Internet Explorer

[Guest]

I have Windows XP Home and 1 GB of ram. Should I upgrade to Internet Explorer
7.
I currently have IE 6.
Thanks.

 

[PA Bear]

Required reading IMHO before installing IE7:

Sandi's Installation Tips <= FOLLOW THESE TIPS TO THE LETTER!
http://www.ie-vista.com/known_issues.html#pre-install

[And I strongly recommend using
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/ie/getitnow.mspx as the
installation source, not Automatic/Windows Update.]

IEBlog : IE7 Installation and Anti-Malware Applications
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/10/11/IE7-Installation-and-Anti_2D00_Malware-Applications.aspx

What's New in Internet Explorer 7
http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/essentials/whatsnew/whatsnew_70_sdk.asp?frame=true

Release Notes
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/ie/Aa740486

Those with IE7-specific questions or comments are asked to post to and seek
support in this newsgroup: microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

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

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

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

If you want IE7, sure. I prefer 6.1. There is no "should" involved.

 

[Ken Blake]

I have Windows XP Home and 1 GB of ram. Should I upgrade to Internet
Explorer
7.
I currently have IE 6.

Because IE7 has significant security enhancements, yes, I think you should.

You'll get different opinions, I'm sure.

 

[Paul Randall]

Ken,
If you upgrade to IE7 and don't like it, can you go back without
reinstalling WXP? (I didn't read all the reference links previously posted
in this thread)

-Paul Randall

 

[Guest]

Thank you very much for your detailed reply.

Required reading IMHO before installing IE7:

Sandi's Installation Tips <= FOLLOW THESE TIPS TO THE LETTER!
http://www.ie-vista.com/known_issues.html#pre-install

[And I strongly recommend using
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/ie/getitnow.mspx as the
installation source, not Automatic/Windows Update.]

IEBlog : IE7 Installation and Anti-Malware Applications
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/10/11/IE7-Installation-and-Anti_2D00_Malware-Applications.aspx

What's New in Internet Explorer 7
http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/essentials/whatsnew/whatsnew_70_sdk.asp?frame=true

Release Notes
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/ie/Aa740486

Those with IE7-specific questions or comments are asked to post to and seek
support in this newsgroup: microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

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

In your newsreader:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org

I have Windows XP Home and 1 GB of ram. Should I upgrade to Internet
Explorer 7.
I currently have IE 6.
Thanks.

 

[Guest]

Thanks.

If you want IE7, sure. I prefer 6.1. There is no "should" involved.

 

[Guest]

Thanks

Because IE7 has significant security enhancements, yes, I think you should.

You'll get different opinions, I'm sure.

 

[Ken Blake]

Ken,
If you upgrade to IE7 and don't like it, can you go back without
reinstalling WXP?

Yes.

 

[Ken Blake]

Thanks

You're welcome. Glad to help.

 

[Daave]

If you upgrade to IE7 and don't like it, can you go back without
reinstalling WXP? (I didn't read all the reference links previously
posted in this thread)

Very easily done:

"How to uninstall Internet Explorer 7"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927177

(and you'll have your IE6 back)

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

I've heard and seen examples where that wasn't 100% successful. As with all
installs/uninstalls.

 

[Ken Blake]

I've heard and seen examples where that wasn't 100% successful. As with
all installs/uninstalls.

True, nothing is guaranteed to work the way it's supposed to.

Still, there's no more reason to expect a problem here than with any other
uninstall.

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

OK, good to know. The one time I tried it, seemed to leave at least a bit of
a mess and a few quirks, but can't recall the details.