IE 9 Beta impressions/questions

[koralyne]

Okay, so i saw an ad about IE9 and how its awesome and stuff. Me, being a firefox user, and avid dislike-er of IE 7/8, was apprehensive, but hey, i gave it a shot, and i actually kinda like it.

I value form as much as function, and i love the way IE9 looks. reminds me of firefox3 beta, actually... What kind of personalization options are there?

Anyways, a few questions/concerns:
1) is there any way to have a bookmark toolbar up at the top, like it has in firefox?
If you dont know what i mean, this is what i mean

2) I visit a site that uses a lot of javascript, and every time i log into the site, windows pops up with a security question, asking me if i want java to be used. This never happened with firefox, so i dont know whats going on. i figured i could just give IE9 admin abilities, but that doesnt sound like a good idea in the long run...

3) there was one bug i found already, and it was very very odd. I went to go change my homepage, in tools>internet options. IE9 froze for a few seconds, then the highlighted menu option stuck on the screen. I closed IE9, showed desktop, bandbox selected over it, force closed IE9 and even force closed explorer.exe. The only fix to the problem was a restart, Though i didnt try opening a fullscreen program, or relogging into windows. but still, it was really odd that force closing IE9 didnt fix the problem.

4) I tried going to youtube, however it says i need flash for internet explorer. I go to download it and it says that the link is to a version that doesnt work for IE9, and it links me to one that supposedly does. i installed it, and it still says i need flash.

Anyways, does anybody have an answer to the questions? Sorry if theyre all well known, i dont normally use IE. I really am impresed with this version of IE, however, and i think i may continue to use it over firefox! thanks!

 

[Klaw117]

I can answer questions 1 and 4. If you want the favorites toolbar, right-click somewhere next to the new tab button (but not above it) and then check the favorites toolbar option. As for Flash, download the latest Flash Beta located here:
Adobe Labs - Downloads: Flash Player "Square" Preview Release

 

[koralyne]

thanks!

 

[Gornot]

As far as Q2 goes:
IE is unique in a way that it supports ActiveX rather than actual plugins (I don't really know the difference) but the Java popup you're seeing is executed by the application installed on your computer...

If by any chance this is not what you're seeing, click the gear icon in IE and go to Manage add-ons and follow the screenshot below:

​

Just as a sidenote, the java helper thingy is turned off in my IE because it slightly lowers the startup time of IE, so disable it first and see if the "issue" goes away. If not, enable this add-on and try again.​

Hope this helps.​

 

[Carl Lawrence]

I cannot get it to install on my PC.

 

[stve]

Okay, so i saw an ad about IE9 and how its awesome and stuff. Me, being a firefox user, and avid dislike-er of IE 7/8, was apprehensive, but hey, i gave it a shot, and i actually kinda like it.

I found a bug with IE9 when I downloaded it a couple of months back it uninstalled my
IE 8 at the same time with no warning. :mad2:

Are they still performing that stupid trick ?

 

[jefhart]

I found a bug with IE9 when I downloaded it a couple of months back it uninstalled my
IE 8 at the same time with no warning.

Are they still performing that stupid trick ?

It isn't a "trick". It tells you that it will install over your old browser on the install page.

 

[stve]

I found a bug with IE9 when I downloaded it a couple of months back it uninstalled my
IE 8 at the same time with no warning.

Are they still performing that stupid trick ?

It isn't a "trick". It tells you that it will install over your old browser on the install page.

You sure about that i didn't see anything.
Download details: Windows Internet Explorer 9 Beta for Windows 7
I found the warning at the bottom of the download page theres a link to
Internet Explorer 9 Beta Release Notes & there is info about it there about half way down a long page.
Just a thought but installing a beta normally would be in addition to the stable version so maybe that warning should have been on the first page near the top & in big bold red letters.
When i installed mine it was at Internet Explorer 9 Test Drive & there are no warnings to be found there.

 

[jefhart]

Regardless, it isn't a bug because it is supposed to work like that.

 

[Dwarf]

When you uninstall IE9 Beta (as you will have to before installing the final release version), you will find that IE8 will be restored.

 

[stve]

I found a bug with IE9 when I downloaded it a couple of months back it uninstalled my
IE 8 at the same time with no warning.

Are they still performing that stupid trick ?

It isn't a "trick". It tells you that it will install over your old browser on the install page.

No it is not on the initial page its buried in the release notes
And if you visit Internet Explorer 9 Test Drive & download from there there is no warning

Additional Information
This download is for Windows Internet Explorer 9 Beta for Windows 7, Windows 7 SP1 Beta only. To download Internet Explorer 9 Beta for other supported versions of Microsoft Windows:

Windows Internet Explorer 9 Beta for Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2.
Windows Internet Explorer 9 Beta for Windows Vista SP2 64-bit edition and Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit edition.
Windows Internet Explorer 9 Beta for Windows 7 64-bit edition, Windows 7 SP1 Beta 64-bit edition, Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit edition and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Beta 64-bit edition.
Top of page
Related Resources
Internet Explorer site
Internet Explorer 9 Beta Release Notes
Internet Explorer Team Blog

 

[lsufrontier]

Hey guys I am using IE9 and I am having problems with Gmail. When I click anything like compose mail or reply or forward or anything even when I click settings the page shows loading at the top and nothing ever happens.This is in standard view. Now if I switch to basic HTML everything works. Anyone know whats wrong? Thanks

 

[stve]

When you uninstall IE9 Beta (as you will have to before installing the final release version), you will find that IE8 will be restored.

Thanks for the info i actually like IE9 more than IE8 but I deplore the lack of basic information on the download page.
IE 8 & IE9 are pretty decent browsers & would suit a lot of my friends who are more into phones & texting than PC's.
I only use IE9 for testing .
Opera is my Browser of choice a far more capable browser if you learn how to use it properly.

 

[lsufrontier]

Anybody have any suggestions on what I posted above abut Gmail and IE 9? Thanks

 

[galaxys]

For some reason I get "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage" when ever I try to download IE 9 beta...any ideas? This is in the adress bar: http://view.atdmt.com/action/UMIRF_...92-BAEF-EB1FE4DE7706/IE9-Windows7-x64-enu.exe

I've had no problems downloading other apps from MS site.

 

[roncerr]

For some reason I get "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage" when ever I try to download IE 9 beta...any ideas? This is in the adress bar: http://view.atdmt.com/action/UMIRF_...92-BAEF-EB1FE4DE7706/IE9-Windows7-x64-enu.exe

I've had no problems downloading other apps from MS site.

Delete the first part of the url and use the rest if you want the 64-bit version: http://download.microsoft.com/downl...92-BAEF-EB1FE4DE7706/IE9-Windows7-x64-enu.exe

 

[galaxys]

Thanks roncerr! That did the trick

 

[WiFi Ed]

Anybody have any suggestions on what I posted above abut Gmail and IE 9? Thanks

A quick Google search reveals that you are not alone. I didn't see any solutions however. Perhaps we will have to wait for MS and/or Google to squash this particular bug...

 

[rediew]

Slow IE9 start/new tabs, bug.

hi folks

been using ie9 since its release...

really liked the way you can mess around and 'tuck in' floating windows into tabs.

now one thing that really, really is buggin me off is its start.

whenever i start it off, it takes no less than 14 seconds to get me to my startpage (google.com)

also it takes a hell load of time to open a new tab or any link to a new window.
(im using a laptop - Q9000 2.0GHz+4Gb 1066MHz+GTX 280M, i refuse to have anything slower than 'instant')



noteworthy also is a strange bug involving password field (java):

on this banking site: https://www2.bancobrasil.com.br/aapf/login.jsp?flag=1

if you type anything on the 'password field' it will type 2 digits/strikes instead of only one. going compatibility mode doesnt work.

any help with any one of those items?

thx in advance.

 

[Darcy]

I found ie9 works much better with Gmail if you put it in compatibility view. Go to Gmail and click on the icon that looks like a torn sheet of paper next to the refresh button.