fafner Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I installed it on Server 2008 x64 and it screwed up my gadgets on my Sidebar. I removed it and now all is well.Will continue to use IE7 and Firefox. Bill I get this issue as well as the scrolling issue on Vista with SP1. fafner Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623881-internet-explorer-8-what-do-you-think/page/5/#findComment-589281916 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam14160 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 anyone else having problems scrolling on certain blogs? it goes to the top half-way thru the page I had the same problems, however, instead of using the scholl bar I tried the down cursor button, and it worked just fine (that's not saying you will be able to do the same). Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623881-internet-explorer-8-what-do-you-think/page/5/#findComment-589281977 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DooGie Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Tried this out for a few days and thought it was an improvement over IE7 but still not nearly as good as Firefox. I had to uninstall it though as it broke another app I use a lot. The app in question is Microsoft Money (why aren't I surprised). With IE8 installed every time I tried to close Money it would crash. It had worked fine up to installing IE8 and works fine again after uninstalling IE8. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623881-internet-explorer-8-what-do-you-think/page/5/#findComment-589283779 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolution. Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 okay im using it at the moment, and dum, i like the looks, especially the favourites bar at the top and how you can add them as tabs. but the actual browser is terrible. it makes the writings on the pages into one and i wouldnt or couldnt be able to read it, same with pictures, it would interfer with the other writings and pictures.. so i just emulate IE7. but yeah, needs improvements. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623881-internet-explorer-8-what-do-you-think/page/5/#findComment-589286127 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iian K Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 IE8 works like a charm on Windows Server 2008 and on Windows Vista for me :). I love it. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623881-internet-explorer-8-what-do-you-think/page/5/#findComment-589286223 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Veteran Posted March 23, 2008 Veteran Share Posted March 23, 2008 Tried this out for a few days and thought it was an improvement over IE7 but still not nearly as good as Firefox.I had to uninstall it though as it broke another app I use a lot. The app in question is Microsoft Money (why aren't I surprised). With IE8 installed every time I tried to close Money it would crash. It had worked fine up to installing IE8 and works fine again after uninstalling IE8. Please can you (or somebody else?) tell me how to uninstall it and revert safely back to IE 7? I hate this IE 8 BETA - it's too buggy for me and I much prefer Firefox anyway. Please help someone :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623881-internet-explorer-8-what-do-you-think/page/5/#findComment-589286322 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neoauld Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 works good, however, feature wise its nowhere near what firefox has to offer Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623881-internet-explorer-8-what-do-you-think/page/5/#findComment-589286329 Share on other sites More sharing options...
megamanXplosion Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Please can you (or somebody else?) tell me how to uninstall it and revert safely back to IE 7? I hate this IE 8 BETA - it's too buggy for me and I much prefer Firefox anyway.Please help someone :) Control Panel -> Add or Remove Programs -> Windows Internet Explorer 8 -> Remove. Your system will be reverted to IE7 and all the updates you had installed for it. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623881-internet-explorer-8-what-do-you-think/page/5/#findComment-589286345 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Veteran Posted March 23, 2008 Veteran Share Posted March 23, 2008 Control Panel -> Add or Remove Programs -> Windows Internet Explorer 8 -> Remove. Your system will be reverted to IE7 and all the updates you had installed for it. Ah yes, thank you for the help, but I am using Windows Vista and I forgot to mention that it isn't in Vista's 'Programs and Features' part (Vista's version of 'Add or Remove Programs'). Do you know of another way please? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623881-internet-explorer-8-what-do-you-think/page/5/#findComment-589286380 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linkinfamous Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Try under "View Installed Updates" Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623881-internet-explorer-8-what-do-you-think/page/5/#findComment-589286385 Share on other sites More sharing options...
1759 Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 No difference. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623881-internet-explorer-8-what-do-you-think/page/5/#findComment-589286401 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Veteran Posted March 23, 2008 Veteran Share Posted March 23, 2008 Thank you also. I checked in 'Installed Updates' within Windows Update and it isn't in thier :/ I can't seem to find it ANYWHERE. Does anybody else know please? I'm going to search around the Internet too. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623881-internet-explorer-8-what-do-you-think/page/5/#findComment-589286404 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Veteran Posted March 23, 2008 Veteran Share Posted March 23, 2008 Actually, after searching the Internet, I realised there are two different links to "View Installed Updates" in Vista. One in Windows Update and one in 'Programs and Features'. It is the one in 'Programs and Features' which us Vista users need. IE 8 is listed in there and uninstalls easily. So, MioTheGreat was right. Thank you, I'm really grateful :) Here is the link I found in case it helps anyone: http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/03/07/h...8-ie8-in-vista/ Sorry for the offtopicness lol. Now to bring this thread back on topic: I don't like IE 8.... :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623881-internet-explorer-8-what-do-you-think/page/5/#findComment-589286441 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richardarkless Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 I hate it for many reasons 1.slow start ups 2.high ram requirements 3.very buggy but still only the 1st beta so theres bound to be many problems with it Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623881-internet-explorer-8-what-do-you-think/page/5/#findComment-589287624 Share on other sites More sharing options...
megamanXplosion Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Very buggy in what way? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623881-internet-explorer-8-what-do-you-think/page/5/#findComment-589287888 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Veteran Posted March 24, 2008 Veteran Share Posted March 24, 2008 Very buggy in what way? It crashes loads when I load it up and it just crashes loads during use and takes up a lot of RAM for me. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623881-internet-explorer-8-what-do-you-think/page/5/#findComment-589288221 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evolution Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Am I the only one experiencing extremely poor performance with IE8? The keyboard input seems to take 0.5 seconds per key and javascript popup menus take forever to appear. I know it's just an alpha, but even for an alpha it's pretty bad performance wise on my computer. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623881-internet-explorer-8-what-do-you-think/page/5/#findComment-589297273 Share on other sites More sharing options...
neufuse Veteran Posted March 28, 2008 Veteran Share Posted March 28, 2008 I'm sorry but this is a developer preview release... does it really matter what we think? because it wont be ANYTHING like this in the final build... this is an extreamly buggy full of debug code unfinished release Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623881-internet-explorer-8-what-do-you-think/page/5/#findComment-589297285 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evolution Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 I'd like to know if everyone is experiencing these issues... as in a problem with my setup.... or if everyone else is as well. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623881-internet-explorer-8-what-do-you-think/page/5/#findComment-589297290 Share on other sites More sharing options...
megamanXplosion Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 I see a performance decrease as well. (More than likely the performance decreases are temporary, caused by the program having debugging code compiled into it.) I think others might be experiencing a placebo effect. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623881-internet-explorer-8-what-do-you-think/page/5/#findComment-589297306 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis W. Veteran Posted March 28, 2008 Veteran Share Posted March 28, 2008 Internet Explorer 8's been on my Vista laptop for a month. I turned the IE7 compatibility mode on a while ago as some of MS's own sites broke in the new IE8 standards mode. So far it has survived a month's worth of usage from all apps who use the IE engine without any hiccups. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623881-internet-explorer-8-what-do-you-think/page/5/#findComment-589297611 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antaris Veteran Posted March 28, 2008 Veteran Share Posted March 28, 2008 I have only had one problem, and thats with the Favourites panel. Everytime it opens, it seems to crash. Otherwise, so far so good. The Activities feature is quite awesome, and I can see ways in which I can utilise this with both published Activities and ones I create myself, its all just XML! WebSlices seem ok, I haven't quite gotten to the point where I can see their relevance. Just seems like a visual alternative to RSS/Atom feeds... It's based on the hAtom specification anyway. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623881-internet-explorer-8-what-do-you-think/page/5/#findComment-589297668 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlain Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Mine crashes all the time and half the sites dont render properly. It got 18% in acid 3. Need I say more? Lolz Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623881-internet-explorer-8-what-do-you-think/page/5/#findComment-589304025 Share on other sites More sharing options...
George P Global Moderator Posted April 2, 2008 Global Moderator Share Posted April 2, 2008 Since this went out i've had it crash 3, maybe 4 times, but when it does the recovery feature pops up and if it wasn't for the fact it freezes for a few seconds (and i'm on a old PC) I wouldn't even notice it probably. Now maybe it's just a tab that crashes or something but the fact is the whole thing doesn't go down. But i'm ready for a new build already! Come on IE team. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623881-internet-explorer-8-what-do-you-think/page/5/#findComment-589308602 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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