Latest Internet Explorer 9 Release

[Dixon Butz]

I started installing this at 601PM EST. 30min later still not done. Just says downloading required updates. Doesn't look like anything is downloading.
How fast did it install for you guys and how much does it need to download?

 

[mikedl]

I dunno, I still prefer FF. But, then, I will admit I'm a little biased.



Otherwise, IE9 x64 seems to be humming along quite nicely with the Flash "Square" x64 preview.

 

[brummyfan]

Some glaring omissions.

1. No Search box. I found that useful in IE8, especially when I could quickly do a search with any of my allocated search providers.
2. No means of opening a Favorite in a new tab in the same manner as IE8 (i.e. the right-pointing arrow to the right of a favorite name is no longer there). This means having to right-click and select Open in new tab. Groups are not affected.

1. You search directly from the address bar.
2. Just middle click on the favorite tab to open.

Thanks, I didn't know how to get the middle click in the touchpad, eventually I have found a setting in synaptics to assign a bottom corner for the middle click and it works. I miss that blue arrow in favourites drop down.

 

[Skulblaka]

I started installing this at 601PM EST. 30min later still not done. Just says downloading required updates. Doesn't look like anything is downloading.
How fast did it install for you guys and how much does it need to download?

It took me about three minutes.

 

[mikedl]

I started installing this at 601PM EST. 30min later still not done. Just says downloading required updates. Doesn't look like anything is downloading.
How fast did it install for you guys and how much does it need to download?

It took me about three minutes.

Same here. Quite fast. Could it be an Internet connection issue, Dixon (he says, stating the obvious )?

 

[Dixon Butz]

I started installing this at 601PM EST. 30min later still not done. Just says downloading required updates. Doesn't look like anything is downloading.
How fast did it install for you guys and how much does it need to download?

It took me about three minutes.

Thx looks like mine is stuck at about 66%.
Made an image just in case...

 

[mikedl]

Interesting, I was just greeted by the addon timer assistant.


A rather nice surprise. Nice work, Microsoft.

 

[Jacee]

I am more interested in an option to bring back a website to the new tab page after I dismissed it. No luck on my own, even the product guide didn't say anyting xD

Just click on the star and history ... it's right there.

 

[Gornot]

No no, I meant as a thumbnail on the "New Tab" page... Doesn't matter, I did a reset of IE's settings and got them back, it only took me 2 more minutes to re-setup IE.

 

[bigcitycat]

It's really nice. Just wish I had noscript.

All my add ons work. Lastpass, roboform, keyscrambler, and I was able to do citrix to do a little work for tomorrow.

I'm also able to use inprivate filtering in a way I can't talk about here.

 

[bigcitycat]

Anybody have a good way to block Java until I want to see it?

 

[lsufrontier]

How do I get search suggestions in the address bar? It lets me search within it but it will not show suggestions or let me change between search engines. Thanks

 

[mikedl]

How do I get search suggestions in the address bar? It lets me search within it but it will not show suggestions or let me change between search engines. Thanks

Click on the gear, go to "Manage addons" and then click on "search providers." Settings are there.

 

[Skulblaka]

How do I get search suggestions in the address bar? It lets me search within it but it will not show suggestions or let me change between search engines. Thanks

Install bing toolbar, then go to settings within it, that little "wrench", then click "search" tab, and you'll find the tick mark you need there.

 

[Kenard]

A little disappointed, but good thing it's still in beta. Flash still runs the exact same on my PC as it did in IE8 and .gifs don't run at full speed yet, either. I was really hoping that flash would be as good as it is on the other popular browsers. Hope this is fixed in a later or final release. =[

 

[lsufrontier]

Ok I went and looked under the add-ons and the search suggestions is enabled for both google and bing. If i install the bing toolbar is that going to get the google search suggestions to work also? Thanks

 

[mikedl]

Ok I went and looked under the add-ons and the search suggestions is enabled for both google and bing. If i install the bing toolbar is that going to get the google search suggestions to work also? Thanks

I dunno, the search suggestions work fine for me. No troubles.

 

[lsufrontier]

Yeah that is what it does not do for me. It won't show what you just posted.

 

[mikedl]

Yeah that is what it does not do for me. It won't show what you just posted.

Do you have Google set as your default search provider in the "Tools (Gear)">"Manage add-ons">"Search Providers" settings choices?



Note: I probably have two Google choices because I had the Google Toolbar installed in IE8 - I've since removed it in IE9 (for now).

 

[lsufrontier]

Does the add-on, Groove GFS Browser Helper have anything to do with it not working? Mine is disabled.