Ping the Doods

Hey,

any of you other cnuts using IE8?
I've just been offered IE8 for Vista x64 during the standard windows update
which is a bit of a surprise.

I'd give it a go but don't feel that compelled to just yet.

Does it **** up internet banking and online shopping as new releases of IE
usually do?

Ta

Gazwad wrote:
> Hey,
>
> any of you other cnuts using IE8?
> I've just been offered IE8 for Vista x64 during the standard windows
> update which is a bit of a surprise.
>
> I'd give it a go but don't feel that compelled to just yet.
>
> Does it **** up internet banking and online shopping as new releases of
> IE usually do?
>
> Ta


I installed it on two XP machines.

On my GF's laptop it worked perfectly


On my own machine it made my whole system unstable so I uninstalled it
and luckily no harm was done.

At that point I switched over to Linux for once and all and said to hell
with it.

philo "contributed" in alt.os.windows-vista:

> Gazwad wrote:
>> Hey,
>>
>> any of you other cnuts using IE8?
>> I've just been offered IE8 for Vista x64 during the standard windows
>> update which is a bit of a surprise.
>>
>> I'd give it a go but don't feel that compelled to just yet.
>>
>> Does it **** up internet banking and online shopping as new releases
of
>> IE usually do?
>>
>> Ta
>
>
> I installed it on two XP machines.
>
> On my GF's laptop it worked perfectly
>
>
> On my own machine it made my whole system unstable so I uninstalled it
> and luckily no harm was done.
>
> At that point I switched over to Linux for once and all and said to
hell
> with it.
>
>
>

And? Did IE8 work better on Linux?
<aside> You ****ing ****.

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John Holmes wrote:
> philo "contributed" in alt.os.windows-vista:
>
>> Gazwad wrote:
>>> Hey,
>>>
>>> any of you other cnuts using IE8?
>>> I've just been offered IE8 for Vista x64 during the standard windows
>>> update which is a bit of a surprise.
>>>
>>> I'd give it a go but don't feel that compelled to just yet.
>>>
>>> Does it **** up internet banking and online shopping as new releases
> of
>>> IE usually do?
>>>
>>> Ta
>>
>> I installed it on two XP machines.
>>
>> On my GF's laptop it worked perfectly
>>
>>
>> On my own machine it made my whole system unstable so I uninstalled it
>> and luckily no harm was done.
>>
>> At that point I switched over to Linux for once and all and said to
> hell
>> with it.
>>
>>
>>
>
> And? Did IE8 work better on Linux?
> <aside> You ****ing ****.
>


:LOL

"John Holmes" <> wrote in message
news:...
> philo "contributed" in alt.os.windows-vista:
>
>> Gazwad wrote:
>>> Hey,
>>>
>>> any of you other cnuts using IE8?
>>> I've just been offered IE8 for Vista x64 during the standard windows
>>> update which is a bit of a surprise.
>>>
>>> I'd give it a go but don't feel that compelled to just yet.
>>>
>>> Does it **** up internet banking and online shopping as new releases
> of
>>> IE usually do?
>>>
>>> Ta
>>
>>
>> I installed it on two XP machines.
>>
>> On my GF's laptop it worked perfectly
>>
>>
>> On my own machine it made my whole system unstable so I uninstalled it
>> and luckily no harm was done.
>>
>> At that point I switched over to Linux for once and all and said to
> hell
>> with it.
>>
>>
>>
>
> And? Did IE8 work better on Linux?
> <aside> You ****ing ****.
>

I installed it just now, apart from it telling me that children's BBC is
similar to Google it seems pretty good.

Gazwad "contributed" in alt.os.windows-xp:

> "John Holmes" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> philo "contributed" in alt.os.windows-vista:
>>
>>> Gazwad wrote:
>>>> Hey,
>>>>
>>>> any of you other cnuts using IE8?
>>>> I've just been offered IE8 for Vista x64 during the standard windows
>>>> update which is a bit of a surprise.
>>>>
>>>> I'd give it a go but don't feel that compelled to just yet.
>>>>
>>>> Does it **** up internet banking and online shopping as new releases
>> of
>>>> IE usually do?
>>>>
>>>> Ta
>>>
>>>
>>> I installed it on two XP machines.
>>>
>>> On my GF's laptop it worked perfectly
>>>
>>>
>>> On my own machine it made my whole system unstable so I uninstalled
it
>>> and luckily no harm was done.
>>>
>>> At that point I switched over to Linux for once and all and said to
>> hell
>>> with it.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> And? Did IE8 work better on Linux?
>> <aside> You ****ing ****.
>>
>
> I installed it just now, apart from it telling me that children's BBC
is
> similar to Google it seems pretty good.
>
>

IE8 hasn't been offered to me during AutoUpdate. Might be because I'm a
cheap ****, ofcourse.

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"John Holmes" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> IE8 hasn't been offered to me during AutoUpdate. Might be because I'm a
> cheap ****, ofcourse.
>

I've been using it for a day or so now, it's actually a really good
improvement over IE7.
I was pretty shocked to see it being forced down my throat, especially for
64bit Vista.
Still it's not been that much use so I may find it ****s up somewhere but
there's a compatibility button to press if a site doesn't work properly and
it reverts back to the IE7 way of doing things.

The biggest improvement is the address bar and the way it roots around in
your faves and history to see if you're after something you've been to
before.
Could be embarrassing for some though.

I'm certain you'll approve.

Gaz

"John Holmes" <> schreef in bericht
news:...
> Gazwad "contributed" in alt.os.windows-xp:
>
>> "John Holmes" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> philo "contributed" in alt.os.windows-vista:
>>>
>>>> Gazwad wrote:
>>>>> Hey,
>>>>>
>>>>> any of you other cnuts using IE8?
>>>>> I've just been offered IE8 for Vista x64 during the standard windows
>>>>> update which is a bit of a surprise.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'd give it a go but don't feel that compelled to just yet.
>>>>>
>>>>> Does it **** up internet banking and online shopping as new releases
>>> of
>>>>> IE usually do?
>>>>>
>>>>> Ta
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I installed it on two XP machines.
>>>>
>>>> On my GF's laptop it worked perfectly
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On my own machine it made my whole system unstable so I uninstalled
> it
>>>> and luckily no harm was done.
>>>>
>>>> At that point I switched over to Linux for once and all and said to
>>> hell
>>>> with it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> And? Did IE8 work better on Linux?
>>> <aside> You ****ing ****.
>>>
>>
>> I installed it just now, apart from it telling me that children's BBC
> is
>> similar to Google it seems pretty good.
>>
>>
>
> IE8 hasn't been offered to me during AutoUpdate. Might be because I'm a
> cheap ****, ofcourse.
>

Get Windows 7 RC, free untill febr. 2010, ya cheap bastard! It's running
great!!!
<Clean version>
http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4869...d_7100_x86_DVD
Build: 7100.0.090421-1700
SIZE: 2530975965 bytes
CRC: E8A1C394
MD5: 8867C13330F56A93944BCD46DCD73590
SHA1: 7D1F486CA569EFFFFB719CFB48355BB7BF499712
IE 8 is the default browser in 7 RC and running "acceptable", but I use
Opera for everyday browsing.

Gazwad "contributed" in alt.os.windows-xp:

>
> "John Holmes" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>>
>> IE8 hasn't been offered to me during AutoUpdate. Might be because I'm
>> a cheap ****, ofcourse.
>>
>
> I've been using it for a day or so now, it's actually a really good
> improvement over IE7.
> I was pretty shocked to see it being forced down my throat, especially
> for 64bit Vista.
> Still it's not been that much use so I may find it ****s up somewhere
> but there's a compatibility button to press if a site doesn't work
> properly and it reverts back to the IE7 way of doing things.
>
> The biggest improvement is the address bar and the way it roots around
> in your faves and history to see if you're after something you've been
> to before.
> Could be embarrassing for some though.
>
> I'm certain you'll approve.
>
> Gaz
>

I'll just wait till the official release for XP.

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Clogwog "contributed" in alt.os.windows-xp:

> "John Holmes" <> schreef in bericht
> news:...
>> Gazwad "contributed" in alt.os.windows-xp:
>>
>>> "John Holmes" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> philo "contributed" in alt.os.windows-vista:
>>>>
>>>>> Gazwad wrote:
>>>>>> Hey,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> any of you other cnuts using IE8?
>>>>>> I've just been offered IE8 for Vista x64 during the standard
>>>>>> windows update which is a bit of a surprise.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'd give it a go but don't feel that compelled to just yet.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Does it **** up internet banking and online shopping as new
>>>>>> releases
>>>> of
>>>>>> IE usually do?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ta
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I installed it on two XP machines.
>>>>>
>>>>> On my GF's laptop it worked perfectly
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On my own machine it made my whole system unstable so I
>>>>> uninstalled
>> it
>>>>> and luckily no harm was done.
>>>>>
>>>>> At that point I switched over to Linux for once and all and said
>>>>> to
>>>> hell
>>>>> with it.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> And? Did IE8 work better on Linux?
>>>> <aside> You ****ing ****.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I installed it just now, apart from it telling me that children's
>>> BBC
>> is
>>> similar to Google it seems pretty good.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> IE8 hasn't been offered to me during AutoUpdate. Might be because I'm
>> a cheap ****, ofcourse.
>>
>
> Get Windows 7 RC, free untill febr. 2010, ya cheap bastard! It's
> running great!!!
> <Clean version>
> http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4869..._7_RC1_Build_7
> 100_x86_DVD Build: 7100.0.090421-1700
> SIZE: 2530975965 bytes
> CRC: E8A1C394
> MD5: 8867C13330F56A93944BCD46DCD73590
> SHA1: 7D1F486CA569EFFFFB719CFB48355BB7BF499712
> IE 8 is the default browser in 7 RC and running "acceptable", but I
> use Opera for everyday browsing.
>


TA.
As a MSDN subscriber, I have access to RC's already. W7 wouldn't install
on my test box and I couldn't be arsed to find out why not. I'll give it
a try on another machine when I find the time.


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