What happened to the Windows 7 Browser Ballot Screen?

redeye_uk · 26 Oct 2009 at 08:33

did anyone else not see this when installing windows 7?

I installed 64bit professional and never got the ballot screen - it just installed IE8 by default......

(sorry if this has been asked, i did a search and couldnt find anything)

Mr-White · 26 Oct 2009 at 08:46

Didn't they remove it ?

MW

deadite66 · 26 Oct 2009 at 08:49

its hasn't been signed off by the EU so it will be coming as a windows update.

redeye_uk · 26 Oct 2009 at 08:58

deadite66 said:
its hasn't been signed off by the EU so it will be coming as a windows update.

So in the meantime they can still bundle it with IE8?

Engram · 26 Oct 2009 at 08:59

Here's some info!

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/23/windows_seven_ballot_browser/

cokecan · 26 Oct 2009 at 09:00

deadite66 said:
its hasn't been signed off by the EU so it will be coming as a windows update.

ahhh whats the point in that then if its not there from the beginning? I've installed win7, I've made my browser choice, why even bother giving me another choice so I can just ignore it or make the same choice again...?

Engram · 26 Oct 2009 at 09:11

cokecan72 said:
ahhh whats the point in that then if its not there from the beginning? I've installed win7, I've made my browser choice, why even bother giving me another choice so I can just ignore it or make the same choice again...?

Because the EU love wasting Microsoft's time, and they love wasting our time.

mrk · 26 Oct 2009 at 09:13

It's not wasting our time as we have win7 with all whistles and bells.

madindehead · 26 Oct 2009 at 09:28

Bunch of idiots if you ask me. The whole point was surely to get people to use it from the start. Lol. Now we can all see, the EU really have no idea when it comes to things like this. What is the actual point of it coming in an update? Haha.

Either way, programs like Steam, need IE as that is the browser they use for photos etc.

KPeh · 26 Oct 2009 at 09:30

Steam is about the only program that does (edit: and even then just to see screenshots of new releases), and as far as I'm concerned it's shoddy programming not to use the default browser. I've run XP and Windows 7 now with IE disabled, and apart from Steam I've had no problems.

mrk · 26 Oct 2009 at 09:36

KPeh said:
Steam is about the only program that does, and as far as I'm concerned it's shoddy programming not to use the default browser. I've run XP and Windows 7 now with IE disabled, and apart from Steam I've had no problems.

That doesn't matter, I had Windows 7 Pro E and STEAM worked perfectly, the IE engine is (was) still in E versions with or without IE itself being installed so apps like STEAM would have always worked.

Mr-White · 26 Oct 2009 at 09:41

Seems pointless now.

Think i'll reinstall to atleast say I had the choice and not show any favouritism to Microsoft :rolleyes:

MW

KPeh · 26 Oct 2009 at 12:08

mrk said:
That doesn't matter, I had Windows 7 Pro E and STEAM worked perfectly, the IE engine is (was) still in E versions with or without IE itself being installed so apps like STEAM would have always worked.

Worked, yes. Perfectly? No. You can do everything apart from preview screenshots in the store. That tries to open an external IE window. That wont work.

mrk · 26 Oct 2009 at 12:17

Screenshots worked fine for me, they did not open in an IE window but a new STEAM window where you could cycle screenshots using the little block things.

KPeh · 26 Oct 2009 at 12:35

Odd... When I removed IE on both XP (well, used custom ISO so never actually installed it) and W7, the Steam window cycle screenshots stopped appearing.