Internet Explorer 9 Beta

wavinwayne · Sep 16, 2010

I installed the new IE9 Beta yesterday, and dare I say it?.....I actually like it. It has a nice clean user interface that is very similar to Chrome. It will also let you pin a link to a website directly to the Taskbar. It's still not as fast as Chrome, but I like it better than any IE I have used to date.

Have any of you guys installed IE9 Beta yet? If so, what are your thoughts?

Nyquist · Sep 16, 2010

I had the developer's preview and have been saying for a while that anyone who actually uses IE9 will like it.

It'll never be as fast as Chrome (we're talking 0.09s slower), but that is because of the security interfacing with Vista and Win7 to protect the machine running it.

Trav · Sep 16, 2010

I just tried it and IMO it sucks.Ping time went from 20ms to 28ms sec.
If the final is anything like this they can keep it.

SrDriver · Sep 16, 2010

Tried it too. Will stick with Google Chrome.

VicL · Sep 16, 2010

I installed it yesterday. First problem was incredibly long scroll times on the window. Did a google search for delayed scroll times, and performed an "uncheck" on the "smooth scrolling" in the Advanced options. Didn't help.

Then I changed in the advanced options to use Software rendering instead of Hardware rendering. Fixed my problem! Now the web browser seems incredibly fast. I like it, and I've been using Win 7's IE 8 and Firefox.

Vic

Ed_T · Sep 21, 2010

One reviewer said 'search' is buried in a PITA location.

tmorris1 · Sep 21, 2010

My understanding is that this install over the top of IE8. How hard is it to go back to IE8 if I don't like it? Is there an uninstall or do you have to use system restore?

wavinwayne · Sep 21, 2010

Originally Posted By: Ed_T

One reviewer said 'search' is buried in a PITA location.

The address bar IS the search bar now, same as in Chrome. I like it; others may hate it.

wavinwayne · Sep 21, 2010

Originally Posted By: tmorris1
My understanding is that this install over the top of IE8. How hard is it to go back to IE8 if I don't like it? Is there an uninstall or do you have to use system restore?

It does seem to install over IE8. Don't know what the requirements are to go back..

BearZDefect · Sep 21, 2010

Originally Posted By: Trav
...Ping time went from 20ms to 28ms sec...

I don't understand how ping time is related to which browser is running. Please explain.

rick9009 · Sep 22, 2010

Internet speed test such as http://www.speedtest.net/ is ran through the browser. Ping time from network layer vs. application layer gives you a rough estimate of the amount of latency of the browser.

Nyquist · Sep 22, 2010

Originally Posted By: wavinwayne
Originally Posted By: tmorris1
My understanding is that this install over the top of IE8. How hard is it to go back to IE8 if I don't like it? Is there an uninstall or do you have to use system restore?

It does seem to install over IE8. Don't know what the requirements are to go back..

It is outlined here:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/206014/uninstall_the_internet_explorer_9_beta.html

unDummy · Sep 23, 2010

I like it and it works great.
Here, ping speed is identical to Chrome. Firefox ping is 5ms faster than Chrome or IE9beta.

Surfing feels just as fast on IE9 as it does on the other browsers(finally) and it starts up quicker instead of the slow bloated older IE.

I'll stick with Firefox because of habit. Tried Chrome for a while and Opera and just couldn't develop the habit. Firefox for me 1st, and IE9beta will be my backup.

BearZDefect · Sep 23, 2010

I've used Firefox since 2.x and am committed to it for now.

While it has had a few annoying glitches, it has served me well. I am used to it, so am not so motivated to learn another. And I have so much info in my Firefox profile (like non-critical site passwords, sites to ignore for images and cookies, etc) that I don't want to start from scratch with another browser.

wavinwayne · Sep 23, 2010

I just downloaded the new Firefox beta. It is a lot like Chrome and IE9. FWIW

cchase · Sep 23, 2010

Originally Posted By: rick9009
Internet speed test such as http://www.speedtest.net/ is ran through the browser. Ping time from network layer vs. application layer gives you a rough estimate of the amount of latency of the browser.

I just ran this test 3 times within a few minutes and got pings ranging from 20 ms to 27 ms on the same browser.

I fail to see the significance in Trav mentioning that it "changed" from 20ms to 29ms.

tmorris1 · Sep 23, 2010

The ping is happening at a lower level than the browser. I saw the post above, but still think the ping is independent of the browser.

CBR.worm · Sep 26, 2010

It doesn't work on XP. :-(

VicL · Sep 26, 2010

My first install was on my netbook. That was about a week ago. I've liked it so much that I went ahead and installed it on my office system.

Prior to this I've been using FIrefox for most of my browsing, but IE9 is doing very well. It took me until today to get my favorite links back on top, IE9 calls it the "Favorites Bar" instead of links.

Vic

dan323 · Sep 27, 2010

I installed IE9 beta. I used IE8 before that.I have chrome as my second browser. As far as ping speed well when browsing the differance between IE9 and chrome what will I save by the end of the week. Hummm let me see,maybe 60 seconds of my browsing time might be saved in a week using Chrome or 60 seconds lost using IE9. Well is the glass 1/2 empty or 1/2 full. when it comes to .09ms well life just wont end. Stick with what you like and are comfortable with. All the browsers (IE8/9,FF3,opera and Chrome even safari) are all good browsers. This just depends on your type of browsing.

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