On Dec 28, 6:03 pm, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
[email protected] wrote:
JimH wrote:
"Reginald P. Smithers III" [email protected] wrote in
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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:36:48 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
[email protected] wrote:

And even more relevant for Microsoft is the fact that even with IE7 on
the market, it has continued to lose its grip over the browser market
dropping from over 80% in 2006 to 77.35%, while Firefox grew to an
estimated 16.01%.
I didn't even know what browser version I had - I've got IE 7.

Works for me.
I have IE7, but it keeps freezing up and then shutting down. I think it
has to do with security settings and my anti-virus, there are also some
web sites that just will not open in IE7 or won't allow me to log on, yet
when I use go to Firefox it opens right up.

I think you need to take some Computer 101 classes Reggie.

Being the helpful people they are, MS offers the following advice if IE7
hangs up or freezes.

Release Notes for Internet Explorer 7
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Installation Notes
Japanese Installation Prerequisite

You must install the Rights Management Add-on from the RMA Download
Pagebefore you install Internet Explorer 7. The add-on cannot be
installed after Internet Explorer 7.

Installation Errors

If you receive notification that the installation failed, you should
restart your computer to ensure that any changes made during Setup are
undone.

To find information about installation problems, refer to the following
log files:
%windir%\ie7_main.log
%windir%\ie7.log
%windir%\ie7Uninst.log

Note: %windir% is the location of your Windows directory, which can
usually be found at C:\Windows.

If you receive the error "Setup was unable to open the log file for
writing: C:\WINDOWS\ie7_main.log", log in with a user account that has
administrator privileges and then try to install Internet Explorer 7 again.

Updating or Reinstalling Internet Explorer 7

If a previous version of Internet Explorer 7 is already installed,
installing the latest version of Internet Explorer 7 will automatically
remove the previous version. After the previous version is removed,
Setup will automatically restart your computer and then begin installing
the new version.

Uninstalling Internet Explorer 7 RC1

To uninstall Internet Explorer 7 and restore Internet Explorer 6 when
using Windows XP or Windows Server 2003

Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
Click Add or Remove Programs.
Scroll down to Windows Internet Explorer 7, click it, and then click
Change/Remove.
If you cannot find Internet Explorer 7 in Add or Remove Programs, click
Start, click Run, type %windir%\ie7\spuninst\spuninst.exe, and then
press ENTER.

Note: %windir% is the location of your Windows directory, which can
usually be found at C:\Windows. To do this, you need to have "view
hidden folders" enabled.

Uninstalling Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3, Beta 2, Beta 2 Preview, or Beta 1

To uninstall Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3, Beta 2, Beta 2 Preview, or Beta
1 and restore Internet Explorer 6 when using Windows XP or Windows
Server 2003:

Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
Click Add or Remove Programs.
Scroll down to "Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3", "Internet Explorer 7 Beta
2", or "Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview", click it, and then click
Change/Remove.
If you cannot find any version of Internet Explorer 7 in the previous
step, select the Show Updates check box at the top of the Add or Remove
Programs dialog box, scroll down to Windows XP - Software Updates,
select "Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview" or "Internet Explorer 7 Beta
1", and then click Change/Remove.
If you cannot find an Internet Explorer 7 entry using Add or Remove
Programs, try running these commands. Each is for a different release of
Internet Explorer 7, so only one will succeed. To run any of these
commands, you need to have the View hidden folders option enabled. In
the commands below, %windir% is the location of your Windows directory,
which can usually be found at C:\Windows. To run these commands, click
Start, click Run, and then type one of the following:

%windir%\ie7beta3\spuninst\spuninst.exe.
%windir%\$NtUninstallie7beta1$\spuninst\spuninst.e xe.
%windir%\$NtUninstallie7bet2p$\spuninst\spuninst.e xe.
%windir%\$NtUninstallie7b2pmx$\spuninst\spuninst.e xe.
%windir%\$NtUninstallie7beta2$\spuninst\spuninst.e xe.
If the uninstall process causes the computer to stop responding while
removing Internet Explorer 7, restart the computer, delete any custom
sound schemes created after installing the Internet Explorer 7 Beta, and
then try to uninstall Internet Explorer 7 again.

Internet Explorer 7 Fails to Uninstall from Specified User Account

If you see an error message saying that you cannot uninstall Internet
Explorer 7 from this user account, you can bypass the check by following
these steps:

Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then press ENTER.
Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer.
Right-click the Internet Explorer key, click New, and then click DWORD
value.
Type InstalledByUser as the name, and then press ENTER to finish
creating the new registry value.
Try to uninstall Internet Explorer 7 again.

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Late-Breaking Notes and Issues
The following open issues in Internet Explorer 7 might be fixed in
updates of Internet Explorer 7. The information applies to all Microsoft
platforms, unless specified that the content is unique to Windows Vista
or Windows XP SP2.

Application Compatibility Toolkit Beta 5.0 Available--The Application
Compatibility Toolkit Version 5.0 Beta program is available for download
through the Microsoft Connect Program. This toolkit, which runs on
Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP1, and Windows Vista, replaces the
Temporary Application Compatibility Toolkit which supported previous
Beta versions of Internet Explorer 7. The Temporary Application Toolkit
is no longer available.

Citrix(c)--The CITRIX ICA Client ActiveX Control does not work when run in
Internet Explorer 7 Protected Mode on Microsoft Windows Vista. The user
will not be able to see the remote desktop in a webpage that is hosting
the control. To work around the issue, the user can right-click the
Internet Explorer icon and select Run as administrator. This allows the
ActiveX control to run.

Hal Screen Reader and Supernova Reader Magnifier by Dolphin--These
screen readers stop responding when users click commands from Internet
Explorer's file menu. These two programs are shipped with an older
version of psapi.dll that causes the program to stop responding in
Internet Explorer 7.

To work around this issue, follow these steps:

Go to the installation location for Dolphin Hal Screen Reader or
Supernova Reader Magnifier.
Find PSAPI.DLL in the installation location for Dolphin Hal Screen
Reader or Supernova Reader Magnifier and rename it to something else,
such as PSAPIOLD.DLL. Do not rename the PSAPI.DLL file in your
\\Windows\System32 directory.
Restart the computer.
The program will find the new PSAPI.DLL in the \Windows\System32
directory and function normally. Users might wish to contact the
software vendor website to check for the latest updates.

Upgrading Internet Explorer 7 from a previous build (not uninstalling
Internet Explorer 7 first) can leave the computer in a confusing state
for users who require Assistive Technology programs--Assistive
technology software that runs on Windows, such as screen reading
software, might not be able to read the screens that appear while
installation is being completed (after your computer restarts) because
those screens are displayed before the assistive technology starts. When
the installation is complete, your computer will restart again.

Starting Internet Explorer without incompatible browser extensions or
malware--If you have incompatible browser extension or add-ons
installed, or have symptoms of spyware or ...

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But the developers (Microsoft) don't know as much about there programs
as Harry and JimH do!