Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2)..Not yet...

[De_Bunk]

I've downloaded it...

Its causing me some grief...and its definitely buggy..

I know its a Beta...but more small probs that annoyed me than i thought there would be...

My advice...Well, I'd wait a while longer...

There's a lot of new things...and lot has changed...especially the look of the browser, compared to IE6..

The GUI is not like before, (as expected) and missing certain things that IE6 had 'right in your face' and adjustable, for example...the 'favorites' pegged box on the right hand side ( thats if you always wanted it on show ) can only be adjusted to a certain width..which i feel is way too big at its minimum size....or you can open it, ( using the 'star' button, toolbar top left)then click on the link and then it vanishes.

So far...i'm giving it 4.5 /10

Just my opinion...

DB

[De_Bunk]

PS...

Plus...It looks...well...A bit skinny... a bit thin in places..

If you know what i mean...

DB

[Vitnir]

What about the safety settings? Does it still take a rocket scientist to adjust them, the current system with manually adding sites you trust is pretty cumbersome.

[alfaniner]

Geez, I wait until a new OPERATING SYSTEM has been out for at least two years before installing it.

[RayG]

My advice...Well, I'd wait a while longer...

I don't really see the point in ever using it, nor have I. Why bother?

RayG

[De_Bunk]

I've removed it...

Nightmare...

DB

[Zep]

See the Wastebasket, DB? Drop it in, then go get Firefox. Or Opera. Or LYNX. Or any other damn browser!

[moopet]

See the Wastebasket, DB? Drop it in, then go get Firefox. Or Opera. Or LYNX. Or any other damn browser!

I recommend telnet.

[TobiasTheViking]

hmm, telnet, raaah. :D

[Wowbagger]

I'm using IE7 Beta 2 right now. I am only slightly disappointed, so far. The new interface is not too terrible, but I miss the customizable toolbar. I LIKE being able to decide what buttons go where!!

One important improvement: The Refresh button and the Stop button no longer look like each other, so you're less likely to accidentally click the wrong one.

[FFed]

I have been using it since it came out and it is great. Hasn't crashed once. Much more stable on my rig then firefox ever was.

[aerosolben]

I have been using it since it came out and it is great. Hasn't crashed once. Much more stable on my rig then firefox ever was.
It's pretty good. I've had some compatibility issues with a few sites - for example, it originally screwed up the reply box I'm typing this in, but the latest version is much better. I'd use it over Firefox if I hadn't become so attached to my extensions (and I do use it at work). Definitely more stable (but that's not saying much, IMO).

[Red Siegfried]

Overall I like the new interface, much cleaner. Scrolling through the favorites and history menus is nicer and less twitchy. Add-ins are finally an options, though I've not had need to try any of them out yet, if indeed there are any useful ones out there yet.

Biggest problem I have with it right now is the fact that a lot of the more secure sites out there (like my online banking site for example) won't recognize it as a legit browser so you can't sign in with IE7 yet.

Also, the security has been clamped down so much that with IE7, coupled with my usual antispyware and adware software, I found it hard to get sites that I use all the time and to show up properly or to let me sign into them. But then, even after disabling spybot search and destroy, proxomitron, adaware, sliding the privacy slider all the way down to minium and setting the browser to defaults I still had problems. So that could be me or the browser, not sure yet.

Still no integrated news browser, but it does have RSS and tabbed browsing, which is nice.

Also, the antiphishing filter really seemed to slow things down, but you can disable it if you want.

I can't say anything about overall stability until I've had a chance to pound on it for a few weeks.

My advice would be not to install IE7 on a "production" machine yet.

Oh, by the way, Firefox is nice if you like toy browsers. Goes really well with the "My First Linux" OS from Fisher Price. (ducks) :)

[Red Siegfried]

What about the safety settings? Does it still take a rocket scientist to adjust them, the current system with manually adding sites you trust is pretty cumbersome.

I don't think too much has changed in that respect. It's still a little complex for Joe User to configure the security settings properly if they want something other than Low, Medium, or High. I can do it, but that's because I've been working professionally with this stuff since it came out. Most users will just use the slider and then if it site gets blocked they'll wonder why.

I guess having the slider and then making exceptions on a list is an okay compromise between simplicity and complexity, but thats just IMHO.