IE7 install question

[RB]

I have IE6 in WinXP. Is IE7 a good replacement browser for it? If so, do
I need to uninstall IE6 before installing IE7?

 

[paulmd]

I have IE6 in WinXP. Is IE7 a good replacement browser for it? If so, do
I need to uninstall IE6 before installing IE7?

Get Firefox. I've found IE7 to be awkward. If you must install IE7, you
must also get XP service pack 2, if you don't already have it.

 

[PA Bear]

See http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=22165

I think IE7's great. You do not need to uninstall IE6 (nor could you) to
install IE7.

Required reading IMHO before installing IE7:

Release Notes
http://msdn.microsoft.com/ie/releasenotes/default.aspx

Sandi's notes on "IE7 Gold", including Installation Tips
http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks/archive/2006/10/18/182724.aspx

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

Those using IE7 are asked to post their comments & questions to and seek
support in microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general newsgroup.

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

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

 

[TaurArian [MS-MVP]]

Before you install IE, make sure you read the release notes:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/ie/releasenotes/default.aspx

IE7 Gold has gone live
Sandi Hardmeier - a Microsoft MVP since 1999 specialising in Internet Explorer
http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks/archive/2006/10/18/182724.aspx
See before Installing IE7

Internet Explorer 7 support
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/support/default.mspx

For IE7 assistance, please post to :microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general
newsgroup.

Web interface -
http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...?dg=microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

Newsreader -
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general


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|I have IE6 in WinXP. Is IE7 a good replacement browser for it? If so, do
| I need to uninstall IE6 before installing IE7?
|
|

 

[TaurArian [MS-MVP]]

Before you install IE, make sure you read the release notes:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/ie/releasenotes/default.aspx

IE7 Gold has gone live
Sandi Hardmeier - a Microsoft MVP since 1999 specialising in Internet Explorer
http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks/archive/2006/10/18/182724.aspx
See before Installing IE7

Internet Explorer 7 support
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/support/default.mspx

For IE7 assistance, please post to :microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general
newsgroup.

Web interface -
http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...?dg=microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

Newsreader -
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general


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Need more help? http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=ph;en-us;6527
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|I have IE6 in WinXP. Is IE7 a good replacement browser for it? If so, do
| I need to uninstall IE6 before installing IE7?
|
|

 

[GHalleck]

I have IE6 in WinXP. Is IE7 a good replacement browser for it? If so, do
I need to uninstall IE6 before installing IE7?

And just how unhappy are you presently with IE6? I'd prefer
to just sit around and see how IE7 shakes down with a larger
user base reporting in about it. The problem with relying on
accolades from beta testers and technical reviewers is due more
to the "wow factor" than objective analysis and reporting.

 

[Kayman]

In general, you would be wise to avoid installing any new program as
soon as it becomes available. It is inevitable that minor or even major
problems will crop up, no matter how thoroughly a program is tested.
This advice goes double, even triple, for a new browser.

But if you must...

Suggested reading before installing IE7:

Release Notes
http://msdn.microsoft.com/ie/releasenotes/default.aspx

Sandi's notes on "IE7 Gold", including Installation Tips
http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks/archive/2006/10/18/182724.aspx

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

IE7 Gold - Sandi's Blog (18 Oct-06)
http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks/archive/2006/10/18/182724.aspx

More: http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=22165

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...be-3385-447c-8a30-081805b2f90b&displaylang=en

Good luck

 

[Mike Brannigan]

I have IE6 in WinXP. Is IE7 a good replacement browser for it? If
so, do I need to uninstall IE6 before installing IE7?

Yes IE 7 is a good upgrade from 6.0.
Have a read through http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.mspx
to see the new and improved features.

No you do not need to uninstall anything - the IE 7 setup will deal
with that for you.

 

[Leythos]

I have IE6 in WinXP. Is IE7 a good replacement browser for it? If so, do
I need to uninstall IE6 before installing IE7?

We've used the IE70 blocking tool provided by MS to block it from being
part of any update until vendors provide support for it, and until we
see that it's actually going to give some benefit.

 

[HeyBub]

Get Firefox. I've found IE7 to be awkward. If you must install IE7, you
must also get XP service pack 2, if you don't already have it.

Firefox will void your warranty and give your cat warts.

 

[Martin C]

Try out IE7 if you wish. You can always revert back to IE6 if, like me, you
find that you end up with a whole load of problems. Having said that, make
sure that you do a backup just in case. At the very least, perform a system
restore. If you look at the IE7 newsgroups, you will see that there have
been a great number of people that have had big problems with the new
browser. Of course, you only really get problems listed in a newsgroup
rather than good reports, but even taking that into account, there are an
awful lot of them!
My problem was that I had 8 crashes in the space of 1 hour - even using the
link that fires up IE7 without any add ons. I had even done all of the
pre-setup procedures first as well (see other postings in this thread for
all the things you have to do).
As far as I am concerned, IE7 still has a very long way to go. I will give
it a little while longer to see if things get better, but I rather think
that I will be going the way that a lot of others have done - install
Firefox instead.

Martin