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Posted by John H Meyers on 12/20/06 03:47
"Roger Abell [MVP]" <mvpNoSpam@asu.edu> wrote
> The official distribution, if one prefers not to use Microsoft Update
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/default.mspx
> (for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 only)
On Tue, 19 Dec 2006 21:24:08 -0600, SJF wrote:
> Not a good idea to use such volunteered links for downloads.
Certainly not links pointing elsewhere than to Microsoft.com,
or to other than the very first item you'd find in a Google search
for "Internet Explorer" (on which Microsoft page the "Download" link
is the very same as posted above, as you should certainly
carefully search and verify for yourself).
> I found that my HP printer programs wouldn't work with IE7 installed.
> And my favorite Google News gave me repeated lockups.Probably other programs too but I gave less notice to others.
> HP issued a fix after a couple of weeks.
>
> It appears that there are a number of programs out there that have
> incompatibilities with IE7 which presumably will be fixed after the
> complaints roll in. Best to hold off on EI7 for a couple of months.
> EI7 looks a little better than EI6,
> but not enough to endure the present hassles.
Only Microsoft can manage to wreck everything,
just to moderately improve a browser that others have already
vastly improved for years without imposing any collateral damage at all,
and without being restricted exclusively to Windows XP/2003 :)
http://www.opera.com
http://www.mozilla.com
http://www.apple.com/safari
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