Internet Explorer fooked

Ant · Wed 20 Dec, 2006 22.29

I've just converted to IE7 from Firefox. It's basically the same, but startup is about 10x faster than it's rival.

I've had a few error messages tonight right enough. I don't think I have a BETA of it...

Rob Del Monte · Wed 20 Dec, 2006 23.20

I've grown to really like 'Firefox'. The interface is good, it's open source, and brililant.

I did like the intergration IE had with 'W.E.', though, IE7 does launch Explorer if a local location is launched, doesn't it?

There is one good thing about having both Firfox and IE, I have an old microsoft passport, so I think I'm going to save my password &c. for my old account on IE, and use my new account on 'Firefox'.

Out of interest, what is the worst that could happen to someone who has pirate-ed software/hardware?

lukey · Wed 20 Dec, 2006 23.44

Rob Del Monte wrote:Out of interest, what is the worst that could happen to someone who has pirate-ed software/hardware?

M.S. have them kill-ed.

eoin · Thu 21 Dec, 2006 00.01

A madwoman who works at my local PC World likes to tell people they'll be arrested and face jail time for using pirated Microsoft software. They always seem to believe her, tragically.

Pete · Thu 21 Dec, 2006 01.10

With IE7, the difference between the browsers is much less.

IE6 used to drive me nuts but I can hack IE7 quit easily.

I stick with firefox for a few reasons, firstly i find it quicker. It's all very well with IE appearing first, but the rest of the browsing always seems slower in IE.

Plus I've became used to the interface having used it since Phoenix 0.5 in about 2003. And I now cannot live without the spell checker, or the resizeable form fields.

Nate J · Thu 21 Dec, 2006 08.20

Rob Del Monte wrote:Out of interest, what is the worst that could happen to someone who has pirate-ed software/hardware?

M.s. will take them to p.d.c.2.0.0.5 & 'give them' free 'tickets'

Or the 'beta' version of Ms.N Messenger Live 2.0.0.6 and B.B.C High.Definition coverage,

Pete · Thu 21 Dec, 2006 08.21

I'm getting tired of people giving him attention

Gavin Scott · Wed 27 Dec, 2006 18.34

Just a little update...

My IE problem seemed to migrate from my non-legal machine to the legal one.

Quite alarming, really, as it has made me think there may be something malicious at work.

As a fix I have installed Firefox on both machines, and both work perfectly well. I quite like the spellchecker which is built in.

I don't really know how to resolve the bigger issue though.

Nate J · Wed 27 Dec, 2006 19.34

Hymagumba wrote:I'm getting tired of people giving him attention

That's true. Think I'll follow your method and ignore the bugger

Pete · Thu 28 Dec, 2006 10.34

Gavin Scott wrote:Just a little update...

My IE problem seemed to migrate from my non-legal machine to the legal one.

Quite alarming, really, as it has made me think there may be something malicious at work.

As a fix I have installed Firefox on both machines, and both work perfectly well. I quite like the spellchecker which is built in.

I don't really know how to resolve the bigger issue though.

stating the obvious perhaps but you have installed windows defender and the like and ran them to see if there's anything dodgy?

Neil Jones · Thu 28 Dec, 2006 11.52

Hymagumba wrote:
Gavin Scott wrote:Just a little update...

My IE problem seemed to migrate from my non-legal machine to the legal one.

Quite alarming, really, as it has made me think there may be something malicious at work.

As a fix I have installed Firefox on both machines, and both work perfectly well. I quite like the spellchecker which is built in.

I don't really know how to resolve the bigger issue though.
stating the obvious perhaps but you have installed windows defender and the like and ran them to see if there's anything dodgy?

Don't install windows Defender, it's went crap when Beta 2 came out. Beta 1 found a lot of things that other programs didn't, but I've yet to run Windows Defender on a machine that I know is infected and actually have it find anything.