Internet Explorer 9 beta: The beauty of the web

[yowanvista]

iv been using ie9 beta for awhile now, and it seems ie9 is getting slower with time =(

Reset it:

 

[Dave76]

Nice find, I didn't notice that.

 

[xTL]

iv been using ie9 beta for awhile now, and it seems ie9 is getting slower with time =(

Reset it:

thx yowanvista, i did reset it awhile ago, nothing was improved,
really only hope thats its just a bugg in the beta and will not affect the final version..

 

[Gornot]

click the gear icon and go to manage all add-ons, on the lower left corner select from the drop down menu to display all add-ons... See if there's any accelerator/extension you don't need and disable it, that might help.

 

[andyparks]

mine has been slow since i installed the beta just reset it and its running 20 times faster

 

[Night Hawk]

That's the encouraging news! Unfortunately leave it to me to run right into IE9 beta launch fails to slow Microsoft's browser slide

 

[xTL]

appreciate the tips Gornot, but only thing i have enabled there is shockwave flash object,
so no addons that slows down the browser....

 

[Night Hawk]

So far I only use the defaults and set up any IE with the custom option not express to eliminate the compatibility view and other search provider and accelerator options. I run the basic browser and adjust the security settings accordingly to enable some things but keeping the recommended items set at the recommended setting for each of those. Disabiling the "install desktop items" across the board is another little item taken care of as well.

A few things like displaying mixed content are enabled so that signed active x controls can load. That will tend to speed page load times rather then seeing the animation lags.

 

[toughbook]

Not sure if this pertains to IE9 or if I would have this problem with IE8. When I look at a web site in my Favorites List and there isnt the Favicon for it, just the standard MS one when I open the website the Icon is there on the tab at the top. It will not show up in the Favorite list though? Any ideas? For example, try this link and see if the Icon shows up in your favorites list. Just delete it after your done if you like.
Thanks

Office Products - Microsoft Office

 

[xarden]

Not sure if this pertains to IE9 or if I would have this problem with IE8. When I look at a web site in my Favorites List and there isnt the Favicon for it, just the standard MS one when I open the website the Icon is there on the tab at the top. It will not show up in the Favorite list though? Any ideas? For example, try this link and see if the Icon shows up in your favorites list. Just delete it after your done if you like.
Thanks

Office Products - Microsoft Office

Tested with IE8, favicon shows up in address bar, tab, and favourites.
Must be an IE9 thing.
Can someone else test with IE9?

 

[Night Hawk]

If you backed up you favorites prior to installing the beta and then copied them back into the users\Favorites folder afterwards the icons will be seen as the default MS type. When at the same page again simply delete the first and add it in again.

Some won't display simply due to IE being in beta form. I found that to be the case here when saving certain pages and not seeing the icon refresh itself. And that was with the installation seeing all favorites imported from IE 8.

 

[sandman]

Mine shows the Icon in all places using the IE9.

 

[Night Hawk]

Sometimes you still have to readd a page into your favorites even with everything having been imported to refresh it. The icon will look like an old MS dos type often seen with dead shortcuts until you delete that while at the page and simply add in the page again.

If you just installed the beta and added everything fresh you would see the icons for eaach site. The MS substitute icons simply let you know it's time to readd the page.

 

[N7AS]

Windows may not be genuine...

I installed the IE9 Beta, and after I rebooted the computer, I got a window that said that Windows may not be genuine. What's up with that???

I hate IE anyway, but I wanted to see what the hype was all about, so I installed it. Maybe I shouldn't have done it as now my LEGAL Paid for Windows 7 may be screwed up.

 

[Night Hawk]

You more then likely saw a bad install o start with for some reason. That may have been a result of any av program or firewall you have on being enabled during the install itself.

Fortunately DarkNovaGamer wrote up a guide for seeing the beta version uninstalled. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/112121-internet-explorer-9-uninstall.html

and note the other information posted by Airbot as well.
http://www.sevenforums.com/browsers-mail/111778-uninstallation-ie9-flash-square.html#post962756

Why you ran into that particular error however has mainly to due with the WGA and the Windows 3.1 or 4.0 installer. You likely need to go for that and try again later once you have the present install raken care of to see a amooth install if there are any other problems being seen.

 

[N7AS]

I called Microsoft Genuine Advantage and he told me to open IE9 beta and go to their site and download and run a file (I forgot what) reboot and I no longer get that window pop up. He also checked my key and it was valid (I knew hat already).

 

[Night Hawk]

Are you still seeing the same or did this correct things for you?

 

[Catswold]

removed it again. I am not happy with the failure of the download manager to open anything when I click run instead of save on a download and I cannot get a window of my downloads with I click download manager under the gear icon.

Guess I'll wait for the full version.

 

[alphanumeric]

Almost the same thing for me. Clicking view downloads from the gear icon crashes IE 9 x32 and nothing happens in IE 9 x64. I had the same problem before and it was all downhill from there. I've uninstalled it again, it's just not worth the hassle. I was getting a lot of not responding too.

 

[Night Hawk]

I haven't even run the 32bit beta as of yet being a bir more interested in how things were shaping up for the 64bit IE 9 in general running the 64bit Ultimate here. I think you will be seeing all that cleaned up in final release while you still have to remember this is all "beta"!

It's not the complete browser you saw in IE 8 all this time but still the early unfinished release mainly for evaluation, feedback, and simply a quick look. It was far enough for people to have that quick look unless participating in a feedback where you have a look and go back to IE 8 until ready if you are having problems.

Here I saw the 64bit version go on the second drive set up for testing with IE 8 still in use on the host drive where most of any downloads are still seen there. For the next person with only drive or one browser and not prepared for beta to begin with I have to caution this is what this is a beta. And betas have beta bugs!