Most people who got their PC's during Windows XP era. Typical people don't care for new versions of programs, they just want to update their facebook status.
IE6 - BAN!
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Most people who got their PC's during Windows XP era. Typical people don't care for new versions of programs, they just want to update their facebook status.
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I think a few computers at my school might be running IE6. It's a little primary school and I want to change all the browsers to Firefox anyway. 
There's one or two office computers running IE6 but no-one knows what the admin username and password is so I can't change them.
There's one or two office computers running IE6 but no-one knows what the admin username and password is so I can't change them.
At work we have few computers still running on Win 2000 and these cannot have IE7-8 installed on them
the latest version of firefox runs on windows 2000.
Have found loads of councils still use them.
HAd a client at the start of the year using IE 5 still - was shocked
I know but:
1st - my boss doesn't like Firefox (even though we have it installed on some machines)
2nd -out intranet doesn't work in Firefox
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There are times when I open a new tab in Opera or Firefox and try to remember the days before tabbed browsing. I find it hard to believe those kind of days actually existed.
Yes I'm sad.
I don't support IE6 anymore. Its ok to say you gotta support it because people still use it. My motto is, its old, unsecure and its time to move on.
I usually detect the browser and if its IE6 I have a little note on the homepage saying that the site wasn't designed with IE6 in mind, and that they should seriously consider upgrading to the latest IE or FF.
I usually detect the browser and if its IE6 I have a little note on the homepage saying that the site wasn't designed with IE6 in mind, and that they should seriously consider upgrading to the latest IE or FF.
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What do you do to detect IE6? Some JS?
And why not include Opera in that recommendation?
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I read this news story on the BBC the other day, it was the second most popular article on the site at that time and the petition had 4 signatures 
If people wanna stick to IE6 then thats nothing to do with me! but if its in the public sector they should spend a fortune on a think tank to consider whether they should upgrade then do something about it by 2012
If people wanna stick to IE6 then thats nothing to do with me! but if its in the public sector they should spend a fortune on a think tank to consider whether they should upgrade then do something about it by 2012
If you used keyboard shortcuts to cycle window focus, you'd probably be faster than people who fish around with the mouse to click on their tabs.
Not that I'm endorsing IE6! Even the newest IEs, to me, have a dodgy look and feel - enough to keep ignoring them on Windows.
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Old new is old.
IE6 should burnt, then it's ashes should be burnt again.
It only has that huge share because some people (business mostly) don't want the hassle of installing a new browser with new functions then educating staff and dealing with compatibility problems when their hardware runs on steam power.
IE6 should burnt, then it's ashes should be burnt again.
It only has that huge share because some people (business mostly) don't want the hassle of installing a new browser with new functions then educating staff and dealing with compatibility problems when their hardware runs on steam power.