Have a laugh...download IE7

Gavin Scott · Fri 03 Feb, 2006 16.41

marksi wrote:I looked at the website the other day and decided not to download it because there was no information about whether I could uninstall it and go back to IE6 if I didn't like it or I had a problem with it... anyone know if that's possible?

There are instructions on the FAQ page explaining where within the control panel's "add/remove software" you can uninstall and restore IE6.

I would try it, but my computer says no.

marksi · Fri 03 Feb, 2006 17.36

Ta Gav, I will give it a go. More news later.

Edit: Holy fuck. What have I done?

DJGM · Fri 03 Feb, 2006 18.21

I'm sure you'll be surprised to see me posting the following . . .

A guide on how to install IE7 Beta 2 Preview Release alongside IE6:

Download the installer file from Microsoft, but don't actually run the installer.

Create a folder labelled 7 inside your Program Files\Internet Explorer folder.

Open the installer with WinRAR and extract the contents into the 7 folder.

Open Notepad, and create a blank text file. Don't write anything in it.

Save the file as "iexplore.exe.local" in the 7 folder.

Run the new "iexplore.exe" file in the 7 folder.

You now have a standalone/local IE7 Beta installed alongside your pre-installed IE6.

(Or better still ... stuff IE7, and use SeaMonkey instead!)

I have to agree about the GUI in IE7. What the blinking flip have they done by arranging the toolbars like that?!?

If anything, on the basis of that total train wreck of a GUI alone, IE7 is not going to win many fans (if any) and
it'll probably have even more people moving to Firefox and Opera. Of course, IE7 is only a beta product at the
moment, so I wouldn't 100% rule out a "Classic" UI option being added before the browser is finalized.

Gavin Scott · Fri 03 Feb, 2006 18.29

marksi wrote:Ta Gav, I will give it a go. More news later.

Edit: Holy fuck. What have I done?

Explain.

marksi · Fri 03 Feb, 2006 18.31

Right. Well I've spent half an hour trying to arrange the toolbars into some kind of sensible order and I've failed. I have managed to turn off "ClearType" which makes text less clear and "Image Dithering" which makes images fuzzy.

What muppet made it look like this? Why is the File, Edit etc menu not at the top? Why can't I group the graphic buttons like back, forward, print together? Why are some of them locked to the same row as the tabs? Why is the address bar stuck to the top? Why do the favourites not lock to the side of the page when you open them? Why are the stop and refresh buttons miles away from back and forward? Why can't I resize the address bar?

Do I try and live with this for a few days or do I get rid of it?

MarkN · Fri 03 Feb, 2006 18.50

marksi wrote:What muppet made it look like this?

If you like that, take a look at what they're going to do to Word...
http://www.winsupersite.com/images/show ... ord_06.jpg
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/imag ... ord_lg.jpg

marksi · Fri 03 Feb, 2006 18.55

Decision made. I have removed IE7 and am back on IE6.

It's more than just because it looked unfamiliar. Things look as if they have been changed simply for the sake of changing them. It kinda feels like it would if someone brought out a new car and thought it'd be much better if the clutch and accelerator were the other way round.

The toolbars take up more room than they do in IE6 (or at least much more room than they do the way I have them set up). The buttons are all over the place and are not resizable. The address bar is unnecessarily huge and you can't resize it. The File, Edit bar cannot be placed at the top of the screen and it's hidden by default.

I do like tabbed browsing and the multi-tab view is nice, but overall I hated that with a passion and I'm feeling a huge sense of relief to be back on IE6 with no problems.

Neil Jones · Fri 03 Feb, 2006 18.59

MarkN wrote:
marksi wrote:What muppet made it look like this?
If you like that, take a look at what they're going to do to Word...
http://www.winsupersite.com/images/show ... ord_06.jpg
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/imag ... ord_lg.jpg

Bloody hell. That is horrible. Never seen such a clumsy, horrible or disgusting user interface.

Pete · Fri 03 Feb, 2006 19.00

Well you never know. It might work.

I have my menubar turned off on both WMP and MSN and operate both fine.

MarkN · Fri 03 Feb, 2006 19.16

Neil Jones wrote:
MarkN wrote:
marksi wrote:What muppet made it look like this?
If you like that, take a look at what they're going to do to Word...
http://www.winsupersite.com/images/show ... ord_06.jpg
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/imag ... ord_lg.jpg
Bloody hell. That is horrible. Never seen such a clumsy, horrible or disgusting user interface.

You can read all the press release waffle about how wonderful and superior the new UI is here:
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/feat ... iceUI.mspx

PressPass: Can I upgrade to Office “12” but keep the old UI’s look and feel?

Larson-Green: No, we don’t have a “classic mode.” We surveyed customers to find out what would help people transition, and they told us they really wanted us to help them move forward, rather than doing any kind of classic mode. In addition to redesigning the UI, we’ve added a lot more functionality in Office “12.” Faced with the same challenge of making all this new functionality available in the old UI, we couldn’t keep the old command-oriented model and make it easier for users to find new features, so we decided to make a bolder move.

Pete · Fri 03 Feb, 2006 20.11

DJGM wrote:A guide on how to install IE7 Beta 2 Preview Release alongside IE6:

could you check your PM please? Thanks.