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paim
09-02-2005, 05:00 AM
Haven't tried it yet...but...
http://www.soft32.com/download_997.html

try it out :)
bushie
09-02-2005, 05:53 AM
I have downloaded and installed the programme twice. It has crashed on both occasions. I am now doing a system restore to get IE6 back. I don't use IE except for checking pages so it isn't any loss.
hammerstein_04
09-02-2005, 07:13 AM
MS Software is flakey enough when it is out of Beta, think I am gonna leave that until they have released it and I don't have much choice whether it installs or not. At least at that stage they will only have the security loopholes to sort out. *crosses fingers*
scoutt
09-04-2005, 11:36 AM
do not beleive what you see on that site. IE7 is not a single install, it will come in a Service Pack for XP. few things to look at on that site.

·Date added: 9/10/2002

2002??? IE7 was not even thought of then.

and

Internet Explorer 7 is for the time being intended only for developers and registered beta testers. Therefore, Internet Explorer 7 is no longer available for download. As soon as the beta goes public, the download links will be available again.
micomator
02-02-2006, 05:23 AM
If you do a simple google search you will find that the download is available on the microsoft website.
nox-Hand
02-02-2006, 07:56 AM
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/ie7/ie7betaredirect.mspx <-- You can get it there. We, however, have a chip in the PC's at my school that resets all settings after reboot. And this program need a reboot. :(
scoutt
02-02-2006, 08:41 AM
If you do a simple google search you will find that the download is available on the microsoft website.
yes, it is now, but in September of last year it was not. Well I got it and played around with it and I am not impressed. sure it is a big step but I cannot get the tabs to work, can anybody else?
nox-Hand
02-02-2006, 10:51 AM
scoutt -> I dunno. I am packing like mad to get ready to leaving on holiday tomorrow, so I have not bothered getting into windows. Good old Linux Gentoo :P
RazLaN
02-02-2006, 11:37 AM
do not beleive what you see on that site. IE7 is not a single install, it will come in a Service Pack for XP. few things to look at on that site.

·Date added: 9/10/2002

2002??? IE7 was not even thought of then.

and

Quite good point, scoutt! It makes me a bit sceptical..
nox-Hand
02-02-2006, 11:40 AM
RazLaN, why do you not download IE7 Beta to test it? It makes me a bit sceptical..
RazLaN
02-02-2006, 11:48 AM
RazLaN, why do you not download IE7 Beta to test it? It makes me a bit sceptical..
I won't use it before Microsoft is finished with developing it!
And why should I use it, when I am using the Opera browser?
Download Opera here! (http://www.opera.com/)
nox-Hand
02-02-2006, 11:53 AM
I won't use it because I run Linux!
And why should I use it, when I am using the Firefox browser?
Download Firefox here! (http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/)
RazLaN
02-02-2006, 12:06 PM
nox-hand you are very annoying! (;))
You should use Opera because it's better than Firefox! Or should I say: I think it's better than Firefox! It's faster and has a better control of transfers etc..

And again, STOP IMITATING ME nox-hand! (:P)

(Just kidding! :D)
scoutt
02-02-2006, 12:41 PM
careful RazLan, it all boils down to Personal Preference as to what browser the user should use. :) none is better than the other, well not counting IE :P
Ninkasi
02-02-2006, 09:07 PM
careful RazLan, it all boils down to Personal Preference as to what browser the user should use. :) none is better than the other, well not counting IE :P
IE doesn't count at all! :)

It's an imitation browser!
scoutt
02-02-2006, 09:16 PM
yeah, not coutning IE as they are all better than IE :P
nix
02-03-2006, 02:00 AM
I have downloaded and installed the programme twice. It has crashed on both occasions. I am now doing a system restore to get IE6 back. I don't use IE except for checking pages so it isn't any loss.

Is a system restore painful? Because my Dad's work computer cannot open IE6 at all. It'll freeze the program and refuse to run. He thinks theres a relation to installing FF and then shortly after IE dies. :rolleyes: I don't think FF has anything to do with it, but he HATES FF, and wants IE back. I'm not looking foward to IE7. I hear they're not living up to their end of the bargain to what they have claimed they can/will fix. :burnt:
bushie
02-03-2006, 03:13 AM
No Nix, the system restore is painless as long as you created a restoration point before installing the new programme. Anything to do with MS and I always do a restoration point. It must be my trusting nature in them..... There is absolutely no relationship between an IE crash and Firefox being installed. Sounds like the best thing you can do is tell him that MS has given over control of the browser market to Firefox because it is a superior programme......
nix
02-03-2006, 08:11 AM
I wish I could tell him that. But he can't stand FF. All the sites he visits won't work in FF, but they're perfectly fine rendered in quirks mode in IE. -_- I don't think he created any restoration points, so he'll just have to wait until he formats his computer. Thanks for the help.