Internet Explorer 7

Pottsy · 19th October 2006, 13:55

Since the final version has been released today and many of you will upgrade to this (it will appear in Automatic Updates in the next few days), here are some tips (other than put it to one side and use Firefox or Opera instead):

Post Formatting Popups
To make the little popup boxes for things like inserting URLs work, you need to add this site to your list of Trusted Sites:

Tools > Internet Options > Security Tab
Under Trusted Sites press the 'sites' button
Add www.civinfo.com to the trusted sites list.

Next, you need to enable popups from this site.

Tools > Popup Blocker > Popup Blocker Settings
Add the following to the allowed list:
*civinfo.com

The above should allow the post formatting boxes to work.

The text is all funny!
IE7 uses 'Clear Type' fonts by default, regardless of the fact that you may have this switched off in Windows.

Some people like it, others hate it. If you hate it:

Tools > Internet Options > Advanced
Scroll down to 'Multimedia'
Untick 'Always use clear type for HTML'
Click OK

Alternatively, if you DO like it, you can make everything in Windows use it. (This works even if you don't have IE7, it's a Windows XP setting).

Right click a blank area of the desktop
Select Properties
Click the Appearance Tab
Press the Effects Button
Look for "Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts"
Change to 'Clear Type"
Click ok all the way back out.

Fedorov · 19th October 2006, 14:21

Thanks Pottsy, although on my clean 100% stable WinXP machine that is used everyday I've seen IE7 crash randomly 3 times now.

Been using Firefox 2.0 nightly builds for the last couple of months and I've not even seen it crash once...

Best thing about IE7 is it finally opens up "tabbed browsing" to the masses

They'll hopefully see what they've been missing all these years.

Pottsy · 19th October 2006, 14:54

I've just been using it for half an hour (just to check all is OK here) and it seems really slow to me. Back to FF and all is happy again!

Pottsy · 19th October 2006, 21:25

Maybe because it looks like this...

Ancient Nerd · 19th October 2006, 22:14

Toolbarmania

or as I like to think of it - total insanity.

Fedorov · 19th October 2006, 22:25

LOL!!! Well I installed it at work as well and it is now causing problems with PSAPI.DLL on my system there.

Oh, also notice that CTFMON.EXE is now being loaded on windows startup, thanks for adding an extra running process to my machine Microsoft.....

Firefox 2.0 all the way

generationgav · 19th October 2006, 22:27

Ouch!

Is that on Vista too?

TTDegs · 19th October 2006, 22:59

LOL

I'd like to see you work out which one was blocking the pop up!

Unguided · 21st October 2006, 11:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fedorov

LOL!!! Well I installed it at work as well and it is now causing problems with PSAPI.DLL on my system there.

Oh, also notice that CTFMON.EXE is now being loaded on windows startup, thanks for adding an extra running process to my machine Microsoft.....

Firefox 2.0 all the way

Don't think ctfmon.exe has anything to with IE 7, I've not even got it installed use FF as well, but I do have ctfmon.exe as a running process. The process actually belongs to Microsoft Office.

Ancient Nerd · 21st October 2006, 11:37

ctfmon.exe is used for speech input. Details, and how to get rid of it are at http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q282599

Fedorov · 21st October 2006, 20:00

Thanks, I've discovered solutions to most of the problems over the last few days, my gripe with ctfmon is that I don't even have and NEVER have had Microsoft Office installed on this nice clean WinXP, IE7 has decided it needs to be there though and I don't really use IE7 but end up with an extra background process... oh well

19th October 2006, 13:55	#1 (permalink)
Pottsy Administrator Civinfo master Join Date: 10th April 2006 Location: Leics Posts: 5,098 Thanks: 18 Thanked 112 Times in 64 Posts iTrader: (0)	Internet Explorer 7 Since the final version has been released today and many of you will upgrade to this (it will appear in Automatic Updates in the next few days), here are some tips (other than put it to one side and use Firefox or Opera instead): Post Formatting Popups To make the little popup boxes for things like inserting URLs work, you need to add this site to your list of Trusted Sites: Tools > Internet Options > Security Tab Under Trusted Sites press the 'sites' button Add www.civinfo.com to the trusted sites list. Next, you need to enable popups from this site. Tools > Popup Blocker > Popup Blocker Settings Add the following to the allowed list: *civinfo.com The above should allow the post formatting boxes to work. The text is all funny! IE7 uses 'Clear Type' fonts by default, regardless of the fact that you may have this switched off in Windows. Some people like it, others hate it. If you hate it: Tools > Internet Options > Advanced Scroll down to 'Multimedia' Untick 'Always use clear type for HTML' Click OK Alternatively, if you DO like it, you can make everything in Windows use it. (This works even if you don't have IE7, it's a Windows XP setting). Right click a blank area of the desktop Select Properties Click the Appearance Tab Press the Effects Button Look for "Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts" Change to 'Clear Type" Click ok all the way back out.

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19th October 2006, 14:21	#2 (permalink)
Fedorov Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 15th April 2006 Posts: 783 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Thanks Pottsy, although on my clean 100% stable WinXP machine that is used everyday I've seen IE7 crash randomly 3 times now. Been using Firefox 2.0 nightly builds for the last couple of months and I've not even seen it crash once... Best thing about IE7 is it finally opens up "tabbed browsing" to the masses They'll hopefully see what they've been missing all these years.

19th October 2006, 14:54	#3 (permalink)
Pottsy Administrator Civinfo master Join Date: 10th April 2006 Location: Leics Posts: 5,098 Thanks: 18 Thanked 112 Times in 64 Posts iTrader: (0)	I've just been using it for half an hour (just to check all is OK here) and it seems really slow to me. Back to FF and all is happy again!

19th October 2006, 21:25	#4 (permalink)
Pottsy Administrator Civinfo master Join Date: 10th April 2006 Location: Leics Posts: 5,098 Thanks: 18 Thanked 112 Times in 64 Posts iTrader: (0)	Maybe because it looks like this...

19th October 2006, 22:14	#5 (permalink)
Ancient Nerd Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 5th May 2006 Location: Norfolk Posts: 347 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Toolbarmania or as I like to think of it - total insanity.

19th October 2006, 22:25	#6 (permalink)
Fedorov Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 15th April 2006 Posts: 783 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	LOL!!! Well I installed it at work as well and it is now causing problems with PSAPI.DLL on my system there. Oh, also notice that CTFMON.EXE is now being loaded on windows startup, thanks for adding an extra running process to my machine Microsoft..... Firefox 2.0 all the way

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generationgav Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 29th May 2006 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 807 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: (0)	Ouch! Is that on Vista too?

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TTDegs Super Moderator Civinfo master Join Date: 4th August 2006 Location: Cardiff Posts: 5,638 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: (0)	LOL I'd like to see you work out which one was blocking the pop up!

21st October 2006, 11:37	#10 (permalink)
Ancient Nerd Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 5th May 2006 Location: Norfolk Posts: 347 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	ctfmon.exe is used for speech input. Details, and how to get rid of it are at http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q282599

21st October 2006, 20:00	#11 (permalink)
Fedorov Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 15th April 2006 Posts: 783 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Thanks, I've discovered solutions to most of the problems over the last few days, my gripe with ctfmon is that I don't even have and NEVER have had Microsoft Office installed on this nice clean WinXP, IE7 has decided it needs to be there though and I don't really use IE7 but end up with an extra background process... oh well