Can anyone help with Internet Explorer (shudder)?
alanclarkdesign (109 points) | Mon, 2010-02-08 19:49I have uninstalled IE8 in WIndows 7 but want to reinstall for general website checking (it pains me to do it!). However I got the following message telling me IE8 was incompatible with Windows 7 as is Windows 7. Anyone know why or how to fix it?
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Sorry about that... I think your screenshot, combined with a screenshot of this page: http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/internet-explorer/ is a perfect candidate for failblog.org
Maybe those features are only available with the "New Edition of Windows 7". I guess it's just old, I see the screenshot says Copyright 2009 MS Corp, it's 2010 already, so it must be outdated.
;)
Seriously: Have you heard of IETester? Nice piece of software. No need for all those standalone versions. http://www.my-debugbar.com/wiki/IETester/HomePage
If you keep your ears open, you'll see better.
I would almost be laughing at it if wasn't so ridiculous - especially after testing with (now multiple) versions of IE. Oh well, off to failblog.org
In regards to IETester - no I haven't seen it before, but I'll definitely go and check it out.
Thanks for your help.
Internet Explorer 8 is part of the Windows 7 operating system, so it
can't be removed or reinstalled.
In any case, reinstalling Internet Explorer almost never solves a problem.
Unfortunately, you haven't provided any details about your "rendering
issues" so no one can help you with them.
Experience has shown that practically every problem with a web browser
(be it Internet Explorer or most other browsers) is caused by one or
more of:
1- incompatible add-ons -- determined by running the browser in 'no
add-ons' mode;
2- incorrect configuration settings -- resolved by resetting the browser
to default settings -- in Internet Explorer this accomplished by
Resetting Internet Explorer Settings (RIES);
3- malware; and
4- improper installation (which doesn't apply to your situation.)
The harder you fall, the higher you bounce.
Not sure if these will help - I've been using SuperPreview: http://expression.microsoft.com/en-us/dd565874.aspx - a (free) part of Microsoft's expression web package to test sites in IE6 and 7 (along with Adobe's browser lab: https://browserlab.adobe.com/index.html when I don't feel like rebooting into Windows)
These work well for general visual testing though they aren't as useful for checking UI or other functional testing.
Thanks for the links, guys.
Do I need to mention again the cure-all for every Windows problem? Switch to Mac.
Okay - couldn't resist.
Well, you should give the error (what is your error message)here I think, it will be more helpful to solve out your problem. window installing once again is not a solution from my point of view.