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Q: Will IE does things with Vista that it doesn't do with Windows XP?
A: we have
additional functionality on Vista such as protected mode and
parental controls
A: IE7 will be
available from the Microsoft download center as well as through
Automatic updates
A: We have received
this feedback from many of our customers and have included it for
consideration in future IE releases.
A: If you are a
user then you should check the add-ons you have installed with IE as
those can definitely affect performance. Check you only have the
add-ons enabled that you need in the Manage add-ons dialog.
A: We've made a lot
of changes to favicons trying to quash all the bugs. Without more
specificity on which exact bug you're referring to I can't say
whether it's fixed or not, but there are a few bug fixes coming here
in the final version.
A: This is great
feedback and is something we will be looking into for future
releases. Right now we do not have a way to change the look of the
feeds but I will pass this suggestion on to the RSS team
A: There is a
blocker tool that allows you to block the automatic update:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/updatemanagement/
A: IE7 has the
ability to set tab groups as your homepage so the group will open
when you launch IE. You will see this selection under homepage
options.
A: There are a lot
of questions surrounding the final release date and the rumours
about when we're going to release. As we've stated on the Blog, we
plan to ship before the end of the month. It will go up on the
Download Center first (and will always be available there). A few
weeks after release, we'll start sending IE7 out over AU as well. If
you want to block the AU deployment for your company, we strongly
recommend having the blocker tool in place by November 1.
A: Yes. The RSS
platform functionality can be used by any Windows application
see:http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/FeedsAPI/rss/rss_entry.asp
A: Yes. for
instance Outlook 2007 already uses our RSS platform to expose feeds
to the user in a different way. we also have gadgets on Vista that
make use of our RSS platform
A: The 32-bit is a 32-bit application which acts just like
the IE7 on 32-bit systems. This is the default IE since most add-ons
and activeX controls are only written as 32-bit applications. The
64-bit version is a true 64-bit process that is run.
A: We don't currently have plans to resume development of Mac IE.
A: We definitely plan to release on a regular basis. Exactly when
the next release will be is difficult to predict adn we still have
plenty of planning and work to do. You can be assured that it will
not be 5 years until the next release of IE though :) we are
planning the next two versions now.
A:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9517db9c-3c0d-47fe-bd04-fad82a9aac9f&displaylang=en
Is the link
A: Thanks. It's been a lot of work. We know we have more work
to do in the next release though.
A: Sorry No.
A: Trident (the name of our html rendering engine) should
produce the same results on vista as it does XP
A: Hi. Virtual PC is now free and will allow you to run
different versions of Windows with different versions of IE on the
same machine at the same time.
A: We believe the additional security protections afforded by
IE7 make it important enough to deploy via Automatic Update.
A: See the "slow startup" section of the troubleshooting
guide here:
http://www.enhanceie.com/ie/troubleshoot.asp
You'll also want to
do general system cleanup like defragging the hard disk and ensuring
that you haven't got a ton of unneeded processes running in the
background.
A: We haven't finalized our XP SP3 plans yet. Historically,
we have not included new versions of IE with Windows service packs,
although we have updated new versions of IE if they are on the
machine already.
A: Yes. A patch has been available from Windows Update for
some time. the release candidate of IE7 was not vulnerable to the
exploit.
A: Many extensions are available for IE; see
http://www.ieaddons.com
and
http://www.enhanceie.com
IE
uses the Windows system themes. Offering even more customizability
is something we're looking at for future releases.
A: IE7 on XP and Vista are based on the same code base and
are very similar. There are a few specific differences. The biggest
one is that IE7 on Vista has Protected Mode, which allows IE to run
at lower than user privilege. There are a few other smaller changes
on Vista: enhanced network diagnostics, integration with Vista
parental controls, and we send TLS extensions on Vista.
A: No. IE7 relies on APIs and features available in XP and
later.
A: Lots of add-ons at
http://www.ieaddons.com
A: IE7 was built to support the wide range of web sites out
there today and in the future including our Live sites. We know that
we need to support all popular sites equally well.
A: For developer
tools see the downloads at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/ie/downloads/default.aspx
the developer toolbar and
Fiddler in particular help web devs
troubleshoot issues.
A: Thanks for the feedback, we'll consider this for future
releases.
A: it is, you can either right click on the link and choose
to open in a new tab or you can middle click on the link and it will
open in a new tab
A: Primarily C++
A: There are some neat ways to make Podcasts work well with
Media Player and IE's RSS support. It's a bit long to write up here,
but keep an eye on the RSS team Blog, and we'll post about how to do
it ( http://blogs.msdn.com/rssteam )
A: The IE team is well acquainted with a wide range of
browser products, including those and others (e.g. Maxthon, Avant
Browser). I think it's fair to say that we're all looking at each
others work in addition to innovating on our own.
A: We block all executable code from running in feeds, which
means that you can't watch videos in a feed (as you've noticed).
We're looking into making some changes to allow these sorts of
things to work in the next release.
A: The decision to make the menu bar hide-able was made so
that during the majority of your browsing time when your not using
the menu, you have more screen real estate to show the web content.
The new shortcut menus on the right hand side (Tools, Page, etc) are
designed so that most users won't even need to use the menu bar at
all, since the most common items are there.
A: I think they're not looking at the entirety of IE7. While
there are certainly parts of IE7 that other browsers already have,
there are a bunch of innovative features in IE7 that no other
browser has or does as well. For instance, Protected Mode for IE7 on
Vista brings a new level of additional security to the industry, and
our RSS platform work really opens up RSS to not just IE but all
Windows applications. In general, we're all trying to solve similar
issues so it's not really surprising that there are similarities
between all of our implementations.
A: There is a check box. It's on the right-hand side
underneath the control box. Just click to remove the check-mark, and
the items won't get marked as read.
A: No, IE7 for Vista will ship as part of Vista.
A: Well, imitation is the most sincere form of flattery,
right. :-)
A: Thanks for the kudos - nice to get that feedback. Please
log the issue about IE7 closing unexpectedly in the connect DB. Be
sure to specify the circumstances under which this happens in as
much detail as possible. Currently I'm not aware of any open issue
with IE7 (as opposed to any 3rd part add-ons) that would cause this
behaviour.
A: I plan to keep Fiddler going, and the Dev Toolbar has a
future as well. I'm not sure that the two will ever meet. As for
HTTPS support, I'm working on it.
A: Yes
A: The CSS ref docs on MSDN at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/ie/reference/css/default.aspx
show the
CSS supported in IE. Q: Patrick many many "pop unders" circumvent the IE popup blockers in IE6 SP2, IE7 and Vista RC2 and for those you don't have a website. Ayk pop unders are a culprit for resizing IE pages behind the scenes as well.
A: First, ensure
that you don't have any malware installed. Secondly, IE7 has a cool
feature: put the origin of the popup in the restricted zone and JS
from that domain (even if pulled in by another domain) will not run.
A: There is going
to be an IE8 and we are planning it now. it's too early to discuss
details but your feedback will help us to focus on what is important
to you. You can expect us to continue to invest in security, user
experience and developer platform.
A: We recently
posted about the anti-malware application issue (
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/10/11/IE7-Installation-and-Anti_2D00_Malware-Applications.aspx).
As noted in that post, our
recommendation to disable those apps is a
general recommendation to help you avoid problems, though from our
tests, most anti-malware apps don't cause problems. The main thing I
would suggest is to test with the applications you have currently.
If you don't run into any problems with those particular
applications, you will most likely be fine in your deployment. Related Articles: Internet Explorer 7 Support Videos: http://www.updatexp.com/ie7-issues.html A Brief Timeline Of Internet Explorer: http://www.updatexp.com/internet-explorer-history.html Internet Explorer 7 Download: http://www.updatexp.com/internet-explorer-7-download.html How To Clean Out The IE 6 Temporary History Folder: http://www.updatexp.com/temporary-internet-folder.html Download IE 6 As A Standalone Package: http://www.updatexp.com/download-ie6.html Internet Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts: http://www.updatexp.com/internet-explorer-keyboard-shortcuts.html
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