"species8350" <not_here.5.species8350@xoxy.net> wrote in message
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On Oct 1, 4
0 pm, "Jeff Strickland" <crwlrj...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> "species8350" <not_here.5.species8...@xoxy.net> wrote in message
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> > It looks like IE 9 in Beta form is available.
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> > Will this version be delivered through updates?
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> > I am wonderng if it might be best to wait untill the Beta trial is
> > complete and a stable version is issued before installing.
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> > Any thoughts.
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> > Thanks
>
> > S
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> The issue version is probably a better bet for you than the Beta version.
Thanks to both for responding.
Best Wishes
S
<JS>
Beta is always a test level edition when talking about software.
If you are willing to deal with testing issues, then you're a candidate for
a beta site (a test site). If you don't tolerate people using YOU as a test
bed, then you should steer clear of anything with Beta in its name.
I don't know how they intend to distribute IE9 when they get around to
pulling the trigger on the launch. I see no technical reason why they can't
offer it as an upgrade, then scan the machine to see if the upgrade is valid
for that machine or not. Having said that, it could be offered as an
upgrade, then a dialog box would open that says, "Sorry, you have
compatibility problems, the upgrage will now halt."
You should know that IE9 will not work an a platform earlier than Vista, and
I'm not so sure it will work very well there. I have a Vista machine, and I
cringe whenever I have to sit in front of it. I don't have a Win7 plarform
yet, but I expect the user interface will be the same as for Vista, so I'm
not very excited to migrate that way. I'll never get to use IE9 because it
will not work under XP.
</JS>