Internet Explorer 9 Released

SnoopZ · 15-03-2011, 11:56

Internet Explorer 9 is now officially released.

Download:- http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/i...oducts/ie/home

Tracking protection lists:- http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/Br...s/Default.html

Hom3r · 15-03-2011, 12:14

IIRC Windows 7 only

BenMcr · 15-03-2011, 12:15

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Originally Posted by Hom3r

IIRC Windows 7 only

And Vista, and Windows Server 2008

Hom3r · 15-03-2011, 12:23

This free SW will cost me Â£170

if I want it as my laptop has XP.

BenMcr · 15-03-2011, 12:26

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Originally Posted by Hom3r

This free SW will cost me Â£170

if I want it as my laptop has XP.

So isn't it brilliant that you have a choice of Firefox, or Chrome or Safari?

This 'not available for XP' argument has been around since before the beta was released.

Microsoft decided that they don't want to support a 10 year old OS, that is in extended support.

They did the same with IE7 and IE8 with Windows 2000 and below, so hardly a shock

Chrysalis · 15-03-2011, 13:52

as expected it got rushed out, once microsoft hit RC, it tends to be rushed out.

When I tried IE9 was aweful for me, I posted my thoughts in the beta thread.

toonlight · 15-03-2011, 21:04

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Originally Posted by BenMcr

So isn't it brilliant that you have a choice of Firefox, or Chrome or Safari?

This 'not available for XP' argument has been around since before the beta was released.

Microsoft decided that they don't want to support a 10 year old OS, that is in extended support.

They did the same with IE7 and IE8 with Windows 2000 and below, so hardly a shock

Shock

..... no

Well, just it's another hopeless browser (IE) down the drain again. The biggest question of all we should all be asking is, will it float or sink under it's cr*ppy programming as the last lot beforehand did. As for limiting the user O/S, there taking away the hand/s that feeds machine in ratings.
The other browser/s providers will/maybe be rubbing there hands with glee (user numbers) over this f*ckup, this may be Microsoft point of weakness starting to show?

BenMcr · 15-03-2011, 21:11

Maybe before you diss the browser, you actually try it?

IE9 is not the same as earlier versions.

techguyone · 16-03-2011, 08:56

its a lot snappier than IE8 or anything else I've used too.

don't especially like how the tabs look or they way the file menu (if you use it) is under the tabs/browswer controls, or how the back button is so BIG and anything in the row under it, clips it off slightly, still it does perform very very well.

Chrysalis · 16-03-2011, 12:54

its way faster, but the GUI changes were too much for me.

Gavin78 · 16-03-2011, 18:14

Just installed it now its as fast if not faster than FF, as for the whole top bar they seem to have wanted to compact everything, will take a little getting used to but I can't see it as being that much of a problem.

Peter_ · 16-03-2011, 21:37

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Originally Posted by Gavin78

Just installed it now its as fast if not faster than FF, as for the whole top bar they seem to have wanted to compact everything, will take a little getting used to but I can't see it as being that much of a problem.

Right click on the grey part and you can have it looking like a normal IE browser as everything is just hidden.

Zee · 16-03-2011, 22:33

If you dont like how the tabs are, then right click in the tab area and select "show tabs in a seperate row" this is how i like it.

Apparently it's faster than Chrome, making it the fastest browser.

Zee · 20-04-2011, 16:27

Does anyone know if 9.0.8112.16421 is the last version of IE9 to be released or will further improvements and updates be pushed out for IE9 as im still having some issues with some websites.

Chrysalis · 20-04-2011, 16:31

microsoft dont have a history of rolling out useability updates once it hits RTM. So I would say its unlikely. If its compatability issues then there is a decent chance of a rollout fix tho.