IE7 is fine for my needs

joffy said:
You have to have UAC on for protected mode to work.
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Do you? Well UAC kind of annoyed me so it got disabled. More secure yes, but I don't feel I need it. I'm behind a firewall on my router and tbh I only access the net on my PC for games related stuff. Like downloading patches or looking for fixes if I'm having problems.

All my day to day browsing is done in Linux, which is my other reason for using Firefox. It's handy to use the same software across platforms and Foxmarks lets me easily synch my bookmarks between two computers, a laptop and work :D
 
Gimpymoo said:
Why are you made to feel like a lepper if you say "I like IE7"?

I have tried Firefox several times and have allways reverted back to IE7.

People will flame me, but IE7 is more than adequate for what I need from a browser at the moment.
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Agreed. IE7 is my favourite browser. As soon as MS added tabbed browsing I was 100% happy with it.
 
FooAtari said:
Do you? Well UAC kind of annoyed me so it got disabled. More secure yes, but I don't feel I need it.
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Just use TweakUAC and set it to 'quiet mode', you have all the security benefits of UAC (including IE Protected Mode) but without the annoying prompts.
 
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No malware on my PC thanks :) I do regular scans and it's been months since I've found anything.

Like I said I rarely access the Internet from the Vista PC, when I say it's only used for games I mean it :D I've found UAC to cause some issues with older games so just disabled it along with all other apps and services I don't need, which was most.

My "day-to-day" computing is done in Linux which is more secure than Windows.
 
If UAC is causing problems with older software then simply right-click the shortcut and then "Run as Administrator". That will run the program with elevated privileges similiar to those you'd get when just running any program under an Administrator account on XP.

Don't just blindly disable it because you can't be bothered to find a better workaround or solution... ;)

I'd also wager that Vista is more secure than Linux, at least for average users. Linux as a desktop OS is only secure when being operated by someone that's a total power user and has subscribed to numerous security e-mail bulletins so that they know when they need to recompile their kernel with the latest security patches etc...
 
Jesus...

Do you all have strengthened bullet proof glass windows on your house as well?

I'm not blindly disabling it, I'm well aware of the "risks" I know you can run as admin but I just didn't feel the need for it. I'm not stupid when I'm online I run a firewall, do regular malware scans.

And as for Linux not being secure? Well the majority of malware is written for Windows. And I don't really see myself being hacked or suffering DoS attacks. I can't really see anyone with an in depth knowledge of Linux looking to cause trouble targeting me.
 
FooAtari said:
Jesus...

Do you all have strengthened bullet proof glass windows on your house as well?
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Eh? ;) We aren't the ones running Linux here :p:)

I'm not blindly disabling it, I'm well aware of the "risks" I know you can run as admin but I just didn't feel the need for it. I'm not stupid when I'm online I run a firewall, do regular malware scans.
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Good to hear then. But you'll be amazed at the number of people on this forum that just disable UAC "because they heard it was crap" and don't really know the implications of disabling it.

And as for Linux not being secure? Well the majority of malware is written for Windows. And I don't really see myself being hacked or suffering DoS attacks. I can't really see anyone with an in depth knowledge of Linux looking to cause trouble targeting me.
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I didn't say it wasn't secure. It *is* *very* secure. But only in the right hands. Linux is a right PITA to keep secure because it doesn't really have an integrated update system like Windows Update. It require a lot of hand holding to keep it patched up to date and hence secure. The other problem with Linux security on the desktop is that it tends to very much be a case of "through obscurity". It is a similar strategy that Apple seems to have adopted with Mac OSX which many of their customers have bought into. "If no one is targetting it then it doesn't matter how many vulnerabilities the OS has!"

By the way, Linux has a privilege elevation system a bit like UAC. It's interesting that you've disabled the Windows one but, presumably, left the Linux one enabled? (can you actually turn it off on Linux?)
 
I find FF extensions hard to beat. I like to keep an open mind, though, so happy to hear from anyone point me to IE7 extensions.

There is a host of them, and I don't use them all, but the ones I currently have include:

* Foxmarks. Synchronises my bookmarks (IE7 favourites) between my PC and my laptop - invlauable.

* Download statusbar. Puts a toolbar at the bottom with progress statuses for downloads. Also allows you open them once downloaded.

* Colorful Tabs. Nice way to id my tabs when many are open.

* Mousezoom. just use the mouse scoll to increase/decrease font size.

* zoomfox. For zooming images.

Extension management is excellent. you are reminded when an update is available.

And when you're bored, there is a host of themes to change the look and feel.
 
I do like IE7 but it causes me problems. It's been crashing a lot recently, on a few sites something like a submit button will not work, the save image as/untitled.bmp error.

I tried IE7 Pro, but my online banking will not work with it installed.
 
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