Ken Weitzel wrote:
William R. Walsh wrote:
Hi!

The question is to upgrade or not to upgrade?

I wouldn't, if it were even an option for my computer. (It's running Windows
2000 Pro SP4, and probably will be that way for some time to come.)
Microsoft changed the UI quite a bit by ramrodding the toolbars around,
putting the menu bar underneath them (!!!!) and then removing a lot of the
customizability. Some webpages don't work with it properly. Most publicly
accessible stuff does fine, but just try older stuff like the built-in
webservers on various embedded devices. You will see what I mean, especially
if these devices use active content. Some apps that call upon Internet
Explorer functionality to display certain content may break. I haven't seen
that yet...the only reports I have are those from other people who had
broken apps after the upgrade.

I have received several reports (seeing as my hobby is computer repair) from
people stating that they really didn't like the new UI.

From my own experiences using it, I'm sure that it is a decent browser. I
always liked how Internet Explorer was generally quick to respond, and this
seems true in IE7. What I don't like is the new UI and the pushy "security"
measures that busily try to assure me that I'm going to break my computer if
I allow an unsigned ActiveX control to run, even though the very device or
service is one I would trust...

As much as I liked the comparative efficiency of the "Trident" HTML
rendering engine behind IE, I have given up on it and now recommend Firefox
or Opera as a worthy alternative.

William


Hi...

And should it happen to be of any interest, ie7 dropped the telnet
capability.

Take care.

Ken

That's because it's not 1983 anymore, cumstain.