(cross-post to Vista General added)
"PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:OoxCc6OtGHA.1216@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Boy, do we need a Vista-specific newsgroup for IE7+ !!


Robear,

Haven't you read? IE General *is* a Vista NG.
As is WU and the other 5 "shared" NG pointed to by

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...s/default.mspx

At the very least we need default cross-posting to Vista General
from that Vista Help portal...

and my other suggestions for improvements to that portal's
menu implemented as well... ; )


Be grateful that most posters from there seem to understand
this and differentiate their posts (somewhat) with reasonably
direct references to their OS. I think it's unfortunate though
that so few Vista operators are likely to read them.
E.g. is this NG included in a search by that portal otherwise?

Hmm... surprisingly, Yes!



http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...xp=&sloc=en-us

So it is at least useful to them for searching, if not browsing.


FYI

Robert
---


> --
> ~PA Bear
>
> Tony wrote:
>> I had the same problem with IE7 on Vista. So I did some research.
>> I tried to follow the instruction from article "New Networking Features in
>> Windows Server Longhorn and Windows Vista", ETW (Event Tracing for Windows)
>> Tracing for HTTP Events on page 8, then I found I could not create a text
>> file anywhere without my admin credential. Even if I used admin credential
>> and created a blank text file, I could not modify it. Then I remembered I
>> enabled UAC (User Account Control) on my Vista. I disabled UAC from
>> secpol.msc. Then reboot my computer. Surprisingly I was able to browse
>> internet without problem. Then after a while, balloon from windows firewall
>> from systray warned that my computer was not secure. I opened it and found
>> that it complained UAC was not enabled. I enabled it from Windows Firewall,
>> then I was NOT able to browse Internet again. I went back to secpol.msc and
>> disabled UAC again. I was able browse Internet again after reboot.
>>
>> Hope this information can help those who have the same problem!
>>
>> "Rusty" wrote:
>>
>>> For some reason my 32 bit IE7 in Vista has ceased to function. It opens
>>> blank and that is it. It just sits there and if you click anything it says
>>> not responding. I thought maybe I would just install b3 version but was
>>> unsure which one to choose. Can I install IE7 b3 on Vista b2? If so which
>>> version do I choose on the download page? If not is there a way to
>>> reinstall the b2 version. My 64 bit edition works fine but everytime I
>>> click a link anywhere it opens the 32 bit version which just hangs. Any
>>> suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Yeah, and microsoft.public.windows.vista.mail is the default for Windows Live Mail Desktop, too... <shrug>
--
~PAÞ


Robert Aldwinckle wrote:

> (cross-post to Vista General added)
> "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OoxCc6OtGHA.1216@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> Boy, do we need a Vista-specific newsgroup for IE7+ !!

>
>
> Robear,
>
> Haven't you read? IE General *is* a Vista NG.
> As is WU and the other 5 "shared" NG pointed to by
>
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...s/default.mspx
>
> At the very least we need default cross-posting to Vista General
> from that Vista Help portal...
>
> and my other suggestions for improvements to that portal's
> menu implemented as well... ; )
>
> Be grateful that most posters from there seem to understand
> this and differentiate their posts (somewhat) with reasonably
> direct references to their OS. I think it's unfortunate though
> that so few Vista operators are likely to read them.
> E.g. is this NG included in a search by that portal otherwise?
>
> Hmm... surprisingly, Yes!
>
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...xp=&sloc=en-us
>
> So it is at least useful to them for searching, if not browsing.
>
>
> FYI
>
> Robert
> ---
>
>

>> --
>> ~PA Bear
>>
>> Tony wrote:

>>> I had the same problem with IE7 on Vista. So I did some research.
>>> I tried to follow the instruction from article "New Networking Features in
>>> Windows Server Longhorn and Windows Vista", ETW (Event Tracing for
>>> Windows) Tracing for HTTP Events on page 8, then I found I could not
>>> create a text file anywhere without my admin credential. Even if I used
>>> admin credential and created a blank text file, I could not modify it.
>>> Then I remembered I enabled UAC (User Account Control) on my Vista. I
>>> disabled UAC from secpol.msc. Then reboot my computer. Surprisingly I was
>>> able to browse internet without problem. Then after a while, balloon from
>>> windows firewall from systray warned that my computer was not secure. I
>>> opened it and found that it complained UAC was not enabled. I enabled it
>>> from Windows Firewall, then I was NOT able to browse Internet again. I
>>> went back to secpol.msc and disabled UAC again. I was able browse
>>> Internet again after reboot.
>>>
>>> Hope this information can help those who have the same problem!
>>>
>>> "Rusty" wrote:
>>>
>>>> For some reason my 32 bit IE7 in Vista has ceased to function. It opens
>>>> blank and that is it. It just sits there and if you click anything it
>>>> says not responding. I thought maybe I would just install b3 version
>>>> but was unsure which one to choose. Can I install IE7 b3 on Vista b2?
>>>> If so which version do I choose on the download page? If not is there a
>>>> way to reinstall the b2 version. My 64 bit edition works fine but
>>>> everytime I click a link anywhere it opens the 32 bit version which just
>>>> hangs. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Some of us lobbied for a Vista specific 64bit ng to relieve the confusion on
microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general. We were given a policy statement to
the effect that Microsoft is no longer in favor of platform-specific ng's.
The chaos hit the IE ng's particularly hard from what I have heard. The
policy applies to IE as well as the platforms so it does not look like MS
will create any IE7 specific groups.
This in spite of the fact that there is one IE7 German ng.

"Robert Aldwinckle" <robald@techemail.com> wrote in message
news:u5cPWxPtGHA.2020@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> (cross-post to Vista General added)
> "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OoxCc6OtGHA.1216@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Boy, do we need a Vista-specific newsgroup for IE7+ !!
>
>
> Robear,
>
> Haven't you read? IE General *is* a Vista NG.
> As is WU and the other 5 "shared" NG pointed to by
>
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...s/default.mspx
>
> At the very least we need default cross-posting to Vista General
> from that Vista Help portal...
>
> and my other suggestions for improvements to that portal's
> menu implemented as well... ; )
>
>
> Be grateful that most posters from there seem to understand
> this and differentiate their posts (somewhat) with reasonably
> direct references to their OS. I think it's unfortunate though
> that so few Vista operators are likely to read them.
> E.g. is this NG included in a search by that portal otherwise?
>
> Hmm... surprisingly, Yes!
>
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...xp=&sloc=en-us
>
> So it is at least useful to them for searching, if not browsing.
>
>
> FYI
>
> Robert
> ---
>
>
>> --
>> ~PA Bear
>>
>> Tony wrote:
>>> I had the same problem with IE7 on Vista. So I did some research.
>>> I tried to follow the instruction from article "New Networking Features
>>> in
>>> Windows Server Longhorn and Windows Vista", ETW (Event Tracing for
>>> Windows)
>>> Tracing for HTTP Events on page 8, then I found I could not create a
>>> text
>>> file anywhere without my admin credential. Even if I used admin
>>> credential
>>> and created a blank text file, I could not modify it. Then I remembered
>>> I
>>> enabled UAC (User Account Control) on my Vista. I disabled UAC from
>>> secpol.msc. Then reboot my computer. Surprisingly I was able to browse
>>> internet without problem. Then after a while, balloon from windows
>>> firewall
>>> from systray warned that my computer was not secure. I opened it and
>>> found
>>> that it complained UAC was not enabled. I enabled it from Windows
>>> Firewall,
>>> then I was NOT able to browse Internet again. I went back to secpol.msc
>>> and
>>> disabled UAC again. I was able browse Internet again after reboot.
>>>
>>> Hope this information can help those who have the same problem!
>>>
>>> "Rusty" wrote:
>>>
>>>> For some reason my 32 bit IE7 in Vista has ceased to function. It
>>>> opens
>>>> blank and that is it. It just sits there and if you click anything it
>>>> says
>>>> not responding. I thought maybe I would just install b3 version but
>>>> was
>>>> unsure which one to choose. Can I install IE7 b3 on Vista b2? If so
>>>> which
>>>> version do I choose on the download page? If not is there a way to
>>>> reinstall the b2 version. My 64 bit edition works fine but everytime I
>>>> click a link anywhere it opens the 32 bit version which just hangs.
>>>> Any
>>>> suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
>

> This in spite of the fact that there is one IE7 German ng.

As well as microsoft.public.fr.ie7 !!

Colin Barnhorst wrote:

> Some of us lobbied for a Vista specific 64bit ng to relieve the confusion on
> microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general. We were given a policy statement to
> the effect that Microsoft is no longer in favor of platform-specific ng's.
> The chaos hit the IE ng's particularly hard from what I have heard. The
> policy applies to IE as well as the platforms so it does not look like MS
> will create any IE7 specific groups.
> This in spite of the fact that there is one IE7 German ng.
>
> "Robert Aldwinckle" <robald@techemail.com> wrote in message
> news:u5cPWxPtGHA.2020@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> (cross-post to Vista General added)
>> "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:OoxCc6OtGHA.1216@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>> Boy, do we need a Vista-specific newsgroup for IE7+ !!

<snip>

I missed that one. Thanks.

"PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23c9u%233YtGHA.1216@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> This in spite of the fact that there is one IE7 German ng.
>
> As well as microsoft.public.fr.ie7 !!
>
> Colin Barnhorst wrote:
>> Some of us lobbied for a Vista specific 64bit ng to relieve the confusion
>> on
>> microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general. We were given a policy statement
>> to
>> the effect that Microsoft is no longer in favor of platform-specific
>> ng's.
>> The chaos hit the IE ng's particularly hard from what I have heard. The
>> policy applies to IE as well as the platforms so it does not look like MS
>> will create any IE7 specific groups.
>> This in spite of the fact that there is one IE7 German ng.
>>
>> "Robert Aldwinckle" <robald@techemail.com> wrote in message
>> news:u5cPWxPtGHA.2020@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> (cross-post to Vista General added)
>>> "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:OoxCc6OtGHA.1216@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> Boy, do we need a Vista-specific newsgroup for IE7+ !!
> <snip>