the deal with your first, blank post?]

What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your
subscription current?  What anti-spyware applications (other than
Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)?  Were any of these
applications running in the background when you installed and/or
uninstalled IE8?

Has a Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on this machine
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I hit the wrong key on the first post - my fault.

I generally follow the same procedure when installing major upgrades.

I am running XP Pro SP3 with clamwin antivirus, PC Tools Spyware
doctor, both of which were disabled. No other security other than
Windows Firewall. I installed Norton AV when I firsdt purchasded the
computer 2 years ago.  After much more reading here and elsewhere, it
seems that there are q- Hide quoted text -

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I keep hitting a control+ something that is entring the post ----
sorry. Have a maimed left finger.

To continue. It seems that there is a fair amount of precautionary
steps to be taken before installing IE8 . I am quoting from another
post.


1- Read about the new features of Internet Explorer 8.
2- Search the web for information about installing IE 8, including
the
Release Notes.
3- Make sure your computer is completely free of malware.
4- Make sure your computer is otherwise problem-free.
5- Make sure all your software (including Windows itself) and drivers
are up to date.
6- Make sure all your security software, and any applications you
frequently use, are compatible with IE 8.
7- Make sure that websites you rely on (e.g., financial institutions)
work with IE 8.
8- Uninstall all third-party Internet Explorer toolbars and toolbar
buttons.
9- Reset Internet Explorer to default settings.
10- Backup your hard drive; or at least backup your own files and
create
a restore point.
11- Download the IE 8 installer directly from the Microsoft website.
12- Close all open applications, i.e., applications with an icon on
the
Taskbar.
13- Disable your security software. Turn on Windows Firewall. Re-
start
your computer.
14- When installing IE 8, agree to "Install updates" when prompted.
15- Reboot twice after installing IE 8.
16- Re-enable your security software. Turn off Windows Firewall.
17- Spend some time working with your new browser, to understand how
the
new features work.

Now - I understand the restore point and disabling programs like AV
and such, but is all this necessary? Especially 6 and 7 and 9. I
certainlly am not getting this level of caution from MS
.

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