Re: JAWS Works with New IE 8 Beta 2
- From: "Bruce Toews" <Bruce@xxxxxxxx>
- To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:57:14 -0500
Chris, I'm not asking this to be argumentive, I want to learn here. What
really makes 8 any better than 7? Again, I'm not disagreeing with you.
bruce
On Thu, 4 Sep 2008 19:54:37 +0100, "Chris Hallsworth"
<christopherhallsworth71@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
> Yes, it's the most fantastic version of IE I've ever come across. I in
> fact
> use IE8 beta 2 as my default browser and only use Firefox for sites that
> require a captcha. Well that's my plan anyway. Looking forward to the
> final
> release now.
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Christopher Bartlett" <themusicalbrewer@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 2:33 PM
> Subject: Re: JAWS Works with New IE 8 Beta 2
>
>
> > On 9/1/08, Gerald Levy <bwaylimited@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >> Happy Labor day, fellow listers. I am happy to report that JAWS works
> >> with
> >> the eagerly awaited, recently released public Beta 2 test version of
> >> Internet Explorer 8, which is touted by Microsoft to be better, faster,
> >> and
> >> more secure than IE 7. Initial reviews have been mostly favorable, and
> >> so
> >> far, I have not encountered any major problems with it myself using JAWS
> >> 8,
> >> 9 or 10, except for the read Address Bar command (Insert + A) which does
> >> not
> >> work, probably because the Address Bar has been modified in IE8. I
> >> especially like the new private browsing feature, which should make
> >> browsing
> >> a little safer. If you're interested in trying it out for yourself,
> >> click
> >> on the link below to learn more, and be sure to listen to the video which
> >> demonstrates IE8's new features before you download it. Keep in mind
> >> that
> >> IE8 runs under Win XP or Vista, and installing it will replace your
> >> currently installed version of IE, although your settings, home page,
> >> browsing history, favorites, and feeds will all be imported during the
> >> set-up process. Happy surfing!
> >>
> >>
> >> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/beta/
> >
> >
> > --
> > Christopher Bartlett
> > An FYI, according to CNet's "Buzz Out Loud podcast, if you have
> > Service Pack 3 and install the latest Beta, the installations of IE8
> > and SP3 become irreversible, that is you won't be able to roll back to
> > IE7 or SP2. There is a warning to this effect during the installation
> > process.
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