Upgrade to IE8 should be Optional Update not Important till it wor

[Jacqueline S.]

IE8 constantly crashes compared to IE7. Once you finally got IE7 to work

you came out with IE8 which doesn't work.



Why not have a version WORK properly rather than consantly creating new

unworkable versions?



I have had to downgrade to IE7 on all of my computers and now on Windows

Uprade you are trying to FORCE me to uprade to IE8 by listing it as an

IMPORTANT update when it is important to me to not have my browser crash

constantly. It should be an OPTIONAL update only... because of this I have

had to set my windows update files to NOT automatically install important

updates but to let me choose which ones I install.



Sincerely,

Jacqueline S.



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[Leonard Grey]

Upgrade to IE8 should be Optional Update not Important till itwor

Hmmm...IE 8 works just fine here, and I also upgraded from IE 7, which

itself was an upgrade from IE 6. IE 8 has yet to crash on me.



Furthermore, IE 8 is and always has been an optional update. In fact,

users have to agree to the update - twice.



Unfortunately, you didn't provide enough detail about your problem for

someone to help you - not even your version of Windows. So here is some

generic information that should help you:



Experience has shown that the vast majority of problems with Internet

Explorer on the public internet are caused by:

1- Installing incompatible browser add-ons;

2- Selecting incorrect configuration settings;

3- Malware infection; and

4- [If an upgrade] in correctly installing the upgrade.



(The same issues plague users of Firefox.)



If you're interested in specific steps for diagnosing your problem, post

back with a detailed description of your problem ("it crashes" is not

enough detail); your version of Windows; and a description of how you

upgraded to IE 8.



If your security software is not up to date, has expired or has been

uninstalled, you can pretty much presume your computer is infected with

malware.

---

Leonard Grey

Errare humanum est



Jacqueline S. wrote:

> IE8 constantly crashes compared to IE7. Once you finally got IE7 to work

> you came out with IE8 which doesn't work.

>

> Why not have a version WORK properly rather than consantly creating new

> unworkable versions?

>

> I have had to downgrade to IE7 on all of my computers and now on Windows

> Uprade you are trying to FORCE me to uprade to IE8 by listing it as an

> IMPORTANT update when it is important to me to not have my browser crash

> constantly. It should be an OPTIONAL update only... because of this I have

> had to set my windows update files to NOT automatically install important

> updates but to let me choose which ones I install.

>

> Sincerely,

> Jacqueline S.

>

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> This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the

> suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I

> Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this

> link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then

> click "I Agree" in the message pane.

>

> http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...&dg=microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

 

[David B.]

You are only making an assumption that IE8 is the problem, what

troubleshooting have you done to track down the cause?



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"Jacqueline S." wrote in message

news:1499204F-B0E6-4056-A189-F4BA54F653AC@microsoft.com...

> IE8 constantly crashes compared to IE7. Once you finally got IE7 to work

> you came out with IE8 which doesn't work.

>

> Why not have a version WORK properly rather than consantly creating new

> unworkable versions?

>

> I have had to downgrade to IE7 on all of my computers and now on Windows

> Uprade you are trying to FORCE me to uprade to IE8 by listing it as an

> IMPORTANT update when it is important to me to not have my browser crash

> constantly. It should be an OPTIONAL update only... because of this I

> have

> had to set my windows update files to NOT automatically install important

> updates but to let me choose which ones I install.

>

> Sincerely,

> Jacqueline S.

>

> ----------------

> This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the

> suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I

> Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow

> this

> link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then

> click "I Agree" in the message pane.

>

> http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...&dg=microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

1. You have Automatic Updates settings available to you which would have

permitted you to avoid downloading the installer for IE8.



2. While Automatic Updates will download IE8, it will NOT install without

your explicit approval (or that of another user with Admin privileges).



IE8 Installation: the User is in Control

http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2009/05/01/ie8-installation-the-user-is-in-control.aspx



Prepare for Automatic Update distribution of IE8



Starting on or about the third week of April, users still running IE6 or IE7

on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, or Windows Server 2008

will get will get a notification through Automatic Update about IE8. This

rollout will start with a narrow audience and expand over time to the entire

user base. On Windows XP and Server 2003, the update will be [a]

High-Priority [update]. On Windows Vista and Server 2008 it will be [an]

Important [update].



IE8 will not automatically install on machines. Users must opt-in to install

IE8. Users will see a Welcome screen that offers choices: Ask later, install

now, or don’t install.



[screenshot: http://ieblog.members.winisp.net/images/wuwelcomevista.png]



Users who decline the automatic update can still download it from

http://www.microsoft.com/ie8 or from Windows Update as an optional update...



Source:

http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2009/04/10/prepare-for-automatic-update-distribution-of-ie8.aspx



Internet Explorer 8 Delivery through Automatic Updates



Automatic Updates will notify all such users (including those with Automatic

Updates configured to automatically download and install updates) when

Internet Explorer 8 has been downloaded and is ready to install. The

notification and installation process will not start unless and until a user

who is a local administrator logs on to the machine. Users who are not local

administrators will not be prompted to install the update and will thus

continue using Internet Explorer 6 or Internet Explorer 7.



Source: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/updatemanagement/dd365125.aspx

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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002





Jacqueline S. wrote:

> IE8 constantly crashes compared to IE7. Once you finally got IE7 to work

> you came out with IE8 which doesn't work.

>

> Why not have a version WORK properly rather than consantly creating new

> unworkable versions?

>

> I have had to downgrade to IE7 on all of my computers and now on Windows

> Uprade you are trying to FORCE me to uprade to IE8 by listing it as an

> IMPORTANT update when it is important to me to not have my browser crash

> constantly. It should be an OPTIONAL update only... because of this I

> have

> had to set my windows update files to NOT automatically install important

> updates but to let me choose which ones I install.