 Microsoft Confirmed IE7 Compatible with XP and newer, Internet Explorer 7 only for XP |
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  May 31 2005, 07:22 PM
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Super Member  Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 490 Joined: 15-March 05 Member No.: 4,538  |
Micrsoft confirmed what we've already expected. The new-coming explorer IE 7 will only be compatible with windows XP and newer. The two reasons why old dinosaurs that still use Windows 2000 and lower won't be able to use the new IE are:
1. state in which is the extended support of Windows 2000 and 2. mostly of technical nature (IE 7 is goin to have a few security updates and imporvements, which bases on the functionality of the new XP SP2 and this is the reason for its incompatibility with other versions of Windows) Source: Slashdot |
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May 31 2005, 10:51 PM
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Member [Level 2] Group: Members Posts: 81 Joined: 15-May 05 Member No.: 7,069 |
Hopefully it won't require SP2 because thus far I have refused to download it. It wreaks havok on my wireless internet among many other things....probably doesn't matter though because so far I'm liking firefox. I just might be converted...
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May 31 2005, 10:57 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,161 Joined: 9-May 05 From: Brisbane, QLD Member No.: 6,818 |
QUOTE(twentyinches631 @ Jun 1 2005, 08:51 AM) probably doesn't matter though because so far I'm liking firefox. I just might be converted... The only reason I'd get IE7 would be to test new sites I'm working on but if SP2 is a requirement, that's gonna be a pain in the ass. |
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Jun 1 2005, 12:03 AM
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Member [Level 1] Group: Members Posts: 56 Joined: 27-May 05 From: Usa, Pa Member No.: 7,570 |
im sticking with firefox for life just becuase ie will get these neew sites doesn't mean firefox won't find a way to link onto them... Long live firefox!
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Jun 1 2005, 12:28 AM
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Administrator  Group: Admin Posts: 1,436 Joined: 11-June 04 From: Somewhere in Time & Space. Member No.: 1 |
Seriously.. If IE had tabbed interface, I would prefer IE than Firefox. Most of the sites dont show up properly on firefox. And the best example is Javascript effects. Check out Astahost forum on IE and Firefox, you will know the diffrence
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Jun 1 2005, 12:32 AM
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Member [Level 1] Group: Members Posts: 56 Joined: 27-May 05 From: Usa, Pa Member No.: 7,570 |
even if they did ie is slow as heck!
But who knows that might change with the realese of this new one... |
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Jun 1 2005, 12:52 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,161 Joined: 9-May 05 From: Brisbane, QLD Member No.: 6,818 |
QUOTE(OpaQue @ Jun 1 2005, 10:28 AM) Most of the sites dont show up properly on firefox. And the best example is Javascript effects. Check out Astahost forum on IE and Firefox, you will know the diffrence That's rubbish. I hardly come across any sites that don't look right in Firefox. And if they don't look right, it's cos the designers/developers haven't done their job right in the first place and created a site that meets current web standards. As for javascript effects, I thought they'd died with the 90s (I certainly hope they have anyway).  |
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Jun 1 2005, 12:56 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,161 Joined: 9-May 05 From: Brisbane, QLD Member No.: 6,818 |
Actually, just checked out Astahost's forum in IE & FF - looks identical to me (exactly the same as this forum).
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Jun 1 2005, 01:10 AM
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 264 Joined: 16-April 05 Member No.: 5,768 |
Yes, I really hope that Internet Explorer 7 will actually be a new verison, not just a bunch of security patches thrown together. Something extra that I would like to see would be a built-in skinnable interface; I think that would make a lot of people consider Internet Explorer as their web browser of choice once again. Oh well, only time will tell, we jst gotta keep waiting.
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