Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) Release Candidate (RC) on February 10, 2011

[mickey megabyte]

forgive me for not reading the whole thread, but is there a way to install this alongside ie8?

without having to resort to a virtual machine?

 

[Creer]

John looking at your ID in the picture it appears different to mine, would it be because of the version I've installed, 32 bit, and yours is 64 bit ?
~~removed screen~~

Hi Joan,

the part of product ID showing on your screen is also part of product ID your version of Windows available after pressing WIN+Pause. And this is why it's different.
It's always better to not show them (I've removed your screen in my quoting of your post).

 

[andyparks]

I'm impressed with it hopefully future updates don't start to slow it down

 

[Brink]

forgive me for not reading the whole thread, but is there a way to install this alongside ie8?

without having to resort to a virtual machine?

Hello Angelo,

Sorry, but the IE9 RC will replace IE8 after restarting the computer when the installation is complete.

 

[mickey megabyte]

no sneaky geeky hacking methods?

 

[mick823]

Installed the IE9 RC that was released today, February 10, 2011. Lightning fast but flashplayer won't work. Keeps telling you that you need the latest version which I already have (10.2.152.26). Uninstalled, reinstalled, downloaded the .exe file to the hard drive and tried to install. Nothing will work.

Tried the adobe help forum and can't even get connected. I am sure they are getting swamped with people trying to get the flashplayer working. I confirmed the problem by installing IE9 on my netbook with the same results. Anybody receiving information on a fix please post.

 

[Ryan2320]

Just installed it!

Working great so far, Love the speed compared to IE8.

Ryan

 

[Brink]

no sneaky geeky hacking methods?

Not that I know of.

 

[wds7]

Also, not sure who said URL links not working from Outlook. They are working fine here, using Office 2010. Maybe repair Office too?[/QUOTE]


Not if you had Chrome browser before installing IE 9 RC ....
Try ...go ahead install chrome ....see what i'm talking about ...

 

[ie9]

no sneaky geeky hacking methods?

No. I you're looking for ie8 rendering you can press F12, and then change the browser mode. If you're looking for ie8 though, you need a VM.

 

[Colonel Travis]

no sneaky geeky hacking methods?

Expression Web SuperPreview

Dumb name, cool program for web developers that may or may not be what you're looking for.

 

[sygnus21]

Can't find a good reason to use it instead of Chrome.

because some of us actually use a vast number of sites that are IE only and chrome can't handle, so having an upgraded IE thats pretty much as fast as Chrome that works so far on every site I throw at it with all features. I'll take it.

SharePoint for example, try it on Chrome, it's dumbed down. IE9 you get full features in an upgraded fast browser.

I'm loving the RC, they fixed so far all my complaints I hated about beta. Most all my older admin sites woudln't work, and they all have worked so far! 2 thumbs up!

Good post. Thoughtful and concise.

 

[DBone]

Installed the IE9 RC that was released today, February 10, 2011. Lightning fast but flashplayer won't work. Keeps telling you that you need the latest version which I already have (10.2.152.26). Uninstalled, reinstalled, downloaded the .exe file to the hard drive and tried to install. Nothing will work.

Tried the adobe help forum and can't even get connected. I am sure they are getting swamped with people trying to get the flashplayer working. I confirmed the problem by installing IE9 on my netbook with the same results. Anybody receiving information on a fix please post.

Did you enable "active x filtering" in the saftey tab? If you did, try disabling it.

 

[ie9]

Did you enable "active x filtering" in the saftey tab? If you did, try disabling it.

That should fix it

 

[wds7]

Also, not sure who said URL links not working from Outlook. They are working fine here, using Office 2010. Maybe repair Office too?

UPDATE :


It works now .....all i have to do is to set IE9 as default browser ....Yey..

 

[sygnus21]

Calm down ....it's just a RC ...
For all Guinea Pgs ...please feed back ....after installing ....Thanks .
Tomorrow .....

Also, not sure who said URL links not working from Outlook. They are working fine here, using Office 2010. Maybe repair Office too?

UPDATE :


It works now .....all i have to do is to set IE9 as default browser ....Yey..

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LOL - Welcome to the trough

Anyways hope you're enjoying the RC candidate, I am

 

[wds7]

LOL - Welcome to the trough

Anyways hope you're enjoying the RC candidate, I am [/QUOTE]


Could not resist temptation .......hehehe ....

Love it ..

 

[mickey megabyte]

...

No. I you're looking for ie8 rendering you can press F12, and then change the browser mode. If you're looking for ie8 though, you need a VM.

f12 sounds easy enough - it is just the rendering engine i'm interested in, to test out homemade webpages...

Expression Web SuperPreview

Dumb name, cool program for web developers that may or may not be what you're looking for.

...i'll have to look into this as well - thanks for the tip. however, that version looks old, released sep 2009 - will it work with ie's 8 and 9?

i've had a quick look and a newer version only seem to be available as part of the paid-for expression suite.

i'll try downloading the trial, and see if superpreview is a stand-alone prog that won't time out...i also wonder if it's ie9 ready...

 

[jebuchanan]

Am testing the RC as I type this.
I installed the x64 flavour (the installer would not allow me to install the 32 bit version).
It upgraded seamlessly, even loaded my x86 toolbars/add-ons properly.
Someone in another thread stated they couldn't listen to Youtube videos with this RC. I tested this myself and it worked perfectly.
Everything seems to be functioning as it should (thus far - knock on wood).

 

[Crispy]

IE9 RC Performance Superior to IE9 Beta, to All Rival Browsers

uring the evolution from Beta to Release Candidate Microsoft introduced in excess of 2,000 changes designed to improve browser performance.

In a phone conversation we’ve had yesterday, Rob Mauceri, Group Program Manager of IE, and Ryan Gavin, Senior Director of IE underlined that the work done to boost performance in Internet Explorer 9 was focused on real world customer scenarios, and not on besting rivals in any specific benchmark.

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Assuring me that the performance team for IE9 never sleeps, Rob and Ryan emphasized that Internet Explorer 9 Release Candidate comes with improvements spanning over 11 browser subsystems.

“Internet Explorer 9 RC starts faster, loads webpages faster, and allows you to interact with web pages faster than ever before,” the software giant revealed.

At the same time, the work poured into improving overall performance for IE9 gets a tangible feel when measured with tools such as the WebKit SunSpider Benchmark.

According to Microsoft, thanks to its JS engine Chakra, IE9 RC is now the fastest browser in the JavaScript SunSpider Benchmark.

Source: IE9 RC Performance Superior to IE9 Beta, to All Rival Browsers - Softpedia