[crosspost to IE General]
> I'm evidently going to be FORCED to DL IE8...
IE8 will be offered by Automatic Updates but you must approve the install.
See
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/200...n-control.aspx.
To avoid IE8 even downloading, go to Windows Update, select CUSTOM and scan:
Uncheck IE8 and "hide" it.
> ...which has been running just fine, on XP SP2
You will want to get SP3 installed before upgrading to IE7 or IE8. See
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/200...and-xpsp3.aspx.
NB: If SP3 isn't installed a year from now, your computer will not be
offered any further critical security updates!
> Will I be able to pick and choose what gets installed?
To a certain degree, yes. See
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/200...first-run.aspx
> Will I be able to keep my IE6 interface?
No.
My personal recommendations include:
=> Install IE8 manually, not via Windows Update/Automatic Updates!! =>
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/int...ide-sites.aspx
NB: Save the installer to your desktop, do not Run it. When you're prepared
to install IE8, double-click on the saved file.
NB: Save the installer to your desktop, do not Run it. When you're prepared
to install IE8, right-click on the saved file and select "Run as
Administator.
=> Uninstall all third-party toolbars (e.g., Google; Yahoo; Windows Live)
and third-party Windows Themes before installing IE8.
=> Close all open applications (i.e., anything with a taskbar icon) before
installing or uninstalling IE8.
=> I would strongly recommend disabling your anti-virus application and any
anti-spyware application's "system protections" (other than Defender's)
before installing (or uninstalling) an IE upgrade. If you're running a
third-party firewall, I would recommend disabling it and then enabling the
Windows Firewall before installing (or uninstalling) an IE upgrade.
=> Create a Restore Point manually before installing IE8. [Do NOT use
System Restore to remove/uninstall IE8; instead, see
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957700. Then use the Restore Point prior to
reinstalling IE8 per these recommendations. Norton users will need to see
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/symantecdoc1.html.]
=> Reboot twice after installing or uninstalling IE8, then check-in at
Windows Update and install any critical security updates offered.
=> For best chance of success with IE8, make certain that your anti-virus
application version, any anti-spyware applications (other than Defender),
and your third-party firewall (if any) are supported in IE8 before you
decide install it.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
Kris Krieger wrote:
> I'm evidently going to be FORCED to DL IE8 (despite the fact that all
> previous attempts to DL anything newer than 6.1-whatever have CRASHED my
> system, which has been running just fine, on XP SP2).
>
> Will I be able to pick and choose what gets installed? Will I be able to
> keep my IE6 interface?
>
> IE8 sopunds to me like even more Dancing Baloney than IE7, which I tried
> on
> other people's systems and did not like. So will I have ANY choice in
> what
> gets forced upon me, or will this be the usual case of being forced to
> adopt
> another HD/memory pig that does little more than force you to try to
> ignore
> even more flashy-blinky-thingies?
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