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266 out of 319 people found this review helpful
2 stars
Version: Internet Explorer 7
Pros: First IE update in years. Finally has a tabbed UI, and isn't as full of security holes.
Cons: Too little too late. There's nothing here to lure away users who have already switched to Firefox or Opera.
The interface is awkward and poorly laid out. Uses much more memory than its predecessor, doesn't always work properly with some sites or utilities.
If you're happy with Firefox, or even IE6, this new version of IE isn't going to change your life. Give MS a couple of more months to issue all the inevitable platches and updates before downloading this one...
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199 out of 240 people found this review helpful
2 stars
Version: Internet Explorer 7
"They took five years to give us this...?"
Pros: Updated interface, fast, more secure than earlier version.
Cons: Not entirely stable, even now that it's no longer in beta. Doesn't play nice with some web sites that are IE "optimized", or utilities like Gmail Notifier or Yahoo mail. Still not W3C standards compliant.
Too little, too late, but hey... At least MS woke up from a loooooong time asleep at the wheel.
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211 out of 262 people found this review helpful
1 stars
Version: Internet Explorer 7
Pros: Tabs, improved security, and printing options are long overdue, but welcome. Zoom feature is nice, loading and browsing are very quick.
Cons: Clumsy interface, with navigation buttons and menus on opposite sides.
Worse, however, is after I installed it, Flash content stopped working. I reinstalled Flash, still nothing. I removed IE7 and reverted back to version 6, still no good. Did a system restore, still no remedy.
Looks like the only way to get my PC back to its former healthy state is to reformat and reload... and I think I have IE7 to thank for that.
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85 out of 105 people found this review helpful
2 stars
Version: Internet Explorer 7
"So tempted to curse out loud..."
Pros: Well, it's got tabs now... it's got antiphishing...
Cons: The interface is all messed up. The toolbar is gone, no file, no edit, no view... You can no longer move the toolbars around like you like it. I think that microsoft merely capitulated to the demands of the people rather than making a unique microsoft product.
I did curse out loud, actually, when I saw the new interface. I like to customize. I don't like the setup on this.
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108 out of 139 people found this review helpful
1 stars
Version: Internet Explorer 7
Pros: Brought internet explorer closer to the leading browsers in theory, with tabbed browsing and added security.
Cons: Ruined my system, granted yes at first i was almost impressed by the new and improved internet explorer, but then the problems started.
At first ran fine, then after reboot, i got the same welcome message and options, not allowing me to open the dropdown menus no matter what i tried. But stil i carried on. Then components stopped working and sites i had been able to access would no longer load properly, eventualy got to a stage i could no longer stand it and tried to remove it, which actually caused more harm than good.
I tried to locate it from the control panel no luck, tried to use uninstaller software like tuneup utilities, no luck. Search the entire computer for a removal file, found it in a kind of unexpected location being hidden in the windows folder opposed to in program files, ran it reboot when promted, and loaded system back up to find the damn thing was stil there. So i tried system restore after system restore to no avail.
Ultimately i had to reformat my pc/laptop to remove to damn thing as microsoft were useless in aiding to rid myself of this trouble some piece of software(they were helpful though when i had issues with windows one live care or whatever they call it). After all that effort i finally was able to get back to using IE6sp2 and using netscape 8.1 and others for my needs. If it was not for my external hard drive carrying install files, documents and other files and programs that i use, i would have lost everything,i dont use backup software had bad experience so i just back up my files folders and documents i want,the way i want.
Ultimately stick to opera, mozilla, firefox, netscape for your main browser and user IE6sp2 for updates only.
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