Explorer 7.0 and/or Flash – Upgrade?

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Jan 20, 2007
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Explorer 7.0 and/or Flash – Upgrade?

I have a Windoze message telling me that Explorer 7.0 is available and that I should upgrade. I seem to recall that this upgrade has caused problems for some here.

I also have similar message concerning Adobe Flash.

I tend to make very few changes to my system. Although it is four years old it is pretty reliable most of the time. Pent. 1.8 & a gig and a half.

What do you think I should do? Any replies concerning these two upgrades will be appreciated.

Q

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chrisjbirchall
Jan 20, 2007
Personally I find iExplorer 7 just great. You will, of course, have to get used to the low-flying house bricks coming from the direction of the FireFox Fans!

As for updates generally. I pretty well always accept them, particularly as they often contain security patches to keep the naughty boys and girls from climbing in through the back window.
JJ
John Joslin
Jan 20, 2007
It’s certainly an improvement on version 6.
QP
Q_Photo
Jan 20, 2007
Chris & John, thanks for fast reply. As for FireFox, I don’t want to add another program to my system. Again, I make very few changes to it.
Q
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Bob Levine
Jan 20, 2007
Explorer 7 is an improvement, but it’s just not as good as FF, IMO. I find it very slow and I’m not using a slow computer. The simply act of closing it takes several seconds.

Bob
JJ
John Joslin
Jan 20, 2007
Since you mention it Bob, I agree.

It’s also a messy interface compared with FF.
QP
Q_Photo
Jan 20, 2007
Thanks for that info. Actually, my only concern is that I don’t want to make any changes that mess with my computer in general and Photoshop in particular.

I’m using CS and it very seldom gives me any problems. I hope to keep it that way by not making unneeded changes.

As far as for speed, I use the internet strictly for e-mail and my daily visits to this forum. I’m on dial-up so speed isn’t a main concern.

How about the Adobe Flash upgrade?

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chrisjbirchall
Jan 21, 2007
How about the Adobe Flash upgrade?

Without it you will eventually come up against a "This page needs the latest version of…" message when you try to load a web page which has a recently made flash presentation.
RK
Rob_Keijzer
Jan 21, 2007
Has anyone accepted the Flash upgrade? To me it looks as neither originating from Adobe nor Macromedia.

It came up twice and I denied it. A bit paranoid, although this is just my mail and (forum) rant box. It has exploded before, and I always have been able to dust the bits together again.

Rob
QP
Q_Photo
Jan 21, 2007
"A bit paranoid". Yeah, that’s me also. In the sixties we had a saying: "Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean that they aren’t out to get you.
Q
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Bob Levine
Jan 21, 2007
If you can remember the ’60s you weren’t actually there. <g>

Bob
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Rob_Keijzer
Jan 21, 2007
So what band did "Paranoid"? Black Sabbath or Grand Funk Railroad.

(Sorry! sorry, just aging)
QP
Q_Photo
Jan 22, 2007
Oh, I remember the 60’s. I just don’t remember much of what I did there… Q
DM
dave_milbut
Jan 22, 2007
black sabbath
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chrisjbirchall
Jan 22, 2007
Memory?

Hey I remember my address.
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…I just can’t remember who lives there! 8-|
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dave_milbut
Jan 22, 2007
Hey I remember my address.

42 walaby way
sydney australia

WHOO HOO! 🙂
QP
Q_Photo
Jan 23, 2007
We did the Explorer7.0 upgrade and it seems to be OK. After first restart it ran poorly. The windows took forever to redraw and so-forth. On next restart it seems to be about as fast as 6.0. Photoshop runs fine.

Thanks to all that gave opinions. Including the burned out hippy remarks!

"I won’t retire but, I may retread." Neil Young…

Q

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