Vista's IE7 leaves out data?

I use IE7 on my XP Pro laptop, and of course, on my Vista Home Premium.
When I use www.Alaskaair.com on XP, I immediately get a screen that offers
to make a reservation. On Vista, I just get a few lines of titles. How can
I trust Vista? What else does it leave out?

http://www.alaskaair.com/www2/help/site/browsers.asp

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Regards,

Richard Urban MVP
Microsoft Windows Shell/User


"Paul H" <> wrote in message
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>I use IE7 on my XP Pro laptop, and of course, on my Vista Home Premium.
> When I use www.Alaskaair.com on XP, I immediately get a screen that offers
> to make a reservation. On Vista, I just get a few lines of titles. How
> can
> I trust Vista? What else does it leave out?
>

I can't say much for the people who created their web page.

I tried to access the web page under IE6 (loads fine), Firefox (partially
loads) and IE7 (partially loads).

It looks like they have some work to do.

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Regards,

Richard Urban MVP
Microsoft Windows Shell/User


"Paul H" <> wrote in message
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>I use IE7 on my XP Pro laptop, and of course, on my Vista Home Premium.
> When I use www.Alaskaair.com on XP, I immediately get a screen that offers
> to make a reservation. On Vista, I just get a few lines of titles. How
> can
> I trust Vista? What else does it leave out?
>

"Paul H" <> wrote in message
news:70BF9EDA-C0CD-4BF7-ADEC-...
>I use IE7 on my XP Pro laptop, and of course, on my Vista Home Premium.
> When I use www.Alaskaair.com on XP, I immediately get a screen that offers
> to make a reservation. On Vista, I just get a few lines of titles. How
> can
> I trust Vista? What else does it leave out?


Are you seeing the Horny Hostess of the Month pop up?

"Paul H" <> wrote in message
news:70BF9EDA-C0CD-4BF7-ADEC-...
>I use IE7 on my XP Pro laptop, and of course, on my Vista Home Premium.
> When I use www.Alaskaair.com on XP, I immediately get a screen that offers
> to make a reservation. On Vista, I just get a few lines of titles. How
> can
> I trust Vista? What else does it leave out?

So you've established that this isn't Alaska Air failing to update their
website for IE7 then?

None of these responses acknowledge the difference I see between XP and
Vista. Both using IE7. Should Alaska be doing something different in their
web site creation that only Vista needs?

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"Richard Urban" <> wrote in message
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I can't say much for the people who created their web page.

I tried to access the web page under IE6 (loads fine), Firefox (partially
loads) and IE7 (partially loads).

It looks like they have some work to do.

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Regards,

Richard Urban MVP
Microsoft Windows Shell/User


"Paul H" <> wrote in message
news:70BF9EDA-C0CD-4BF7-ADEC-...
>I use IE7 on my XP Pro laptop, and of course, on my Vista Home Premium.
> When I use www.Alaskaair.com on XP, I immediately get a screen that offers
> to make a reservation. On Vista, I just get a few lines of titles. How
> can
> I trust Vista? What else does it leave out?
>

Hi,
I see the same page with IE6, IE7 (XP) and IE7 (Vista.) Try clearing the
Temporary Internet Files in IE7 (Vista.) Are you running a security,
antispyware, ad-blocking program on Vista that you're not running on XP?
Does IE7 on Vista display the site properly if browser add-ons are disabled?
See: http://www.enhanceie.com/ie/troubleshoot.asp
for troubleshooting information.

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

"Paul H" <> wrote in message
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> I use IE7 on my XP Pro laptop, and of course, on my Vista Home Premium.
> When I use www.Alaskaair.com on XP, I immediately get a screen that offers
> to make a reservation. On Vista, I just get a few lines of titles. How
can
> I trust Vista? What else does it leave out?
>

Urban is dodging the issue here. IE7 DOES load www.alaskaair.com in XP,but
won't in Vista, not like his vague statement that IE7 partially loads. What
did you partially load it in Urban, XP or Vista? All you MVPs(major virtual
p****) are on the defensive about the slightest complaint about shoddy crap
from microsoft.
Thanks for pointing this out Paul.

Mick Murphy in Australia(QLD)

"Paul H" wrote:

>
> None of these responses acknowledge the difference I see between XP and
> Vista. Both using IE7. Should Alaska be doing something different in their
> web site creation that only Vista needs?
>
> ===================
>
> "Richard Urban" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> I can't say much for the people who created their web page.
>
> I tried to access the web page under IE6 (loads fine), Firefox (partially
> loads) and IE7 (partially loads).
>
> It looks like they have some work to do.
>
> --
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban MVP
> Microsoft Windows Shell/User
>
>
> "Paul H" <> wrote in message
> news:70BF9EDA-C0CD-4BF7-ADEC-...
> >I use IE7 on my XP Pro laptop, and of course, on my Vista Home Premium.
> > When I use www.Alaskaair.com on XP, I immediately get a screen that offers
> > to make a reservation. On Vista, I just get a few lines of titles. How
> > can
> > I trust Vista? What else does it leave out?
> >
>
>

Why are so many people willing to blame Bill Gates, Microsoft or Vista when
their new Vista operating systems don't perform the same tasks, in the same
order and using the same methods as used for XP? I don't understand this
reasoning. The issues usually involve configurations, conflicts and
permissions. Some issues concern security while others do not. When I have a
problem with my computer hardware and/or software I automatically assume that
I have done something to cause or contribute to the problem, or I have failed
to do something I should have done. This turns out to be the case the
majority of times. Before you trashtalk the operating system or browser you
should go to a search engine and type a question or statement related to your
problem. Surprise! You will find an answer to your problem. Some of these
answers come from various forums. It is much easier for you to type your
query into the search bar than to go to a forum and expect other people to do
your investigative work for you. A little intuition and foresight will go a
long way. In addition, by personally seeking a solution to your problem you
will be educating yourself through your own efforts, not the efforts of
others. I don't usually post a question in any forums, but I read them every
day in order to harvest the available knowledge from those capable of giving
it. Believe me, it will not take long to determine which contributors have
the knowledge and which ones do not. Hold on. OH MY GOD!!! I just typed
www.alaskaair.com into my address bar and it took me to a reservation page.
With all due respect, Paul H, don't always assume that the problem is caused
by the operating system or the browser. There will always be bugs,
inconsistencies and conflicts with any operating system, other software or
hardware. Technology is complicated. Instead of badmouthing a software or
hardware vendor when something does not work correctly or as advertised I
usually give them the credit and respect they deserve for just getting it to
work in the first place. Then I look for a solution. I offer three words
that will elimate a lot of your problems: research, compatibility and
security. I also offer these words that will contribute to software problems:
free downloads, clicking on links without knowing the true address of the
link and the openining of unsolicited and/or unknown attachments.

"Robert Moir" wrote:

>
> "Paul H" <> wrote in message
> news:70BF9EDA-C0CD-4BF7-ADEC-...
> >I use IE7 on my XP Pro laptop, and of course, on my Vista Home Premium.
> > When I use www.Alaskaair.com on XP, I immediately get a screen that offers
> > to make a reservation. On Vista, I just get a few lines of titles. How
> > can
> > I trust Vista? What else does it leave out?
>
> So you've established that this isn't Alaska Air failing to update their
> website for IE7 then?
>
>
>

"Mick" <> wrote in message
news:4D4820F9-1CFB-49F1-83AF-...
> Urban is dodging the issue here. IE7 DOES load www.alaskaair.com in XP,but
> won't in Vista, not like his vague statement that IE7 partially loads.
> What
> did you partially load it in Urban, XP or Vista? All you MVPs(major
> virtual
> p****) are on the defensive about the slightest complaint about shoddy
> crap
> from microsoft.
> Thanks for pointing this out Paul.

Well I'm not a MVP, not any more anyway, and I've just loaded the site and
made quite a lot of progress in IE7 on Vista. At which point is it supposed
to break exactly? I got as far as having a flight picked out and picked the
actual seats from a map before I got bored.

I can see a lot of ugly stuff going on in things like the date picker which
clearly shows the site isn't properly designed for IE7 (there's a long story
behind why this is important, which I won't bore everyone with here) but it
appears to work.

There's a lot you *can* blame Microsoft for. Like Vista iself : "We waited
FIVE years for THIS?" is still how I feel about that, but going back to the
problem in hand I haven't seen any evidence that IE is "leaving out stuff".
At the moment I can't even see what the problem is that you and Paul are
complaining about. I'm running Firefox 2.whatever and IE 7.0 on Vista
Ultimate, and the site seems usable either way. Not perfect but quite
usable.

Perhaps a little less time making up cute nicknames for the MVPs (and yes
there are some good and some bad out there I know) and a little more time
actually dealing with the facts of the problem in hand and you never know,
the original poster might actually get a solution one day. But I suppose
making up cute names for people who don't agree with you IS easier and more
fun.

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Robert Moir
http://www.rhymeswithgeek.com