Comments on: IE7 coming at you (whether you like it or not)

But Microsoft is again giving companies a chance to postpone the installation.

[Andronicus]

Should be no real problem

From the sounds of it, personal users will not have an issue. That is good because IE7 is way too slow on my old 650MHz Celeron. (Ya-Ya.. I know, I should get a new on. I still use it as a media server).

[itsmillertime4u]

too slow - understatement

That's funny I have a 2.33 Intel Core Duo and it's still slow for me,
compared Firefox, Camino, and Safari. Besides IE7 is also also
crashing and buggy. I think it is the worst application to come out
of Redmond. Hope IE8 is better and almost out the door, then I will
just skip IE 7 all together and go straight to IE8 (kind of like how
many people are skipping Vista and waiting for Windows 7).

[jaytmoon]

IE& Comming @ U

Really? IE8 is already in alpha and will Be here before you know it!

[Dango517]

IE7 pretty much the same as IE6

Virtually no difference really. Did have a few crashes earlier in the Vista release but those are nearly history now. This is available for those that have trouble with the IEs.

http://support.microsoft.com/gp/pc_ie_intro

[albizzia]

Big difference

While IE7 has a sleek interface, and the tabs are neat, it is also less stable.

IE6 never crashed, but IE7 crashes far too often.

[eagledrc]

difference

dude, there is a gigantic difference between IE6 and IE7. IE6 is another lame windows attempt at success, but was accepted and used anyway. IE6 is what lost to firefox. IE7 is a modern browser comparable to firefox, opera and safari. IE6 can't handle transparency in images, and it doesn't have tabs. You are not much of a computer user if you do not appreciate tabs in an internet browser. Firefox and Opera have had tabs for a while, but IE was slow to catch up.
IE7 is a decent product, and IE6 sucks.

[kool_skatkat]

a nightmare...

It's a nightmare to use... stay away.

[tjcher]

MSFT. I.E. 7

I agree with the "a nightmare...." conclusion. After downloading I.E.7 from I.E.6, I had a series of various problems. At that time, MSN had a specific "HELP" phone number dedicated to the I.E.7 upgrade (???). The technician assisted me for approx. 45 minutes in attempting to correct the problems I inherited from installing I.E.7. Nothing really worked, and the tech and myself both agreed that the cure was to uninstall I.E.7 and automatically revert back to I.E.6. No problems after doing this!

[fredtheviking]

IE 7 does not work with most version of Cognos...

Cognos is design to work with IE 6 only and I doubt it is the only application that falls in this catergory. Who the hell does MSFT think they are? Do they really believe that they know better than all thier customers? Seriously...

[ricksparks]

IE7

I've been using IE7 for almost a year. Know what? I like it. It works. Granted, I don't install a bunch of frickin' toolbars and stuff, but for general web-page viewing, email checking, secure transactioning, online music listening and video watching habits, it gets the job done. And, the built-in phishing filter is fun to use - it's very satisfying to be able to report a scammer's web site/address.

[killav]

ie 7

The biggest difference I saw with it was with my internet connection. I installed it when I had dial up and it REALLY dragged ass. Now I have 5 meg broadband and it hums just fine.