Re: JAWS Works with New IE 8 Beta 2
- From: "Christopher Bartlett" <themusicalbrewer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 06:33:38 -0700
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/
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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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