IE 8/Firefox 3: Rendering Of Same Web Page

I have both Firefox 3 and IE 8 installed on my PC; both have their home
page set to www.google.com.

When the home page is displayed using IE 8, the upper right-hand corner
displays and "advertisement" that reads:

A faster way to browse the web
Install Google Chrome

The same home page displayed with Firefox 3 does not show this.

Just out of curiosity, is this a feature that can be turned off in IE8?

Thanks.
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tb

You'd have to ask Google not to display that - it's what they have built
into the web page when you view it with IE.

Steve


"Tiziano" <nospam@example.com> wrote in message
news:eZW9uzEwJHA.4724@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>I have both Firefox 3 and IE 8 installed on my PC; both have their home
>page set to www.google.com.
>
> When the home page is displayed using IE 8, the upper right-hand corner
> displays and "advertisement" that reads:
>
> A faster way to browse the web
> Install Google Chrome
>
> The same home page displayed with Firefox 3 does not show this.
>
> Just out of curiosity, is this a feature that can be turned off in IE8?
>
> Thanks.
> --
> tb

Bonjour/soir, le Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:48:21 -0400, *Steve Hebert* a caressé
son clavier pour nous dire dans le message suivant:

> You'd have to ask Google not to display that - it's what they have built
> into the web page when you view it with IE.

Is that means that IE can't block unwanted messages ?
It's not the Google fault it's a IE missing feature

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That is the web page (for IE users). Google serves up a slightly different
page for users of Internet Explorer. When you visit Google (or any website)
your browser sends something called the User Agent String to the website
which identifies the browser you're using. That's how Google knows you're
using IE and serves the web page with that notice. It's not a separate
'message' that could be blocked, it's part of the page itself. The only way
to block it would be to block Google's home page. This is like asking to
make Firefox (or any other browser) block the "I'm feeling lucky" button.

Steve

"Michel Doucet" <mimi@invalid.com> wrote in message
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> Bonjour/soir, le Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:48:21 -0400, *Steve Hebert* a caressé
> son clavier pour nous dire dans le message suivant:
>
>> You'd have to ask Google not to display that - it's what they have built
>> into the web page when you view it with IE.
>
> Is that means that IE can't block unwanted messages ?
> It's not the Google fault it's a IE missing feature
>
> --
> Utiliser le butineur, le courriéleur, le lecteur de nouvelles
> et le SE avec lesquels vous vous sentez le plus sécurisé ...
> Posted via www.individual.net
> http://mdoucet.wordpress.com/

on 4/18/2009 7:12 PM Steve Hebert wrote the following:
> That is the web page (for IE users). Google serves up a slightly different
> page for users of Internet Explorer. When you visit Google (or any website)
> your browser sends something called the User Agent String to the website
> which identifies the browser you're using. That's how Google knows you're
> using IE and serves the web page with that notice. It's not a separate
> 'message' that could be blocked, it's part of the page itself. The only way
> to block it would be to block Google's home page. This is like asking to
> make Firefox (or any other browser) block the "I'm feeling lucky" button.
>
> Steve
>
> "Michel Doucet" <mimi@invalid.com> wrote in message
> news:74uvt3F15jaboU1@mid.individual.net...
>> Bonjour/soir, le Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:48:21 -0400, *Steve Hebert* a caressé
>> son clavier pour nous dire dans le message suivant:
>>
>>> You'd have to ask Google not to display that - it's what they have built
>>> into the web page when you view it with IE.
>> Is that means that IE can't block unwanted messages ?
>> It's not the Google fault it's a IE missing feature
>>
>> --
>> Utiliser le butineur, le courriéleur, le lecteur de nouvelles
>> et le SE avec lesquels vous vous sentez le plus sécurisé ...
>> Posted via www.individual.net
>> http://mdoucet.wordpress.com/
>

The strange thing is that the Google message is not displayed when
rendering the page using IE6 or IE7. Only IE8 seems to be doing that...
My guess is that it is some new feature included in IE8 but not in
previous IE versions, hence my hope that it could be turned off...
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tb

"Tiziano" <nospam@example.com> wrote in message news:OM2iwmIwJHA.3504@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> The strange thing is that the Google message is not displayed when
> rendering the page using IE6 or IE7. Only IE8 seems to be doing that...

> My guess is that it is some new feature included in IE8 but not in
> previous IE versions, hence my hope that it could be turned off...


Did you try IE8's Compatibility mode? That would send an MSIE 7.0
User-Agent string instead of an MSIE 8.0 to Google.


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on 4/18/2009 11:38 PM Robert Aldwinckle wrote the following:
> "Tiziano" <nospam@example.com> wrote in message news:OM2iwmIwJHA.3504@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>
>> The strange thing is that the Google message is not displayed when
>> rendering the page using IE6 or IE7. Only IE8 seems to be doing that...
>
>> My guess is that it is some new feature included in IE8 but not in
>> previous IE versions, hence my hope that it could be turned off...
>
>
> Did you try IE8's Compatibility mode? That would send an MSIE 7.0
> User-Agent string instead of an MSIE 8.0 to Google.
>
>

Went to Tools -> Compatibility View Settings, added google.com to the
list. No improvement! :-(
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tb

"Tiziano" <nospam@example.com> wrote in message news:e$GnAJjwJHA.3848@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> on 4/18/2009 11:38 PM Robert Aldwinckle wrote the following:
>> "Tiziano" <nospam@example.com> wrote in message news:OM2iwmIwJHA.3504@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>
>>> The strange thing is that the Google message is not displayed when
>>> rendering the page using IE6 or IE7. Only IE8 seems to be doing that...
>>
>>> My guess is that it is some new feature included in IE8 but not in
>>> previous IE versions, hence my hope that it could be turned off...
>>
>>
>> Did you try IE8's Compatibility mode? That would send an MSIE 7.0
>> User-Agent string instead of an MSIE 8.0 to Google.
>>
>>
>

> Went to Tools -> Compatibility View Settings, added google.com to the
> list. No improvement! :-(



I'm not sure that's how it works. E.g. does Google.com affect
maps.google.com too? As a test I'd try checking
Display all websites in Compatibility View
Notice that that is a more inclusive setting than adding just one
domain name anyway, however that specification may be defined.


Good luck

Robert
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