Posted on 04/20/2011 6:08:38 AM PDT by Former MSM Viewer
Is IE9 an improvement or just a change?
I’d just use Chrome. But then again I do not plan to use IE9 since it won’t run on XP.
I tried Firefox, but didnt like it...I guess I dont do change well
I have always used IE so I upgraded to IE9 right away.
Ar first I didn’t like it, bc I thought features were removed, but they are just hidden. I like to use the same interface I always have. Not sure why MS think people like big changes.
One thing it does for Toshiba Satellites though (at least on Vista) is take a very long time to open. Should check to see if there are any driver updates.
All in all, I like it though.
I like it better than IE8. It sort of reminds me of Firefox.
You will like it. Install it, you will be happy.
Firefox has definitely gotten better. I do a lot of web development and the developer extensions are excellent. But doing web development also requires me to do frequent cache cleanups and cookie deletions so I use Chrome for all my other browsing while I work with Firefox.
I gave up on IE except for the few work-related websites that I use... I got tired of that stupid "Connecting..." message appearing for a minute or so when I start up IE. Chrome just starts right up and works.
I don’t know, but I’ve recently figured out why Firefox is better than IE8. All the information I could find said Firefox is better, but most of what was said had to do with security. Here’s a performance related testimonial.
I’ve used IE8 exclusively up until about 2 weeks ago. From time to time my laptop would just slow to a dying crawl. I had 2 problems, McAfee... it’s garbage, and IE8. I’d run taskmanager and see the two of them just killing my system. I disabled scan on access and now McAfee is tolerable, (it’s provided by work). But IE8 would sometimes just go bonkers. Best I could figure is a memory leak, because it would get worse as the day goes on, and I tend to open and close tabs. I did all I could, and finally just tried Firefox. MUCH better.
IE8 is a pig, and there’s little reason to expect IE9 is better. Go with Firefox. In the past installing add ons into Firefox was a pain, it’s just as easy as IE now.
Support for XP is winding down, switch to 7 when you can. Its a very good OS.
The soonest I'd use 7 is when work upgrades us. For home though, I am sticking to XP simply because I don't want to shell out money for Windows 7. Even if Microsoft stopped supporting XP tomorrow, I can still do everything I need to with it.
“I tried Firefox, but didnt like it...I guess I dont do change well”
Firefox 3.6.16 is so much like IE8 in look and feel that it’s hard to imagine you wouldn’t like it if you use IE8.
That’s my thinking too.
FF4 defaults to that as well. I think that was the first thing I looked to change.
I really don't understand how anybody could think that's the most efficient way to work. Well, maybe they stick to one window at a time, and toolbars get the most use.
I always update when it becomes available, then I always get angry because they change the location of all my stuff for absolutely no good reason.
I really like it. Like other posters have said, a lot of the menus are hidden. It opens up your screen a lot. I like having the hidden menus. So yeah, I really like it and would recomend it. At least to try and see if you like it.
I think it renders faster than IE8. I haven’t had any problems yet.
I run it on my Vista and Windows 7 computers. It works Very fast and well so far.
I also use on occasion: Firefox, Chrome, SeaMonkey and Iceweasel. Each has it’s own advantage and disadvantage.
On the whole, and, in my opinion, IE9 is an improvement over the visual and mechanical workings of IE8.
YMMV.
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