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Software => Internet browsers => Topic started by: SuperDave on December 26, 2008, 08:07:47 AM

Title: IE 8 Beta 2
Post by: SuperDave on December 26, 2008, 08:07:47 AM

I recently installed IE 8 Beta2 on my laptop running Vista Home Premium and I just discovered that I can't download anything. When I click "save as" it goes through the motions but nothing downloads. At first I thought it was my router firewall but I can download on Firefox with no problem. I've checked my firewall but everything looks good there. I tried to go back to IE 7 but there's no download for IE7 on Vista. Any ideas what's happening here.

Title: Re: IE 8 Beta 2
Post by: Broni on December 26, 2008, 06:20:55 PM

1. By now, you know, it's not a good idea to install any "beta" on main machine, don't you?
2. In Vista IE8 is not treated as a program, but as an update. This is how you uninstall it: http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/03/07/how-to-uninstall-windows-internet-explorer-8-ie8-in-vista/
After uninstall, it'll revert itself to IE7.

Title: Re: IE 8 Beta 2
Post by: SuperDave on December 27, 2008, 10:42:49 AM

Thanks, broni. I know that now. Fortunately, this is not my main machine. Just my laptop. Everything's working fine now. If I only could figure out how Vista handles it's files. Are there any good tutorials on the Vista filing system out there?

Title: Re: IE 8 Beta 2
Post by: BC_Programmer on December 27, 2008, 10:44:24 AM

vista handles files using the very same file system as XP... do you refer instead to the differences in the Vista Shell?

Title: Re: IE 8 Beta 2
Post by: Broni on December 27, 2008, 12:29:32 PM

SuperDave
If you have any particular question, you know where to ask. We'll be glad to help :)

Title: Re: IE 8 Beta 2
Post by: SuperDave on December 27, 2008, 06:59:05 PM

Thanks, I'll just have to buckle down and spend more time trying to figure out Vista. The trouble is I'm spending most of my time on my Malware course at MRU.