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Topic: Internet Explorer 8 now released (Read 785 times)
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Nick29
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The latest version of Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 is now on general release. You can download it here.
I've been using IE8 since the second beta release, and I would not want to go back to earlier versions. It has a lot of new features, including a "compatability" button for web sites which use "dodgy" coding which causes display problems (I'm sure we can all think of one !  ).
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Best Wishes, Nick. Research interests: Field - Luton & Islington Hole - Somerset, Suffolk & Surrey Farnish, Parker, Cattermole, Last, Wasp, Church - Suffolk Lewin/Lowin/Lowen - Hertfordhire Martin - Eltham & Greenwich, Kent (London) Stead - Greenwich, London (Kent) & Maidstone Wood - Hertfordshire Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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kiwihalfpint
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Posts: 1526
Women and cats will do as they please
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Thanks Nick  I was just thinking the other day it was about time they had a new version out.
Too late here to download PC and Laptop, something to do in morning. 
Cheers
KHP
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Nick29
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Don't forget to add both RootsChat and Ancestry to "Compatability Mode"
There's a small icon that is next to where the URL is displayed that will add a site to the compatability mode list. RootsChat's incompatability isn't too serious - the "Family Tree" index doesn't display properly, and you can have problems entering things into search boxes. Both are fixed in compatability mode.
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Best Wishes, Nick. Research interests: Field - Luton & Islington Hole - Somerset, Suffolk & Surrey Farnish, Parker, Cattermole, Last, Wasp, Church - Suffolk Lewin/Lowin/Lowen - Hertfordhire Martin - Eltham & Greenwich, Kent (London) Stead - Greenwich, London (Kent) & Maidstone Wood - Hertfordshire Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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kiwihalfpint
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Hi Nick,
I downloaded it and got all sort of trouble, the Microsoft Error page message kept coming up, then it would shut down, so in the end, I put the version I had back on.
Hiccup along the way somewhere, as I can't always retrieve my Hotmail, I get "Can't connect to the Internet", which is funny, because I have Rootschat sitting in another window  Today, I switched on, and had the blue screen with all the white writing saying there was a serious error and had to restart with computer.
Any ideas please.
Cheers
KHP
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SueTeakle
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I had problems too KHP, it downloaded ok but then wouldn`t install for some reason so I gave up 
Sue
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kiwihalfpint
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It wouldn't instal to start with, but finally did ...but now I am constantly getting the egg timer along with the error message to send to Microsoft.
It is so annoying 
KHP
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Nick29
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Sorry to hear of your problems ! 
Did you disable your virus checker before installing ?
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Best Wishes, Nick. Research interests: Field - Luton & Islington Hole - Somerset, Suffolk & Surrey Farnish, Parker, Cattermole, Last, Wasp, Church - Suffolk Lewin/Lowin/Lowen - Hertfordhire Martin - Eltham & Greenwich, Kent (London) Stead - Greenwich, London (Kent) & Maidstone Wood - Hertfordshire Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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kiwihalfpint
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No, never have had to in the past everything has always gone smoothly.
Ran my virus checkers yesterday, and seems it now seens to be going smoothly but the Hotmail still playing up, could be their end though as I didn't download IE and Hotmail played up for ages last night.
Cheers
KHP
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Jamaine
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Digging up the dead and annoying the living...
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Mmmm....
Worth every penny
Think I will stick with Firefox...
John
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scruffypup
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Maybe it would have been easier to save it in Word
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Hey guys anyone tried downloading AVG free 8.5 yet , flipping thing kept trying to get me to download every time I turned the comp on so I thought ok lets get it over and done with, I thought IE 8 was bad, AVG have tried to install 8.5 five times on my comp today and failed.
Progress you can't beat it.
In future any update with the No 8 in I shall avoid at all costs, even if it is free
Julie
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Nick29
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I installed IE8 on an "ex-office" computer that had been sitting in the spare room for months - it had IE6 and SP2 on it to begin with.
I installed IE7, then SP3, then IE8 - no problems at all
P.S. I wouldn't touch AVG Free with your barge pole - if you're intent on having a free virus checker, then Avast is miles better.
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Best Wishes, Nick. Research interests: Field - Luton & Islington Hole - Somerset, Suffolk & Surrey Farnish, Parker, Cattermole, Last, Wasp, Church - Suffolk Lewin/Lowin/Lowen - Hertfordhire Martin - Eltham & Greenwich, Kent (London) Stead - Greenwich, London (Kent) & Maidstone Wood - Hertfordshire Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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Nick29
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I'm glad you got it working IE8 has some nice features which you don't find on IE6 or IE7.
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Best Wishes, Nick. Research interests: Field - Luton & Islington Hole - Somerset, Suffolk & Surrey Farnish, Parker, Cattermole, Last, Wasp, Church - Suffolk Lewin/Lowin/Lowen - Hertfordhire Martin - Eltham & Greenwich, Kent (London) Stead - Greenwich, London (Kent) & Maidstone Wood - Hertfordshire Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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