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Internet Explorer 7

By Robert Vamosi on 19 October 2006

IE 7 was Microsoft's one chance to leapfrog ahead of the competition, but the company has only barely caught sight of the current front-runners. For more features and greater security, switch to Mozilla Firefox.

Editor's rating:7.0 User rating:3.9

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  mikeandwes gave 2/10 on 13/02/2007 11:48 Report abuse

  i had it, i dumped it,, had to format to get rid of, its another dictatorship,, very limitted on setting any preferences,, its basically a terrible programm and ie6 was not bad,, why try to fix a wheel thats working if they dont know how,,, addon,, yes i found it wont accept a 1 either,, its like a fixed lottery,,lol

  • Good: none
  • Bad: everything.. its gone in my books
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  mikeandwes gave 2/10 on 13/02/2007 11:47 Report abuse

  i had it, i dumped it,, had to format to get rid of, its another dictatorship,, very limitted on setting any preferences,, its basically a terrible programm and ie6 was not bad,, why try to fix a wheel thats working if they dont know how,,, addon,, yes i found it wont accept a 1 either,, its like a fixed lottery,,lol

  • Good: none
  • Bad: everything.. its gone in my books
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  annonnymuus gave 3/10 on 10/02/2007 05:35 Report abuse

  It sucks. Get Opera or FireFox

  • Good: Has an unistall option?
  • Bad: Useless.
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  Jimbo gave 10/10 on 07/02/2007 05:32 Report abuse

  I have no problems! Works GREAT!! As with any other software it must be installed correctly and on a machine that can handle the new stuff. One must also stayaway from unnecessary "add-ons" as is usually the main problem with any browser locking up or other trouble.

  • Good: Sleek new look, faster response, better security.
  • Bad: Hard to find text menus.
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  kweisen gave 5/10 on 04/02/2007 01:19 Report abuse

  Have changed my rating up. Had problem with locking up when launched due to add ons. Click on tools, Manage Add Ons, and disabled 2 Yahoo add-ons: Yahoo companion and Yahoo companion BHO. It then lauched correctly.
  

  • Good: Seems better than 6.0.
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  kweisen gave 3/10 on 04/02/2007 01:00 Report abuse

  After upgrade, would lock up after attempted launch. Right clicked on icon and selected launch without 'add-ons' which it did sucessfully. So, problem with the 'add -ons', have figured out which one yet.

  • Good: Upgrade went fine.
  • Bad: Usage a problem, will probably stick with Firefox for most of my web usage.
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  anonymous gave 10/10 on 31/01/2007 07:51 Report abuse

  After all bad reviews I expected the worst. At least on my machine Ie7 runs solid..P4 3Ghz no crashes..After a few days on it I am starting to love it..not going back.

  • Good: sleek interface, google search integrated, more security features, fast starting and loading of pages (to my surprise) have not crashed yet.
  • Bad: fuzzy fonts on my LCD (turned off cleatype)
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  captwow gave 2/10 on 25/01/2007 17:55 Report abuse

  IE7...the Ford Pinto of the browser world!
  Looks great when installing but crashes and burns when put on the road.
  
  I also find it hard to believe that some people like the redesign and facelift of the menubars. REALLY?! To me it's like getting a newly redesigned car with the steering wheel in the back seat, the Accelerator and brake pedal in the front passenger side, and the radio where the front drivers side used to be. Looks and feels like a radical design but highly impractical for everday use.
  Oh sure...It's got some great new features: Anti-phishing, tab browsing, RSS reader...but what's the use if you can't get it out of the garage and onto the super highway! It only does one thing well...CRASH and BURN. This product should have been recalled, scrapped and erased of the face of the earth, along with the engineers who came up with it.

  • Good: - An UNINSTALL option.
    - That MS hasn't bought out Firefox (www.msfirefox.com)
  • Bad: - That it will be an integral part of Vista... at which point I will say, "Hasta la Vista!"
    - This website's user rating wizard doesn't go into the negative numbers. Say..-10 below freezing.
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  me gave 10/10 on 17/01/2007 06:43 Report abuse

  none at this time, just thought to add my 5 cents

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  Julian M gave 2/10 on 16/01/2007 00:23 Report abuse

  It was a farce. Installed it on my girlfriends computer and it simply locks it up taking 100% CPU usage perminently.

  • Good: Its free
  • Bad: So is the flu