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wyndham
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I use Vista and downloaded IE8 as soon as it was available and quite honestly, touch wood, I have not experienced a problem so far.
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Selina
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It looks like some a lucky and some are not!
I will hang on to what works for me for the time being anyway.
Selina
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tomkin
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IE8 appeared in my Microsoft Windows update. I wasn't intending to
update as I'm quite happy with IE7. I decided to download and install
it though. I must admit I haven't had the slightest problem on my XP
machine.
(touch wood  )
Tomkin
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GOODDOG
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hi selina
i upgraded to ie8 and have had no problems. i am using vista.
michael
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Redroger
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We've seen that before Tomkin, viz Windows 95, problems corrected in W98, the ME rubbish, but its problems largely corrected in 2000 and XP. Then Vista, and its problems (hopefully) corrected in Windows 7. Had they slowed down development we should have had 3 decent systgems, ie. Windows 98, Windows 2000 and XP,saving a lot of stress sorting out the duff systems, though of course profits would have been down for the suppliers. This is largely why I have looked at Linux systems.
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Nick29
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decided not to risk it, Very wise mate. A lot of these programmes are rushed out and then the public do the testing and provide feedback to the manufacturers.Probably saves them a bomb. Tomkin
Not true. Microsoft test their programs "in house", and then go through several stages of "beta testing" involving volunteers. IE8 went through three stages of public testing (Beta1, Beta2, Final Release candidate) before it was finally released, and that process took several months, and involved millions of people (I was one of them). Microsoft always do this - if you would like to try out the new version of Windows 7 (the successor to Vista), you can download the Final Release Candidate from the Microsoft site.
The fact that many people are using IE8 without a hitch must mean that it's not just down to the software - some other outside influences must be at work here. A simple virus checker or firewall can cause havoc to other programs if it is not correctly set up.
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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 think my views on some AV programs are already quite well known, so let's not go there 
However, it's quite possible to screw up any operating system with a bit of tinkering, so to condemn any piece of software based on a few user experiences isn't really very productive. Computers are very complicated machines, and "a little knowledge is a dangerous thing"
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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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This is a list of sites which need the compatability view switched on, for use with the program. It is not a program patch or update. If web site owners wrote their code correctly, there would be no need for this list at all.
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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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