Internet Explorer 8

[bikermickau]

I just came across this remark on another forum where a member is explaining why a Cd won't autorun with IE8.
This remark I will try to chase up.

"Auto RUN" is a security hole that infected many computers via Flash drives or
other media containing bad stuff (Infections).

The new security models just disable "Autorun"on insert  if it was previously
allowed.

[RJ_Paton]

We discussed the Autorun security status a little earlier (probably lost in all the sidetracking posts) but Graham's particular problem, I believe, is that even after resetting IE8 to allow Auto run it failed to operate and yet on the same machine IE7 ran the autorun program perfectly.

[bikermickau]

Yep, just found the post about it on page 6.

We discussed the Autorun security status a little earlier (probably lost in all the sidetracking posts) but Graham's particular problem, I believe, is that even after resetting IE8 to allow Auto run it failed to operate and yet on the same machine IE7 ran the autorun program perfectly.

[robbo43]

Millions of Americans may be upgrading to IE8 but across the rest of the world millions of people are turning their back on IE completely.  In the UK almost as many people use Firefox as IE7&8, in the rest of Europe and Asia more people use Firefox than IE.

I dispute your figures.  Do you have any proof of them ?  Also, I'm sure that millions of people have downloaded Firefox - I am one of them, and which browser do I choose ? IE8.

Try reading any one of a whole range of computer magazines which give figures for actual browser usage.

Robert

[Nick29]

Do computer magazines reflect the views of average computer users these days ?

I haven't bought any magazines on computing since I discovered the internet in the mid-1990's.  What's the point ? 

[NigelG]

Has anyone had issues trying to access the site "GR" once they have updated/downloaded Explorer 8?

I'm running Windows XP - have updates automatically downloaded - last update asked me to download Explorer 8 - duly complied but since then everytime I try and access that site I get an immediate Explorer message screen that tells me that it has to shut down Explorer??

[Nick29]

Have you tried accessing the site in IE Compatability mode ?

[NigelG]

Sorry to sound so dumb but can you explain how I would be able to do that 

[Nick29]

Next to the bar where you type in the website address, you'll see a button that looks like a page torn in half.  Click on it, and it will turn green.  This puts IE8 into compatability mode for the site you're on.  There's also a "Compatability View Settings" in the Tools menu where you can manually add, remove or edit sites.