IE9 download available!

[Buendia]

I like the new font it uses to display text.

[George P Global Moderator]

Is anyone else having a problem on here when clicking the "go to first unread post" or w/e it's called next to a threads title? Instead of jumping to the first new post since I was last in a thread it just goes to the top of the page.

[JonathanMarston]

Press Alt -> Tools -> Internet Options -> The "Settings" button next to Tabs -> Uncheck "Show previews for individual tabs..."

You can skip a step by using the gear icon in the upper-right. Internet Options is available in there now.

[Ayepecks]

Here's what you should be asking yourself: why does Windows not have spell checking built in?

No, I think the question I asked is what I meant. :p

[Brandon H Supervisor]

Is the 64-bit version actually 64-bit? All of the iexplore processes are running in 32-bit according to task manager...

it's the same as before, in your all programs menu there will be 2 listings,

Internet Explorer

Internet Explorer (64-bit)

[George P Global Moderator]

Ya, it seems IE9b1 doesn't like something with my system because now I have a funky graphics glitch with any menus I click on. I might go back to IE8 in a few days, I dunno. It is nice and fast though and I like the performance.

[M V E]

Enabling InPrivate Filtering by default doesn't work any more. :(

Any ideas?

[Eric Veteran]

It would be nice if you could shrink the address bar down as far as it goes, which is about the same size as a tab, but then when you go to use it it would auto expand so you can read more of it. It doesn't seem to do that though, it would be nice. I have 8 tabs open atm, and it's fine really, a bit weird but if you don't really care about how small you make the address bar you have a good chunk of room (depending on your screen res and window size).

That's a good idea. I thought of it too... Gear>Send feedback. :)

Enabling InPrivate Filtering by default doesn't work any more. :(

I'm betting they moved the setting location somewhere else. You can hit Ctrl+Shift-F to turn it on when you start the browser until it's sorted.

[Buendia]

Enabling InPrivate Filtering by default doesn't work any more. :(

Any ideas?

Yep.

Just wait for a tweak.

Someone will figure it out. :)

[Lee G. Veteran]

I'm really liking IE9 so far.

Finally, a download manager. Too bad it doesn't show the download speed.

They had it in Windows Longhorn's Internet Explorer :p I don't know why they scrapped the idea until now. It didn't show the download speed either.

[kaffra]

does installing the beta overwrite ie8?

[Buendia]

does installing the beta overwrite ie8?

Yes.

How does one know if a website has finished loading or not?

I can't see the distinction.

[Evolution]

Yes.

How does one know if a website has finished loading or not?

I can't see the distinction.

When all of the components have loaded ;)

[George P Global Moderator]

Yes.

How does one know if a website has finished loading or not?

I can't see the distinction.

You can turn the status bar back on if you want.

[Buendia]

You can turn the status bar back on if you want.

I'm getting used to it but by turning this option does very little to help.

[Ayepecks]

I simply can't use this.

There are far too many features that I consider to be vital to a Web browser that are missing here. Spell check? None. Saving a session when you close? Nope. Showing your download speed in the download manager? Not there. A password manager? Not on this browser.

Not only that, but for me it just doesn't operate well. It routinely misses keystrokes I've made when I'm typing into a field, and I have no clue why. Overall, it has a good look (but that could use a few tweaks, too, such as the tabs), but the functionality simply sucks. Maybe it renders things extremely well, too, but if it isn't easy to use and lacks common features, I ain't using it.

Sorry, Microsoft. You tried. But it seems like instead of starting from scrap you just threw a new coat of paint on it.

[Elliott]

No, I think the question I asked is what I meant. :p

Hey, all I'm saying is that if Windows had spell checking built in, IE (and other programs) wouldn't even have to do anything special. :p

[Buendia]

It appears that Neowin's Mini spy is broken - there are no updates to it in real time; at least not anymore.

But it used to work just fine for a time. :o

[Evolution]

I simply can't use this.

There are far too many features that I consider to be vital to a Web browser that are missing here. Spell check? None. Saving a session when you close? Nope. Showing your download speed in the download manager? Not there. A password manager? Not on this browser.

Not only that, but for me it just doesn't operate well. It routinely misses keystrokes I've made when I'm typing into a field, and I have no clue why. Overall, it has a good look (but that could use a few tweaks, too, such as the tabs), but the functionality simply sucks. Maybe it renders things extremely well, too, but if it isn't easy to use and lacks common features, I ain't using it.

Sorry, Microsoft. You tried. But it seems like instead of starting from scrap you just threw a new coat of paint on it.

The browser automatically saves the session when you close. It does have autocomplete, so it has a password manager... just not the one you're looking for.

Has anyone noticed that when IE 9 32-bit version just crashes upon starting after having used the 64-bit version for a while? I also can't even open the download manager in the 64-bit version.

[mail]

Search bar? Not direct to first link available.

[Ayepecks]

The browser automatically saves the session when you close. It does have autocomplete, so it has a password manager... just not the one you're looking for.

Has anyone noticed that when IE 9 32-bit version just crashes upon starting after having used the 64-bit version for a while? I also can't even open the download manager in the 64-bit version.

It has no password manager. A password manager allows you to manage your passwords. Saving passwords is not the same as managing them.

[Eric Veteran]

Search bar? Not direct to first link available.

Hit Ctrl-E or type "?" before your search term.

[Fluxii Media]

What... the... f*** is this? Installed and restarted my PC, got my PC booted back up and tried to load IE9 x32... Nothing loads at first. So I open Google Chrome (IE took approx. 5 seconds to start up, Chrome took less than 1 second) and it loaded my usual websites... I go back to IE 9 and refresh and bam the page loads.... slowly. I go to Neowin (I'm on IE9 right now) and everything renders slowly still! Ugh--- speed in IE9, where are you!? I'm hating the tab placement too... the UI is slick though, it's pretty, but they need to figure out what they're doing with this address bar and the tabs... they can't leave them there or I'm never going to switch back to IE full time.

Good effort Microsoft; much more to work on though. Hopefully by final release this will shape up to not only look better, but render faster and boot up quicker.

EDIT: Does anyone else get an issue on Facebook where it has a small window pop up saying you're using an "older version of Internet Explorer, please upgrade for best results on Facebook.com" or something like that?

[ryokurin]

I get a service pack not supported error when trying to install. The prerequisites claim they aren't needed. Kind of lost at what to do.

[TDT]

Is there any adblock that works on IE9?