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  #1  
Old November 12th 13, 04:47 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
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Is it wise to allow this update or should one skip it and stick with
IE10?
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Old November 12th 13, 06:45 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
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On 12/11/2013 15:47:37, pjp wrote:
Is it wise to allow this update or should one skip it and stick with
IE10?


Thanks for asking the question, I'm waiting too. FireFox is my
preferred choice of browser anyway but I do like to have the other
popular ones to test my website.

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Old November 12th 13, 07:08 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
NY
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Default Windows Update to IE11

"mick" wrote in message
...
On 12/11/2013 15:47:37, pjp wrote:
Is it wise to allow this update or should one skip it and stick with
IE10?


Thanks for asking the question, I'm waiting too. FireFox is my preferred
choice of browser anyway but I do like to have the other popular ones to
test my website.


My experience is that anything newer than IE 8 causes blurry fonts in the
email-reading pane of Windows Live Mail. Each time I have been offered an
upgrade to IE, I have set it to "Hide" so it doesn't get installed
accidentally if I install everything that is offered. Uninstalling newer
versions of IE (if I accidentally install one) restores the non-blurry
fonts, but it is a pain to have to do it.

  #4  
Old November 12th 13, 07:13 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Buffalo[_3_]
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Default Windows Update to IE11

"NY" wrote in message
...

"mick" wrote in message
...
On 12/11/2013 15:47:37, pjp wrote:
Is it wise to allow this update or should one skip it and stick with
IE10?


Thanks for asking the question, I'm waiting too. FireFox is my preferred
choice of browser anyway but I do like to have the other popular ones to
test my website.


My experience is that anything newer than IE 8 causes blurry fonts in the
email-reading pane of Windows Live Mail. Each time I have been offered an
upgrade to IE, I have set it to "Hide" so it doesn't get installed
accidentally if I install everything that is offered. Uninstalling newer
versions of IE (if I accidentally install one) restores the non-blurry
fonts, but it is a pain to have to do it.


I just installed it in my Win7HP 64 bit system and my fonts are fine in my
Live Mail.
They were fine with IE ver 10 also. Perhaps you could try reinstalling
Windows Live Mail.
Haven't checked it for speed, etc, but so far it is working fine.
--
Buffalo

  #5  
Old November 12th 13, 07:27 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
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Default Windows Update to IE11

On 12/11/2013 3:47 PM, pjp wrote:

Is it wise to allow this update or should one skip it and stick with
IE10?


The test version was badly broken - but they may have fixed it for the
release. I'm waiting for more comments before it goes on here.

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  #6  
Old November 12th 13, 07:49 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Chris S.[_4_]
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Default Windows Update to IE11


"Bob Henson" wrote in message
...
On 12/11/2013 3:47 PM, pjp wrote:

Is it wise to allow this update or should one skip it and stick with
IE10?


The test version was badly broken - but they may have fixed it for the
release. I'm waiting for more comments before it goes on here.


I tried it a few days ago. A couple of my financial sites balked. Told me my
browser wasn't supported, or words to that effect. Removed IE 11. I'll wait
until
the world catches up!

Chris

  #7  
Old November 12th 13, 07:59 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Bruce Hagen[_2_]
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Default Windows Update to IE11

"pjp" wrote in message
...

Is it wise to allow this update or should one skip it and stick with
IE10?




It works fine for me, but................. I don't like tabbed browsing and
unlike previous versions, there is no option to disable tabbed browsing.
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  #8  
Old November 12th 13, 08:01 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Bob Henson[_2_]
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Default Windows Update to IE11

On 12/11/2013 6:49 PM, Chris S. wrote:

"Bob Henson" wrote in message
...
On 12/11/2013 3:47 PM, pjp wrote:

Is it wise to allow this update or should one skip it and stick with
IE10?


The test version was badly broken - but they may have fixed it for the
release. I'm waiting for more comments before it goes on here.


I tried it a few days ago. A couple of my financial sites balked. Told me my
browser wasn't supported, or words to that effect. Removed IE 11. I'll wait
until
the world catches up!

Chris


That's what happened to me, except the sites didn't tell me anything,
the just refused to respond. What obviously appeared to be (and were in
Firefox) links remained steadfastly non-responsive - they didn't show
the usual underline. I think that rather than the world catching up it
is Internet Explorer 11 that needs to catch up - all though I'm not very
technical, my guess is that HTML5 was involved and IE could not handle
it yet. As Firefox *could* handle it, Internet Explorer 11 came off the
system sharpish! It's a pity, because it did appear to be very quick now
it firmly integrates itself into Windows again.

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  #9  
Old November 12th 13, 08:18 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
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"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

It works fine for me, but................. I don't like tabbed
browsing and unlike previous versions, there is no option to
disable tabbed browsing.


+1

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  #10  
Old November 12th 13, 10:19 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
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NY wrote:
"mick" wrote in message
...
On 12/11/2013 15:47:37, pjp wrote:
Is it wise to allow this update or should one skip it and stick with
IE10?


Thanks for asking the question, I'm waiting too. FireFox is my
preferred choice of browser anyway but I do like to have the other
popular ones to test my website.


My experience is that anything newer than IE 8 causes blurry fonts in
the email-reading pane of Windows Live Mail. Each time I have been
offered an upgrade to IE, I have set it to "Hide" so it doesn't get
installed accidentally if I install everything that is offered.
Uninstalling newer versions of IE (if I accidentally install one)
restores the non-blurry fonts, but it is a pain to have to do it.


No issue with font visibility here with IE9, 10, 11 in Windows Live Mail
on Win7 Pro 32 or 64 bit. WLM default fonts are Segoe UI for
Proportional and Courier New for Fixed-width. Visibility issues when
others are not experiencing them could be system related (Windows or
video driver) or corruption in either WLM or Windows.

One can hide IE11 when offered via Windows Updates.

Note:
For Win7 IE11 is being pushed as an Important Update. The current
deployment is being throttled at MSFT's end - throttling is the reason
why it is unchecked when viewed in Windows Updates. Throttling at
MSFT's end at this time does not mean throttled forever. At some point
in time in the future it **will** become a pre-checked item....and at
that time if Windows Updates is configured to 'Automatically download
and install' then IE11 will be automatically installed.

Even if IE11 is currently hid it will continue to appear again in
Windows Update with each future Internet Explorer update (Security,
Cumulative). As long as throttling is the current state on MSFT's end,
it will remain unchecked....as noted above if Windows Update is
configured to automatically install then at some point in time in the
future IE11 will be installed and automatically updated with whatever
security or cumulative update is pushed down.

If a more robust approach is necesssary to prevent IE11 from being
offered/installed - MSFT provides a toolkit to block automatic delivery
of IE11.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downl....aspx?id=40722

IE11 is applicable and only available) for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1

IE11 Blocker Toolkit is only applicable to Win7 SP1.


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  #11  
Old November 12th 13, 10:38 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
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Default Windows Update to IE11

On Tue, 12 Nov 2013 11:13:08 -0700, "Buffalo" wrote:

"NY" wrote in message
...

"mick" wrote in message
...
On 12/11/2013 15:47:37, pjp wrote:
Is it wise to allow this update or should one skip it and stick with
IE10?

Thanks for asking the question, I'm waiting too. FireFox is my preferred
choice of browser anyway but I do like to have the other popular ones to
test my website.


My experience is that anything newer than IE 8 causes blurry fonts in the
email-reading pane of Windows Live Mail. Each time I have been offered an
upgrade to IE, I have set it to "Hide" so it doesn't get installed
accidentally if I install everything that is offered. Uninstalling newer
versions of IE (if I accidentally install one) restores the non-blurry
fonts, but it is a pain to have to do it.


I just installed it in my Win7HP 64 bit system and my fonts are fine in my
Live Mail.
They were fine with IE ver 10 also. Perhaps you could try reinstalling
Windows Live Mail.
Haven't checked it for speed, etc, but so far it is working fine.


I did the regular updates today and IEv11 was not offered as an
update? Where did you update it from? Any problem with
Favorities/Cookies or anything like that after updating? Best
reason(s) to update?
  #12  
Old November 12th 13, 10:42 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
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Default Windows Update to IE11

On Tue, 12 Nov 2013 10:59:53 -0800, "Bruce Hagen" wrote:

"pjp" wrote in message
...

Is it wise to allow this update or should one skip it and stick with
IE10?




It works fine for me, but................. I don't like tabbed browsing and
unlike previous versions, there is no option to disable tabbed browsing.


What is tabbed browsing - I know, I probably should know, but don't
  #13  
Old November 12th 13, 10:55 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Bruce Hagen[_2_]
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Default Windows Update to IE11

wrote in message
news
On Tue, 12 Nov 2013 10:59:53 -0800, "Bruce Hagen"
wrote:


"pjp" wrote in message
...

Is it wise to allow this update or should one skip it and stick with
IE10?




It works fine for me, but................. I don't like tabbed browsing
and
unlike previous versions, there is no option to disable tabbed browsing.


What is tabbed browsing - I know, I probably should know, but don't



http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...e-disable.html
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Old November 12th 13, 11:16 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
mick
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Default Windows Update to IE11

On 12/11/2013 21:38:57, wrote:
On Tue, 12 Nov 2013 11:13:08 -0700, "Buffalo"
wrote:


"NY" wrote in message
...

"mick" wrote in message
...
On 12/11/2013 15:47:37, pjp wrote:
Is it wise to allow this update or should one skip it and stick with
IE10?

Thanks for asking the question, I'm waiting too. FireFox is my preferred
choice of browser anyway but I do like to have the other popular ones to
test my website.

My experience is that anything newer than IE 8 causes blurry fonts in the
email-reading pane of Windows Live Mail. Each time I have been offered an
upgrade to IE, I have set it to "Hide" so it doesn't get installed
accidentally if I install everything that is offered. Uninstalling newer
versions of IE (if I accidentally install one) restores the non-blurry
fonts, but it is a pain to have to do it.


I just installed it in my Win7HP 64 bit system and my fonts are fine in my
Live Mail.
They were fine with IE ver 10 also. Perhaps you could try reinstalling
Windows Live Mail.
Haven't checked it for speed, etc, but so far it is working fine.


I did the regular updates today and IEv11 was not offered as an
update? Where did you update it from? Any problem with
Favorities/Cookies or anything like that after updating? Best
reason(s) to update?


I have not had any regular updates today, only IE11 is listed.

--
mick


  #15  
Old November 12th 13, 11:20 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
mick
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Default Windows Update to IE11

On 12/11/2013 18:08:27, NY wrote:
"mick" wrote in message
...
On 12/11/2013 15:47:37, pjp wrote:
Is it wise to allow this update or should one skip it and stick with IE10?


Thanks for asking the question, I'm waiting too. FireFox is my preferred
choice of browser anyway but I do like to have the other popular ones to
test my website.


My experience is that anything newer than IE 8 causes blurry fonts in the
email-reading pane of Windows Live Mail. Each time I have been offered an
upgrade to IE, I have set it to "Hide" so it doesn't get installed
accidentally if I install everything that is offered. Uninstalling newer
versions of IE (if I accidentally install one) restores the non-blurry fonts,
but it is a pain to have to do it.


Windows Live Mail is not allowed anywhere near my computer and IMO
should not be used on anyone else's either :-)

--
mick


 




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