IE 7 question/problem

[Guest]

I'd post this under the IE 7 heading, but there isn't one.

I've been running IE 7 since it first arrived - the early adopter syndrome.
For the past two weeks IE7 and/or "(not so) Live" messenger have been
exceptionally unstable. IE 6 has been solid as a rock over the same period,
so it is neither my ISP or the basic system at MS.

Messenger keeps dropping me off line mid-message, IE7 and/or "Live" keep
telling me to log in whe n I obviously am, IE7 seems very "needy" & "clingy"
- it keeps asking if it can send me messages and if I want messages from
their "partners".

What's going on?! I log on in the morning and stay on line nearly all day. I
am rarely off the net for more than an hour and I never close the connection.
I have installed the MS validation software spy, I have automatic updates and
installs, my OS, antiSpyware, and antivirus is all up to date.

Whatever is going on, I don't like it. I want it to stop. Does anyone know
what's happened to the system?

The Kat

 

[webster72n]

I'd post this under the IE 7 heading, but there isn't one.

I've been running IE 7 since it first arrived - the early adopter syndrome.
For the past two weeks IE7 and/or "(not so) Live" messenger have been
exceptionally unstable. IE 6 has been solid as a rock over the same period,
so it is neither my ISP or the basic system at MS.

Messenger keeps dropping me off line mid-message, IE7 and/or "Live" keep
telling me to log in whe n I obviously am, IE7 seems very "needy" & "clingy"
- it keeps asking if it can send me messages and if I want messages from
their "partners".

What's going on?! I log on in the morning and stay on line nearly all day. I
am rarely off the net for more than an hour and I never close the connection.
I have installed the MS validation software spy, I have automatic updates and
installs, my OS, antiSpyware, and antivirus is all up to date.

Whatever is going on, I don't like it. I want it to stop. Does anyone know
what's happened to the system?

The Kat

Why not go back to IE6?
I have been reading a lot of stories about the 7 version.
If you do, make sure you uinstall it properly.

Harry.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM]

I'd post this under the IE 7 heading, but there isn't one.

I've been running IE 7 since it first arrived - the early adopter
syndrome.
For the past two weeks IE7 and/or "(not so) Live" messenger have been
exceptionally unstable. IE 6 has been solid as a rock over the same
period,
so it is neither my ISP or the basic system at MS.

Messenger keeps dropping me off line mid-message, IE7 and/or "Live" keep
telling me to log in whe n I obviously am, IE7 seems very "needy" &
"clingy"
- it keeps asking if it can send me messages and if I want messages from
their "partners".

What's going on?! I log on in the morning and stay on line nearly all day.
I
am rarely off the net for more than an hour and I never close the
connection.
I have installed the MS validation software spy, I have automatic updates
and
installs, my OS, antiSpyware, and antivirus is all up to date.

Whatever is going on, I don't like it. I want it to stop. Does anyone know
what's happened to the system?

The Kat

If you want better answers for IE7 questions please see:

In a newsreader:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

On the web:
http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...?dg=microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

 

[Guest]

IE6 is no longer an option: MS has loaded IE7 in the software updates and
Vista ships with IE7, bugs and all (although I do not recommend using
insecticide, the prospect of stomping on the computer has a certain appeal).
I have had to use someone else's computer (someone who does NOT have
automatic updates turned on) to access site, including PayPal.

"make sure you uinstall it properly" getting rid of any MS program is like
getting rid of the flu.

The Kat

 

[webster72n]

IE6 is no longer an option: MS has loaded IE7 in the software updates and
Vista ships with IE7, bugs and all (although I do not recommend using
insecticide, the prospect of stomping on the computer has a certain appeal).
I have had to use someone else's computer (someone who does NOT have
automatic updates turned on) to access site, including PayPal.

"make sure you uinstall it properly" getting rid of any MS program is like
getting rid of the flu.

That all doesn't sound very encouraging, Kat and can only confirm my
persistence to stick with WinME and IE6/SP1, at least for the time being.