IE7 Should I install it?

[laserblazer]

I'm just loading up the first of the new HP DC7800s prior to making an image. I successfully resisted Microsoft's insistance that I install SP3 but what about IE7? The computers will be in ICT suites.

[FN-GM]

your choice really. You dont have to use it.

[CyberNerd]

We don't have it. we've been gradually switching people to firefox as most prefer it.

[elsiegee40]

We don't have SP3 and I'm unlikely to install it anytime soon, but we do have IE7 and have had it for some time.

 

Staff seem to prefer it to IE6 and there were certainly no complaints when I installed it.

[sidewinder]

IMO its been round long enough now that its more hassle to resist installing it than to just install it

It doesnt appear to break anything major (apart from the 'restore active desktop' button)

 

Potentially you could confuse staff with the new interface but by this point I would expect most to have it at home anyway

[kmount]

We've given in and rolled IE7 out (but not SP3 blocked by WSUS) in order to provide the most "supported" interface to Sharepoint.

[Domino]

I don't really understand the resistance to it personally..

 

no its patched up, its fairly stable. And its no more utterly and totally broken than IE6

[kmount]

The resistance for us was the change in layout and the re-training issues it would create, similar but on a smaller scale to rolling out Office 2007.

 

We in the end went for it and firefought the calls about tabbed browsing, it helpfully wanting to help them secure their internet settings even though these are controlled perfectly adequately by GPO etc.

 

Bit like everything else, functionality/flexibility against security.

[ricki]

HI

 

When you install ie7 dont forget to update the ie7 adm in group policy.

 

You can down load it here Download details: ADM files for Internet Explorer 7 for Windows

 

Richard

[Pete10141748]

Every PC/Laptop here has IE7, don't see any problem with it.

 

Personally I use Firefox, and a few of the staff have had to have FF installed on their PC/laptop as the LEA's outlook-based webmail doesn't work with any version of IE since they "updated" it last week

 

The head has IE7, FF, Opera.... she likes to try out different browsers I think! lol

[mattx]

HI

 

When you install ie7 dont forget to update the ie7 adm in group policy.

 

You can down load it here Download details: ADM files for Internet Explorer 7 for Windows

 

Richard

 

Or install it on your DC and the ADM will be installed automatically.

Been using it since it came out !! Never had a problem with it.

[EduTech]

We have IE7 and SP3 is accross the whole site more or less.

 

James.

[stratisphere]

We've got IE7 and SP3. To be honest the only problem we had was IE7 wouldnt install if you did SP3 first (which isnt a problem any longer as MS have fixed the installer).

 

It just makes sense?

[mrforgetful]

We've been using IE7 for so long now I can't remember when it was implemented. Not had any problems.

 

We run SP3 too, again no issues.

[Daleus]

IE7 rolled out lovely back when it came out.

 

 

Everything updated except SP3, seeing as all our IT suite machines have *that* network card.

[LeMarchand]

IE7 and SP3 here too (though I don't think that the LEA has "officially" approved either yet).

 

TBH, most of the teachers didn't notice any difference. I still see rows of IE windows along the task bar...

[Michael]

I use both XP SP3 and IE7. As a recommendation, creating a slipstreamed SP3 disc does give better results. IE7 has been around for quite a while now, so I see no reason not to install it unless you have an application(s) that simply won't work.

 

XP SP3 is essentially XP SP2's post hotfixes and over 1000 bugs fixed. It's extremely beneficial and is well worth installing.

 

You may find these update packs useful too (once you've installed XP SP3).

[Simcfc73]

I am 100% up to date, I used the IE7 to turn off tabs (I hate them so no one gets them ) and no one noticed.

 

You can ADM it to look like IE6 so why wait.

[FN-GM]

We use IE7, the staff and students use the search facility allot.

Staff use the tabs as well but we have disabled them for students.

 

We have also enabled the menu bar and forced it at the very top so it looks more like IE6

[jsnetman]

Had it installed site wide here but after a while went back to IE6. Problem being a strange case of IE7 closing when opening certain pages containing Flash. I was unable to determine what the fault was and does not seem to affect all establishments. But if it works 100% for you go for it.

[sidewinder]

Everything updated except SP3, seeing as all our IT suite machines have *that* network card.

 

Can you elaborate? I've obviously missed this