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by local support 2 views

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Hi

What functionality (options etc) will I loose when I migrate from IE 6 to IE 7 ? (XP sp2)

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by michael jay

Since I mostly use Firefox when I updated IE 6 to 7 what I discovered was that IE 7 is Firefox. They both look similar and feel mostly the same. At work we are still using IE 6 and I have not noticed that anything is lost.

by thechas

Generally speaking, you will not loose any functionality with IE7.

There are web sites, web based applications and HTML applications that either won't load and run, or will not display properly with IE7.

Many corporations are blocking IE7 as their browser based Intranet applications do not work with IE7.

Chas

by local support

Would it be reasonable to assume that the good guys will catch up in the near futuere, and adapt their sites to IE 7? Or is it possible that there will be quite a number of sites that can only be accessed with IE 6?

by thechas

I'll start out by stating that so far, I have not run into any problems with web sites using IE7.

However, I use Firefox as my primary web browser. But, I don't have near the number of site problems with Firefox that some users report. When I do have a problem with a site, it has opened fine with IE7.

For the most part, the major high traffic web sites are fully compatible with IE7. Where you are most apt to run into a problem is with old "legacy" web sites that the owner has either abandoned, or is not willing to update.

Web based applications are another story. If you have any software that opens up and runs in an IE window, check with the manufacture about IE7 compatibility and updates.

Interestingly, some of the CDs that Tech Republic sells do not work IE7.

When you are ready, give IE7 a trial spin.

Step 1. Set a restore point. This is your best defense for turning back the clock if you don't like new software.

Step 2. Make sure to select the option to be able to uninstall IE7 and go back to IE6 when you install IE7.

Step 3. Give IE7 a good workout. Make sure that you can access all of your important web sites and your favorite sites.

Step 4. For any site that does not load properly, see if you can at least access the contact link for the site and ask when they plan to update their site.

Chas

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