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| Thread ID: 70639 | 2006-07-10 22:15:00 | IE v 7(Beta) | effie c (6856) | Press F1 |
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| 469921 | 2006-07-10 22:15:00 | Hi, Yesterday I downloaded and successfully installed IE v 7 beta, and am impressed,the only thing I have to re learn is the abbreviated tool bars etc.The immediate thoughts are, I have a much more defined font, the screen appears clearer, and in general I do not regret my actions. I understand that Tweak e suggested that only skilled or well practised people try it out---why is this? as far as I am concerened--the end result raises a question---why is Tweake e so cautious or have I done something stupid? I got my site from CNet which is encouraged/supported by Microsoft, it demanded verification of my Windows etc., and after going through all that, then proceeded to download the balance which again required authentication. I know I am impulsive but I see no reason whatsoever to "wait untill it is officially issued" as a mate stated :confused: Tell me true :) effie c |
effie c (6856) | ||
| 469922 | 2006-07-10 22:52:00 | beta 1. Mostly working, but still under test; usu. used with “in”: in beta. In the Real World, hardware or software systems often go through two stages of release testing: Alpha (in-house) and Beta (out-house?). Beta releases are generally made to a group of lucky (or unlucky) trusted customers. 2. Anything that is new and experimental. “His girlfriend is in beta” means that he is still testing for compatibility and reserving judgment. 3. Flaky; dubious; suspect (since beta software is notoriously buggy). Historical note: More formally, to beta-test is to test a pre-release (potentially unreliable) version of a piece of software by making it available to selected (or self-selected) customers and users. This term derives from early 1960s terminology for product cycle checkpoints, first used at IBM but later standard throughout the industry. Alpha Test was the unit, module, or component test phase; Beta Test was initial system test. These themselves came from earlier A- and B-tests for hardware. The A-test was a feasibility and manufacturability evaluation done before any commitment to design and development. The B-test was a demonstration that the engineering model functioned as specified. The C-test (corresponding to today's beta) was the B-test performed on early samples of the production design, and the D test was the C test repeated after the model had been in production a while. |
Rob99 (151) | ||
| 469923 | 2006-07-10 22:58:00 | Gidday, Any software shown as in beta means it is still under construction, and installing it can cause problems with other software on the computer. experienced computer users would have a better chance, of recifiying any problems that may occur. They also usualy report back to developers. It great that you have found IE7 stable, however tweake is right, you should always beware of that some beta software, because of its nature, can and does cause instablily on computers. cheers, Robby |
Robby (3123) | ||
| 469924 | 2006-07-10 23:04:00 | beta 1. Mostly working, but still under test; usu. used with “in”: in beta. In the Real World, hardware or software systems often go through two stages of release testing: Alpha (in-house) and Beta (out-house?). Beta releases are generally made to a group of lucky (or unlucky) trusted customers. 2. Anything that is new and experimental. “His girlfriend is in beta” means that he is still testing for compatibility and reserving judgment. 3. Flaky; dubious; suspect (since beta software is notoriously buggy). Historical note: More formally, to beta-test is to test a pre-release (potentially unreliable) version of a piece of software by making it available to selected (or self-selected) customers and users. This term derives from early 1960s terminology for product cycle checkpoints, first used at IBM but later standard throughout the industry. Alpha Test was the unit, module, or component test phase; Beta Test was initial system test. These themselves came from earlier A- and B-tests for hardware. The A-test was a feasibility and manufacturability evaluation done before any commitment to design and development. The B-test was a demonstration that the engineering model functioned as specified. The C-test (corresponding to today's beta) was the B-test performed on early samples of the production design, and the D test was the C test repeated after the model had been in production a while. does that mean windows XP is still in Beta? :rolleyes: |
plod (107) | ||
| 469925 | 2006-07-11 08:50:00 | does that mean windows XP is still in Beta? that sums it up nicly. software can be buggy enough in the final product let alone during testing. the main reason i don't like IE beta products is due to MS making it part and parcel of windows. faults in IE can cause big faults in the OS. other software interacts with the OS, not become part of it. eg you beta testing say opera or firefox isn't as bad. its a lot less likly for them to screw up the OS, exspecially if you don't like it and want to remove it. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 469926 | 2006-07-11 13:04:00 | does that mean windows XP is still in Beta? :rolleyes:LOL Not quite, it's way past that . It's DOS in the X-ray Papa testing stage, they added windows a few years ago to make it easier to see the pop-up error messages . |
Rob99 (151) | ||
| 469927 | 2006-07-11 14:06:00 | Look at it this way, effie c. Would you willingly submit your body to medical experiments with unproven drugs to see if they react badly in any way (and not in an attempt to cure anything that you may have wrong with you) if the drug maker offered them to you free? Because that is what you have now done to your PC .... |
godfather (25) | ||
| 469928 | 2006-07-11 21:11:00 | Does outlook that comes with Beta office expire? | plod (107) | ||
| 469929 | 2006-07-11 21:22:00 | Yuk! I downloaded IE v 7 Beta a couple of weeks ago....coz I like new toys. Been running, with my uneducated pc skills, flawlessly. After reading Rob99's post, I wish I hadn't! Yours, in paranoia, Tim |
allblack (6574) | ||
| 469930 | 2006-07-11 21:45:00 | Hi Allblack, and all others . Thanks for your efforts to guide me- although I am like you, allblack, well committed---and to date I have had no regrets-- I considered the potential program problems if I went back and can see no reason to do so- and believe me I am very easily panicked as has been shown in the past 9 years of computers :blush: The abbreviated headings in the tool bar take a bit of getting used to- and although I downloaded Firefox again from way way back, I still am keeping my I E as default,because I do not think FF is as good as I E . :xmouth: At worst, if I E is confirmed by Microsoft, I would merely have to re install it --or perhaps just update that which I have now committed to my default program . I do not regret my actions- so good luck Allblack :D effie c |
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