Vista: anyone tried IE 8?

To uninstall and go back to IE7, Programs and Features, View Installed Updates on the left bar, and Uninstall there.

 

Ya and what really sucks is that your automatic updates will now find it and install it once again in a day or so as it is a "critical update" and then you will have it again!!!

So since we have to install IE8 (or just get annoyed by the update icon on the tray constantly) how can we simply install it then change the default to IE7? There has to be a simple location to do this....Since we cant uninstall the update as it will find it and ask to install it again

 

Did that....then auto updates will find the IE8 update an hour later and ask to install

 

So can someone PLEASE tell me what I am doing wrong here..

I download the IE8 Blocker Toolkit and run the EXE. It asks where to extract the files to..I extract them to a new folder on the desktop..then in this folder there is

.jpg file
.adm file
.html file
.cmd file

I ASSUME that the .cmd file is what i want...but what the hell do I do with it? If you double click it is flashes a DOS prompt screen then nothing???

From Microsoft website:
"This toolkit has no expiration date and can be configured either by running the registry file"

 

A HA......I chose dont install and it will stay as an optional update and wont remind me...gonna try it

"To proceed with the installation, decide on whether or not you’d like to participate in our Customer Improvement Program and click Install. If you choose Ask me later, WU will re-offer IE8 to you during the next update scan. If you choose Don’t Install, WU will not offer IE8 to you again, and IE8 will appear as an optional item on Windows Update."

 

Are you sure you don't have a virus infected computer with non-reliable internet connection?

 

am i not saying precisely the same thing..?
two options there to choose / not choose..choice or ignorance

 

I've mentioned this a few times in various IE8-related posts. Do you have the print spooler service disabled? For some reason IE8 needs this service running when it's loaded one time. This fixes the new tabs thing (and right-clicking in the tab area). Then the service can be disabled with no ill-effect.

It's kind of a silly thing, and yes I went thru my IE8 angst until I figured this out. Now I use IE8 pretty much exclusively.

 

How to do this when I have IE8 already installed?

 

Sorry, I guess you were. Obviously, I did not understand your first question quoted above.

Gary

 

If you don't, it's ignorance on your part. I've read a few EULAs, and no, I'm not a "lawer".

 

Update:

After downloading IE8 via AU. When it asks to install you choose "dont install" and it stays in your update hictory as "cancelled"

BAM it will never ask again ; )

 

I have IE8 on both my XP and Windows 7 partitions. Seems fast and stable.

 

Close IE8, start the print spooler, open IE8.

 

I've now tried IE8. It's certainly improved, but I don't see how the toolbar is any more intuitive than Firefox's, and I hate how the history sidebar works. Besides, FF has so many wicked add-ons. My browser allegiance remains the same.

 

Toolbar? Which tool bar are you talking about? If you don't like the toolbar, you can turn them off. I don't have any toolbar in IE8.

 

IE8 works flawlessly for me, though Chrome is still my main browser.

 

started getting a bit used to / hooked on FF extensions.. not all of them, but yea.a few are really good.. Wonder if they r there for IE8 or not.. chrome would be losing my faith soon if the extension magic stays on me for longer..

 

What extensions are you taking about. Name? Purpose/Function?

Most of the addons are available to IE as well. E.g flashblock, noscript, adblock..etc all have alternatives for IE. They work just as well too.

 

I believe someone earlier mentioned that they liked how clean the IE8 toolbar space was, in contrast to the outdated "clutter" of Firefox, or words to that effect.

 

I believe that person you're talking about is myself.

 

downloadhelper - the one which helps u download streaming videos,
screengrab - does awesome job of printscreen,
stumbleupon..this one s there for IE also..
well, these three is most useful ones for me till date..

actually wud love to have these on CHROME..

 

lOl ..i also mentioned this ..but not for IE, for chrome

 

Alternatives:
Download helper
1) http://www.orbitdownloader.com/
2) Just watch the video and then copy the video out from the temporary internet file folder
Screengrab alternative
1) Print screen button
2) Alt + Print screen button to print screen the window only
3) Camtasia studio
Stumbleupon
1) Internet Explorer 8's "suggested sites" feature
2) Internet Explorer 8's web slice feature

 

LOL... well then I suppose you were the intended recipient of my observation. That worked out splendidly.

 

yup.. tried orbit..but its like i wudnt want another program workin for downloading videos. n many times streamin videos cant be found in temporary folder.. i used to take most of my wanted flvs from there only.. metacafe has some good vids..n they dont seem to be gettin in temporary folder..

although the options r sweet fr IE..but when they d be hitting CHROME.?? i wonder..

 

I was referring to the orbit browser plugin/toobar not the external program running in the background.

 

I downloaded IE 8 to a couple of my computers. Created major problems with my company's Microsoft Outlook Web Access program. Typing emails was incredibly difficult as the letters would not show up for about 10 seconds after I typed them.

Obviously, there is a compatibility problem. I will let others work out the kinks before I go back to IE 8.

Uninstalled it two days later and reinstalled IE 7.

 

just great that firefox doesn't have to be cluttered if you don't want. i want my controls all at the same place, that is topleft. i have no such choise on ie since ie6. ie7 and ie8 are a gui-designers nightmare. they don't follow any of the guidelines microsoft itself actually set up.



but anyways, ie8 is quite decent. decent enough to make me not feel bad when i use it. still, i only use it on foreign systems mostly. it has 0 gain over firefox on my systems, and much losses instead. but one can use it to browse the web, is reasonably save, so it's all fine.

 

Why don't you try CUSTOMIZING the IE8 toolbars - you actually can have several, if you wish, and they are all very customizable! Lots of options -- it just takes a little bit of patience and perseverence to discover all of the different options that are available, because there truly are so many!!! I currently have 3 open, the Menu bar, Status bar and Command bar -- and have a ton of links on each for ease of access to my favorite functions.

 

I prefer this FF GUI mod
http://tsr-pr.deviantart.com/art/Make-FireFox-3-Look-Like-IE8-105565778

 

why ever you would. makes it look at stupid and non-logical as ie. which means: the worst mod ever. except in a company where your boss is not allowed to notice that you don't run ie..

the gui on ie is BAD. just that. why are the buttons there on the right? why not on the left like on any other program (including other browsers)? it makes no sence. espencially none to get forced to this configuration.

anyways, have fun with your perverted castrated ie-styled firefox..

 

It's like browsing underwater- slow...

 

IE 8 is great i like it more than the IE7 so far.
btw the Translate function is very good.

 

I like the IE8 gui. It's very easy and fast to navigate around and it's more pleasing to look at for me. I use it at home on my firefox browser before IE 8 came out. After IE8, i ditched FF with IE mod and use IE8 instead. And what's wrong with the buttons on the right? The close, minimize,maximize buttons are all on the right side, why not other buttons? I was sort of forced to run with this theme because IE8 was not out and FF 3.0 is slightly better than IE7. I hate FF GUI.

For me.. unless someone force me to use FF,I'll never touch FF in the current situation.

 

I've had it since it was released in RC on my XP laptop, and I got it as soon as it was on Windows Update for my Vista machine. It's been great, although still behind Opera in terms of speed (and security, as there are almost no exploits of Opera). I still don't see why it takes time to "connect" to a blank tab though...

 

You can reduce the "connecting" time by changing the default tab page to a blank page.