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Windows 7: Five Reasons not to “Upgrade” to Windows’ Internet Explorer 9
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20 Mar 2011
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#11 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium with Service Pack 1 Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK |
IE9 is good but its late to the game, Chrome is the top dog now.
| My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Samsung R519 Notebook
OS Windows 7 Home Premium with Service Pack 1
CPU Intel Dual Core 2.2 GHZ
Memory 2 Gig
Graphics Card Intel
Sound Card On board
Monitor(s) Displays Built in
Screen Resolution 1366x768
Mouse Microsoft Arc Mouse
Hard Drives 250 Gig Sata2
Internet Speed 15 meg down
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20 Mar 2011
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#12 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate AMD64 Sydney, Nova Scotia |
Quote: Originally Posted by seekermeister  I can't go that path, because it did not install a Start Menu item. I have to go to the folder paths that I mentioned. It didn't install properly then. The 64 bit IE icon was there on my system even when I was running IE 8. You went to "all programs" right? | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built
OS Windows 7 Ultimate AMD64
CPU AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
Motherboard Asus M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
Memory 8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
Graphics Card BFG NVIDIA Geforce 220GT 1 Gig DDR2 PCIe
Sound Card VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays 2 x 19" I-INC AG191D TFT Flat Panel
Screen Resolution 1280x1024 x 2
Keyboard Logitech Internet 600
Mouse Logitech Wireless Trackman Wheel
PSU Retail Plus 465 Watt
Case Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
Cooling Stock heatsink and fan
Hard Drives 500 Gig WesternDigital SATA-300 Drive
Internet Speed 80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser Internet Explorer 10
Other Info HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
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20 Mar 2011
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#13 | |
W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE Indian Territory |
Yes. I may uninstall it, and just get the 32 bit version to install. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number DIY
OS W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE
CPU Phenom II 1090T w/Noctua NH-D14 /**4400+ X2 w/CM Hyper TX 3
Motherboard ASRock 890FX Deluxe 4/**A8N-SLI
Memory 2 x 2GB Patriot PGS34g1600LLKA/**4x1GB Corsair VS
Graphics Card EVGA GTX460 SC/**EVGA 8800GTS
Sound Card Asus Xonar D2X/**Xonar D1
Monitor(s) Displays Acer X233H, Dell E152FPc /**LG M237-WD
Screen Resolution 1920x1080 & 1024x768/**1980x1080
Keyboard Logitech Media USB/**Saitek Eclipse
Mouse Cordless Trackman Wheel/**Ditto
PSU CM RS600 w/ APC BX1000G/**Antec 500 TP w/ APC BX1000
Case HAF922/**Antec 1040IIB
Cooling 3x200mm, 1x140 and 1x120mm/**5x80mm fans
Hard Drives WDC 2TB, 1.5TB, 1TB, 500GB,Seagate 500GB , Maxtor 80GB /**500GB Seagate & WDC 1TB Black
Internet Speed 3.3Mbps
Other Info SB 560 5.1 w/ Sennheiser RS140/**Creative T20 speakers, Dvico FusionHDTV7 Gold RT, Cisco E3000, HP 5510V AIO, Linksys E3000, Belkin F5U237 hub and **F5D8055 adapter
(** = 2nd rig)
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20 Mar 2011
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#14 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate AMD64 Sydney, Nova Scotia |
Quote: Originally Posted by seekermeister Yes. I may uninstall it, and just get the 32 bit version to install. You can't install the 32 bit (only) version of IE 9 on the 64 bit version of Windows 7. The installer won't run. You have to install the 64 bit version which actually installs both the 32 and 64 bit versions of IE 9. 64 bit versions or Windows 7 come with both versions of IE 8 so you have to update both versions. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built
OS Windows 7 Ultimate AMD64
CPU AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
Motherboard Asus M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
Memory 8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
Graphics Card BFG NVIDIA Geforce 220GT 1 Gig DDR2 PCIe
Sound Card VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays 2 x 19" I-INC AG191D TFT Flat Panel
Screen Resolution 1280x1024 x 2
Keyboard Logitech Internet 600
Mouse Logitech Wireless Trackman Wheel
PSU Retail Plus 465 Watt
Case Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
Cooling Stock heatsink and fan
Hard Drives 500 Gig WesternDigital SATA-300 Drive
Internet Speed 80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser Internet Explorer 10
Other Info HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
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20 Mar 2011
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#15 | |
W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE Indian Territory |
Hmm, I had installed a beta of IE 9 quite some time ago, and afterward, I found no way to access IE 8. Since I had been told that it wasn't necessary to uninstall previous versions, I went ahead and installed IE 9 as things were. Maybe that is the reason that things don't seem right now, but how would I rectify that? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number DIY
OS W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE
CPU Phenom II 1090T w/Noctua NH-D14 /**4400+ X2 w/CM Hyper TX 3
Motherboard ASRock 890FX Deluxe 4/**A8N-SLI
Memory 2 x 2GB Patriot PGS34g1600LLKA/**4x1GB Corsair VS
Graphics Card EVGA GTX460 SC/**EVGA 8800GTS
Sound Card Asus Xonar D2X/**Xonar D1
Monitor(s) Displays Acer X233H, Dell E152FPc /**LG M237-WD
Screen Resolution 1920x1080 & 1024x768/**1980x1080
Keyboard Logitech Media USB/**Saitek Eclipse
Mouse Cordless Trackman Wheel/**Ditto
PSU CM RS600 w/ APC BX1000G/**Antec 500 TP w/ APC BX1000
Case HAF922/**Antec 1040IIB
Cooling 3x200mm, 1x140 and 1x120mm/**5x80mm fans
Hard Drives WDC 2TB, 1.5TB, 1TB, 500GB,Seagate 500GB , Maxtor 80GB /**500GB Seagate & WDC 1TB Black
Internet Speed 3.3Mbps
Other Info SB 560 5.1 w/ Sennheiser RS140/**Creative T20 speakers, Dvico FusionHDTV7 Gold RT, Cisco E3000, HP 5510V AIO, Linksys E3000, Belkin F5U237 hub and **F5D8055 adapter
(** = 2nd rig)
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20 Mar 2011
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#16 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate AMD64 Sydney, Nova Scotia |
You can un-install IE 9 by going to Control Panel > Programs and Features > View installed updates. It should be listed as "Windows Internet Explorer 9". That should return you to IE 8. If its not listed I would say you will have to resort to system restore.
EDIT: I took no chances and un-installed the RC before installing the RTW. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built
OS Windows 7 Ultimate AMD64
CPU AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
Motherboard Asus M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
Memory 8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
Graphics Card BFG NVIDIA Geforce 220GT 1 Gig DDR2 PCIe
Sound Card VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays 2 x 19" I-INC AG191D TFT Flat Panel
Screen Resolution 1280x1024 x 2
Keyboard Logitech Internet 600
Mouse Logitech Wireless Trackman Wheel
PSU Retail Plus 465 Watt
Case Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
Cooling Stock heatsink and fan
Hard Drives 500 Gig WesternDigital SATA-300 Drive
Internet Speed 80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser Internet Explorer 10
Other Info HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
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20 Mar 2011
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#17 | |
W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE Indian Territory |
It appears that I'm out of luck, there is nothing listed in Programs And Features, no restore point, except one made today, and there is no uninstaller in the program's directories. Since I rarely use it anyway, I'm not going to get too concerned about it, and will probably just leave it as is.
EDIT: I probably would have uninstalled the beta also, before installing the RTM, but if I recall, there was no uninstaller for it either. When I was told that it wouldn't matter, I went ahead. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number DIY
OS W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE
CPU Phenom II 1090T w/Noctua NH-D14 /**4400+ X2 w/CM Hyper TX 3
Motherboard ASRock 890FX Deluxe 4/**A8N-SLI
Memory 2 x 2GB Patriot PGS34g1600LLKA/**4x1GB Corsair VS
Graphics Card EVGA GTX460 SC/**EVGA 8800GTS
Sound Card Asus Xonar D2X/**Xonar D1
Monitor(s) Displays Acer X233H, Dell E152FPc /**LG M237-WD
Screen Resolution 1920x1080 & 1024x768/**1980x1080
Keyboard Logitech Media USB/**Saitek Eclipse
Mouse Cordless Trackman Wheel/**Ditto
PSU CM RS600 w/ APC BX1000G/**Antec 500 TP w/ APC BX1000
Case HAF922/**Antec 1040IIB
Cooling 3x200mm, 1x140 and 1x120mm/**5x80mm fans
Hard Drives WDC 2TB, 1.5TB, 1TB, 500GB,Seagate 500GB , Maxtor 80GB /**500GB Seagate & WDC 1TB Black
Internet Speed 3.3Mbps
Other Info SB 560 5.1 w/ Sennheiser RS140/**Creative T20 speakers, Dvico FusionHDTV7 Gold RT, Cisco E3000, HP 5510V AIO, Linksys E3000, Belkin F5U237 hub and **F5D8055 adapter
(** = 2nd rig)
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20 Mar 2011
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#18 | |
64-Bit Windows7 Ult-SP1 UK |
Quote: Originally Posted by richnrockville If your using Windows 7, then I recommend IE 9. Once you get it configured the way you like it, it is fine and works fast and well.
People who won't update to an improved version of software, remind me of the doctors office manager who did not like the computer office scheduling software and kept writing appointments in the large ledger sheets that she had used for 20 years. I had to go into the office early one morning and take the schedule book and hide it in the ceiling tiles. She now swears by the computer scheduling program.
Try it, you will like it.. I do..
Rich I say, well said..
people keep asking where's the "whatsit" that used to be in IE8..?
and why can't I do this in IE9, when I could in IE8..??
- listen folks - it's an upgrade..
- it's better, faster, more capable and more secure..
- get used to it..
- make it do what you want it to do..  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number benchtec, built to personal specs
OS 64-Bit Windows7 Ult-SP1
CPU i7-965 Extreme Edition (8 Cores) at 3.3GHz (no OC)
Motherboard BloodRage QuantumForce X58 (Socket1366)
Memory 6G Corsair Dominator DDR3 - tripled
Graphics Card 2xMSI AMD6870's in crossfire
Sound Card Sonar(SB)X-Fi onboard
Monitor(s) Displays SyncMaster P2050 20"
Screen Resolution 1600x900 (widescreen)
Keyboard Logitech G19 (wired)
Mouse Logitech G9 Laser (wired)
PSU 1000w Corsair
Case ANTEC 900/2 all blue lights, etc..
Cooling Noctua SE1366 NH-U12P - a tight fit, but a monster cooler!!
Hard Drives 64G\OCZSeries2SSD, 60G\OCZVertex2SSD, 1TB\spinpointF1SATA
Internet Speed 50mb
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20 Mar 2011
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#19 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1 SoCal USA |
Quote: Originally Posted by BugMeister
Quote: Originally Posted by richnrockville If your using Windows 7, then I recommend IE 9. Once you get it configured the way you like it, it is fine and works fast and well.
People who won't update to an improved version of software, remind me of the doctors office manager who did not like the computer office scheduling software and kept writing appointments in the large ledger sheets that she had used for 20 years. I had to go into the office early one morning and take the schedule book and hide it in the ceiling tiles. She now swears by the computer scheduling program.
Try it, you will like it.. I do..
Rich I say, well said..
people keep asking where's the "whatsit" that used to be in IE8..?
and why can't I do this in IE9, when I could in IE8..??
- listen folks - it's an upgrade..
- it's better, faster, more capable and more secure..
- get used to it..
- make it do what you want it to do.. If you can tell me how to make the "bookmarks bar" black or charcoal, then I'll give it a try. | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1
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20 Mar 2011
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#20 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate AMD64 Sydney, Nova Scotia |
Quote: Originally Posted by seekermeister It appears that I'm out of luck, there is nothing listed in Programs And Features, no restore point, except one made today, and there is no uninstaller in the program's directories. Since I rarely use it anyway, I'm not going to get too concerned about it, and will probably just leave it as is.
EDIT: I probably would have uninstalled the beta also, before installing the RTM, but if I recall, there was no uninstaller for it either. When I was told that it wouldn't matter, I went ahead. Did you click the "View Installed Updates" option in the menu on the left? Thats a seperate screen once you're in programs and features. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built
OS Windows 7 Ultimate AMD64
CPU AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
Motherboard Asus M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
Memory 8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
Graphics Card BFG NVIDIA Geforce 220GT 1 Gig DDR2 PCIe
Sound Card VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays 2 x 19" I-INC AG191D TFT Flat Panel
Screen Resolution 1280x1024 x 2
Keyboard Logitech Internet 600
Mouse Logitech Wireless Trackman Wheel
PSU Retail Plus 465 Watt
Case Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
Cooling Stock heatsink and fan
Hard Drives 500 Gig WesternDigital SATA-300 Drive
Internet Speed 80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser Internet Explorer 10
Other Info HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
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