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IE7 settings
« on: 11 December 2006, 10:19:30 »
I am often getting corrupt pages, or pages not loading in IE7.  I hit F5 and everything is fine.  Is there a setting for how long it waits for a page to load that I could make longer, or something else that I should do?
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Re: IE7 settings
« Reply #1 on: 11 December 2006, 10:20:54 »
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I am often getting corrupt pages, or pages not loading in IE7.  I hit F5 and everything is fine.  Is there a setting for how long it waits for a page to load that I could make longer, or something else that I should do?

Donnow... my IE7 is no worst off than my previous IE6....

Try Java update perhaps?

Or all the usual FlashPlayer etc from Adobe...?
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Re: IE7 settings
« Reply #2 on: 11 December 2006, 10:44:31 »
I'm not gonna mention anything about Firefox and IE Tabs.... wait, damn!
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Re: IE7 settings
« Reply #3 on: 11 December 2006, 11:26:43 »
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I'm not gonna mention anything about Firefox and IE Tabs.... wait, damn!
Firefox is by far the best browser - for those who cannot run IE...  ;)

As I've said before, the web is built for IE6, so firefox struggles rendering a lot of pages.  IE7 also struggles, so hopefully this may help firefox, esp now MS have almost 'conned' people into downloading IE7.

So for now, WIndows XP/IE6 combination is hard to beat for the majority of users.  I personally remain unconvinced about IE7.

Firefox still a bit too niche (less than 5% of market on a large ISP, less than 10% here where there are a few IT techies).

Also, many IT techies are worried about the security of Firefox - more flaws in last few months than IE, and no real update strategy (something MS are really good at - and lets face it, they've had plenty of practice!)
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Re: IE7 settings
« Reply #4 on: 11 December 2006, 11:29:35 »
I don't have other problems, it just seems to time out/crash out a lot more when loading pages.  Then it loads the same page fine the 2nd time.
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Re: IE7 settings
« Reply #5 on: 11 December 2006, 11:30:00 »
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I don't have other problems, it just seems to time out/crash out a lot more when loading pages.  Then it loads the same page fine the 2nd time.
Just here, or generally?
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« Reply #6 on: 11 December 2006, 11:32:30 »
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I don't have other problems, it just seems to time out/crash out a lot more when loading pages.  Then it loads the same page fine the 2nd time.
Just here, or generally?
Generally, especially US pages although comes up with the default page v quickly.
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« Reply #7 on: 11 December 2006, 11:41:46 »
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I'm not gonna mention anything about Firefox and IE Tabs.... wait, damn!
Firefox is by far the best browser - for those who cannot run IE...  ;)

As I've said before, the web is built for IE6, so firefox struggles rendering a lot of pages.  IE7 also struggles, so hopefully this may help firefox, esp now MS have almost 'conned' people into downloading IE7.

So for now, WIndows XP/IE6 combination is hard to beat for the majority of users.  I personally remain unconvinced about IE7.

Firefox still a bit too niche (less than 5% of market on a large ISP, less than 10% here where there are a few IT techies).

Also, many IT techies are worried about the security of Firefox - more flaws in last few months than IE, and no real update strategy (something MS are really good at - and lets face it, they've had plenty of practice!)

IE Tabs is a good firefox plugin - it enables you to switch over to IE rendering mode with a simple click, negating the need to switch from the browser we all know and love. I have tried IE7, and I must say, it's pretty pants. Interface is awful and as usual, to do anything on it is a long drawn out procedure, full of tight security that you have to manually disable. It's rubbish for new users, and annoying as hell for techies like myself and you. The only saving grace for IE7 is the use of tabs, which was ripped off Firefox and Opera anyway. What market are M$ aiming at with IE7?

The web is not built for IE6, only those sites and companies that do not invest enough time and/or money in the web side of development are made for IE6. And generally speaking, that is rapidly changing.

Remember, it is a free browser. I'd say they are doing incredibly well with updates and security fixes with that fact considered. MS just want ridiculous prices for all their stuff.
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Re: IE7 settings
« Reply #8 on: 11 December 2006, 11:52:18 »
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The web is not built for IE6, only those sites and companies that do not invest enough time and/or money in the web side of development are made for IE6. And generally speaking, that is rapidly changing.
Most people are only going to want one browser.

With a few of the major banks insisting on IE, either deliberately, or by poor design, that makes up most people's mind, so IE wins. Obviously, many other sites are IE only as well, again probably due to poor design.

IE patching comes under the standard (and very good) Windows Update process, so tends to stay fully patched (except those scumbags too tight to pay for XP (which comes preinstalled on most machines anyway)). So for majority, IE wins again.


IE7, comes out with decent security, which is a good thing. Annoying, but a good idea.  I don't like it (mainly due to rendering problems), due to sticking with it for over a year on Vista.  But soon, I won't have a choice - only options will be IE7 or FF2, so again IE will win  (slight lie, usually have both installed, but tend to only use one, except for testing)
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Re: IE7 settings
« Reply #9 on: 11 December 2006, 12:14:34 »
I agree on the security point. But to counter-point that, I think the bigger share Firefox gets, the better its updates and patching will be - being open source and all. Microsoft will only ever do it in-house, meaning it may one day lose this race.

I must say, I do like Windows, so I'm not totally MS bashing here. I just dislike their browser.
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Re: IE7 settings
« Reply #10 on: 11 December 2006, 12:50:22 »
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I agree on the security point. But to counter-point that, I think the bigger share Firefox gets, the better its updates and patching will be - being open source and all. Microsoft will only ever do it in-house, meaning it may one day lose this race.

I must say, I do like Windows, so I'm not totally MS bashing here. I just dislike their browser.
wrt patching, you and I know what to do.  People like my Mum, bless her, despite being really good with computers, won't do the updates, as is (rightly) suspicious of pop ups which say something needs to be downloaded and installed.

Open source does have its problems by its nature. Not just anyone can go through the code looking for faults, but also screwed CVS trees due to small changes made by one developer unexpectedly opening a hole elsewhere - generally (not always) open source projects do not have the tight leadership that a corporate company can.  Additionally, the whole point of Open Source is to modify code, and this can open up another can of security related problems....

MS, for all their faults, have the best browser out there for Joe Public...
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Re: IE7 settings
« Reply #11 on: 11 December 2006, 12:58:53 »
I still disagree on that stigma, but it's hard to convince otherwise!  ;)
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Re: IE7 settings
« Reply #12 on: 11 December 2006, 14:14:32 »
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I still disagree on that stigma, but it's hard to convince otherwise!  ;)
Sorry, by best, I didn't necessarily mean technically best/easiest to use/secure/comaptibility/branding/customising etc etc (though wins out on most of those), but meant its the best combined package for Mr Average.
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Re: IE7 settings
« Reply #13 on: 11 December 2006, 15:25:22 »
I have been running IE7 for about a month now, no problems to report.
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« Reply #14 on: 11 December 2006, 16:37:48 »
I think most people get used to what's put in front of them to start with, so MS tends to be joe publics choice.
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