Internet Explorer 7 RC1

Sledgehammer70Sledgehammer70 California Icrontian
edited August 2006 in Science & Tech
Microsoft today released the first release candidate of its Internet Explorer 7 web browser. The "RC1" does not add new features over the most recent beta, but includes fine-tunings to prepare the software for official launch.
Perhaps the most significant changes in the software for users are a few enhancements to the installation process. RC1 can detect and uninstall previous beta version of IE7. The software can also identify add-ons with "known stability or compatibility problems" and point users to updates or temporarily turn it off.

The author of the blog post considers the RC to be "fundamentally" different than the beta of the browser: "With the exception of a very short list of issues we're aware of and working on, we think the product is done." At this state, Microsoft is looking for "enthusiasts, developers, and IT Pros" to see if there is "any critical, must-fix" that needs to be implemented before the browser is released. "The real world is much richer than our test environment and I appreciate the feedback that has helped us make the product better," the author writes.
Download Internet Explorer 7 RC1 here.

Source: TG Daily

Comments

  • ArmoArmo Mr. Nice Guy Is Dead,Only Aqua Remains Member
    edited August 2006
    boo IE horay Firefox
  • NightwolfNightwolf Afghanistan Member
    edited August 2006
    Armo wrote:
    boo IE horay Firefox
    ditto
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited August 2006
    Armo wrote:
    boo IE horay Firefox
  • Sledgehammer70Sledgehammer70 California Icrontian
    edited August 2006
    You know I love FF, but every now and than FF won't play Media center files back... which is annoying, so it is always good to keep IE around...
  • muddocktormuddocktor
    edited August 2006
    I tried it the other day and it lasted about 30 minutes on my work laptop before uninstalled the crappy bastard. They changed up the damn user interface in the toolbar area with no way to go to the "classic" interface, which is layed out like Firefox and Opera.

    Microcrap can kiss my arse if they think I'm going to use their crappy "new and improved" replacement browser if they change the layout of all the goddamn buttons to be different from all the other browsers. I just as soon stick with the crappy IE6, since it's layed out like more decent browsers. I only use the IE crap to update windows anyways.
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