Namdrol on 13/6/2009 at 15:14
Slightly different point but related
I love Windows Explorer and have since 3.1.
Every release it becomes more marginalised.
bikerdude on 13/6/2009 at 17:53
Quote Posted by David
Good god, no it doesn't. Stats from W3 schools come from visitors to W3 schools .
yes, I clicked on the wrong link.. doh!
MsLedd on 15/6/2009 at 00:56
Gillie, this won't mean any extra cost to you. Unless, Microsoft makes IE available to you only via purchase and you are dead-set on using IE. Which, you shouldn't be... Firefox, Opera, uhhh that other one and the thing from that company... Anyway, they're FREE and I have no doubt you'd find at least one of them FAR superior to IE.
Also, unless you have a BURNING need to purchase Windows 7 immediately (and I can't fathom a reason for this) you needn't worry about it for quite a while. Always wait with new Microsoft stuff, the geeks are finding workarounds to problems they haven't even located yet, so by the time you get yours... all the answers are there. :)
Quote Posted by Nameless Voice
It does raise the issue of how you download a proper browser on a new computer when you don't have a browser, though.
I'm kinda wondering about this now too...
Quote Posted by belboz
windows explorer the file viewer can be used as a internet browser.
But, that functionality was because of IE's integration into Windows, I wonder exactly how they'll play this one.
Maybe I should read the article? Naw... :cool:
Bjossi on 15/6/2009 at 01:09
Microsoft will probably add some kind of a 'Choose a web browser' wizard, no idea how one would be able to get a web browser without a web browser otherwise.
Nameless Voice on 15/6/2009 at 01:45
I'm fairly sure Windows will still have network and HTTP access built in, so they could easily just have a simple program that allows you to download a browser installer, I guess. Either from a pre-determined list or from a manually-entered URL?
Gillie on 15/6/2009 at 02:36
Quote Posted by MsLedd
Gillie, this won't mean any extra cost to you. Unless, Microsoft makes IE available to you only via purchase and you are dead-set on using IE. Which, you shouldn't be... Firefox, Opera, uhhh that other one and the thing from that company... Anyway, they're FREE and I have no doubt you'd find at least one of them FAR superior to IE.
Also, unless you have a BURNING need to purchase Windows 7 immediately (and I can't fathom a reason for this) you needn't worry about it for quite a while. Always wait with new Microsoft stuff, the geeks are finding workarounds to problems they haven't even located yet, so by the time you get yours... all the answers are there. :)
I have no real desire at the moment to get Windows 7 if at all I just found the whole idea plain daft because they will find a way around it anyway.
Anyway I have not had Vista that long with a new PC not my idea at all. I would keep with XP as to the browser,though I had to tweak it to play T2 it really has not been that bad, I will not change it again too soon.
I am not bothered Perhaps choice is a good thing instead of Monopolising, but I take it the US will have IE?
EvaUnit02 on 15/6/2009 at 08:51
Quote Posted by belboz
windows explorer the file viewer can be used as a internet browser.
Quote Posted by van HellSing
That's because it's integrated and interconnected with internet explorer though, if I'm not mistaken.
That hasn't been the case since IE6 + XP. IE and the Windows file explorer have been separate entities for several years now, due to A. security concerns and B. EU anti-trust court rulings.
David on 15/6/2009 at 09:20
IE 7 on XP with SP2 was the earliest that this happened, not IE6 on XP.
belboz on 15/6/2009 at 13:29
Well european shops that sell computers will probably bundle a cd rom containing web browsers with new pc's and for those that build their own pc's, there will probably be a browser on a cd option as well.
If you use btinternet then you notice that they bundle some custom browser with their internet connection, and you can get that just by ringing a telephone number or going into your local bt shop if there's one in your town.
EvaUnit02 on 15/6/2009 at 15:35
Quote Posted by David
IE 7 on XP with SP2 was the earliest that this happened, not IE6 on XP.
I meant that IE6 + XP was the last iteration with that feature. Should've worded it better, sorry.
