I am using WinXP SP3. This SP did not update the IE6, which I am still
using. Now I am having problems with Netflix because my movie ratings to not
"stick". Netflix tells me that I need to upgrade to a more current version
of IE, like IE7 or IE8.

If I recall correctly, people were having a lot of problems with IE7. Is
this still the case? Is IE8 performing without any problems? Should I
upgrade to IE7 or to IE8?


Thanks for any help

Walter
www.rationality.net

The best version of IE6 happens to be IE6!

If you asked about the best version of IE, I think IE7.


"Walter R." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I am using WinXP SP3. This SP did not update the IE6, which I am still
>using. Now I am having problems with Netflix because my movie ratings to
>not "stick". Netflix tells me that I need to upgrade to a more current
>version of IE, like IE7 or IE8.
>
> If I recall correctly, people were having a lot of problems with IE7. Is
> this still the case? Is IE8 performing without any problems? Should I
> upgrade to IE7 or to IE8?
>
>
> Thanks for any help
>
> Walter
> www.rationality.net
>

There is one (1) version of IE6 running in WinXP SP2 or SP3.

Despite what Netflix is telling you, I'd very much doubt that upgrading to
IE7 or IE8 would address the problem. The following should:

IE Tools | Internet Options | Privacy | Sites| In the box, type...

netflix.com

and Allow cookies for the domain.
--
IE-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...plorer.general

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002

Walter R. wrote:
> I am using WinXP SP3. This SP did not update the IE6, which I am still
> using. Now I am having problems with Netflix because my movie ratings to
> not
> "stick". Netflix tells me that I need to upgrade to a more current version
> of IE, like IE7 or IE8.
>
> If I recall correctly, people were having a lot of problems with IE7. Is
> this still the case? Is IE8 performing without any problems? Should I
> upgrade to IE7 or to IE8?
>
>
> Thanks for any help
>
> Walter
> www.rationality.net

Walter,
I'm sure people will tell you of the added security and
compatibility benefits of using both IE7 and IE8, however, I would like to
also add to those who will, undoubtedly, give glowing accounts of both, that
I am for IE6 for one reason. The less the more. It has a simpler
interface, which, with a bit of manipulating, you can get the 'Address Bar '
'Go Button' 'File Menu' and A few selected buttons (Back, Forward, Stop,
Refresh and History) all on one row leaving a significantly larger space for
displaying the web page. In IE7 you can't reduce the menu bars to less than
two rows no matter what you do. I much prefer the simplicity of the
interface and have never had any issues with using it to make me want to
upgrade. In fact I have disabled automatic upgrading to IE8 in Updates.

==


Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.


"Walter R." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I am using WinXP SP3. This SP did not update the IE6, which I am still
>using. Now I am having problems with Netflix because my movie ratings to
>not "stick". Netflix tells me that I need to upgrade to a more current
>version of IE, like IE7 or IE8.
>
> If I recall correctly, people were having a lot of problems with IE7. Is
> this still the case? Is IE8 performing without any problems? Should I
> upgrade to IE7 or to IE8?
>
>
> Thanks for any help
>
> Walter
> www.rationality.net
>

"Tim Meddick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Walter,
> I'm sure people will tell you of the added security and
>compatibility benefits of using both IE7 and IE8, however, I would like to
>also add to those who will, undoubtedly, give glowing accounts of both, that
>I am for IE6 for one reason. The less the more. It has a simpler
>interface, which, with a bit of manipulating, you can get the 'Address Bar '
>'Go Button' 'File Menu' and A few selected buttons (Back, Forward, Stop,
>Refresh and History) all on one row leaving a significantly larger space for
>displaying the web page.

As webmasters upgrade their code to be compliant with more modern
standards, and stop making their sites backward compatible with IE6,
users of IE6 will find themselves out in the cold. That time is not
far off.

Walter R. wrote:
> I am using WinXP SP3. This SP did not update the IE6, which I am
> still using. Now I am having problems with Netflix because my movie
> ratings to not "stick". Netflix tells me that I need to upgrade to
> a more current version of IE, like IE7 or IE8.
>
> If I recall correctly, people were having a lot of problems with
> IE7. Is this still the case? Is IE8 performing without any
> problems? Should I upgrade to IE7 or to IE8?

My suggestion: Update to IE7. It's been really stable on the few thousand
machines I support.

Don't want to update to IE8 yet - that's fine - but IE7 - it's just time.
It's similar to people who have yet to install SP2 for Windows XP - FUD is
the only reason in 90+% of the cases.

Feel free to block the automatic install/offering of IE7 and/or IE8 if you
wish:

IE7 Blocker:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

IE8 Blocker:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Download and install IE7:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Your other choice - try using Firefox or another alternative browser of your
choice - see if it will work with the web pages you need to use...

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Nate Grossman wrote:
> "Tim Meddick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> Walter,
>> I'm sure people will tell you of the added security and
>> compatibility benefits of using both IE7 and IE8, however, I would like to
>> also add to those who will, undoubtedly, give glowing accounts of both, that
>> I am for IE6 for one reason. The less the more. It has a simpler
>> interface, which, with a bit of manipulating, you can get the 'Address Bar '
>> 'Go Button' 'File Menu' and A few selected buttons (Back, Forward, Stop,
>> Refresh and History) all on one row leaving a significantly larger space for
>> displaying the web page.
>
> As webmasters upgrade their code to be compliant with more modern
> standards, and stop making their sites backward compatible with IE6,
> users of IE6 will find themselves out in the cold. That time is not
> far off.
>
I would go further, and say that IE6 was / is horribly broken when
handling standards-compliant code, and it will be a great relief when
everyone stops using it as it currently requires a whole set of extra
code just to make a site work properly in IE6.

Unfortunately, I don't know what the global figures are, but 60% or more
of our clients (mostly local government) still use IE6.

Alister

Walter R. wrote:
> I am using WinXP SP3. This SP did not update the IE6, which I am
> still using. Now I am having problems with Netflix because my movie
> ratings to not "stick". Netflix tells me that I need to upgrade to
> a more current version of IE, like IE7 or IE8.
>
> If I recall correctly, people were having a lot of problems with
> IE7. Is this still the case? Is IE8 performing without any
> problems? Should I upgrade to IE7 or to IE8?

My suggestion: Update to IE7. It's been really stable on the few thousand
machines I support.

Don't want to update to IE8 yet - that's fine - but IE7 - it's just time.
It's similar to people who have yet to install SP2 for Windows XP - FUD is
the only reason in 90+% of the cases.

Feel free to block the automatic install/offering of IE7 and/or IE8 if you
wish:

IE7 Blocker:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

IE8 Blocker:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Download and install IE7:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Your other choice - try using Firefox or another alternative browser of your
choice - see if it will work with the web pages you need to use...

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

[There's that echo again!]

Shenan Stanley wrote:
> Walter R. wrote:
>> I am using WinXP SP3. This SP did not update the IE6, which I am
>> still using. Now I am having problems with Netflix because my movie
>> ratings to not "stick". Netflix tells me that I need to upgrade to
>> a more current version of IE, like IE7 or IE8.
>>
>> If I recall correctly, people were having a lot of problems with
>> IE7. Is this still the case? Is IE8 performing without any
>> problems? Should I upgrade to IE7 or to IE8?
>
> My suggestion: Update to IE7. It's been really stable on the few
> thousand
> machines I support.
>
> Don't want to update to IE8 yet - that's fine - but IE7 - it's just time.
> It's similar to people who have yet to install SP2 for Windows XP - FUD is
> the only reason in 90+% of the cases.
>
> Feel free to block the automatic install/offering of IE7 and/or IE8 if you
> wish:
>
> IE7 Blocker:
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
>
> IE8 Blocker:
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
>
> Download and install IE7:
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
>
> Your other choice - try using Firefox or another alternative browser of
> your
> choice - see if it will work with the web pages you need to use...
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP

the genuine one.

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"Walter R." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I am using WinXP SP3. This SP did not update the IE6, which I am still using. Now I am having problems with Netflix because my
> movie ratings to not "stick". Netflix tells me that I need to upgrade to a more current version of IE, like IE7 or IE8.
>
> If I recall correctly, people were having a lot of problems with IE7. Is this still the case? Is IE8 performing without any
> problems? Should I upgrade to IE7 or to IE8?
>
>
> Thanks for any help
>
> Walter
> www.rationality.net
>