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Technology Stocks : MSFT Internet Explorer vs. NSCP Navigator -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (23055)	3/24/1999 2:02:00 PM
From: Alan Buckley	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24154

IE5: First impressions Painless upgrade in my case. The second phase of the download got disconnected after getting about 90% through. I groaned, thinking I'd have to start over, but on restart it picked up where it left off. A great feature I hope becomes standard practice for all downloads. I like the full control over the toolbars and menus. I have crammed all the controls I really use into a single line giving more readable area. The >> thing allowing two-click access to overlapped tool buttons and menu options is a nice touch. I like the Go button for "go to what's in the address window". It was annoying to previously have to hit the Enter key. I often lean back and browse with mouse only. The lists attached to the "forward" and "back" buttons are handy. I like the Windows Update feature that goes out to the MSFT web site and gives a checklist of what you have installed and further stuff you can download fresh or upgrade. You pick and choose what you want, then download the group as a unit. The ZoomIn/ZoomOut on the right click menu that enlarges images in place is handy. It may have been added by one of the goody packs, don't remember. I don't notice a dramatic speed improvement, but I have a high-speed connection anyway. It's certainly not any slower. There is a page to tune into the audio from a slew of Radio stations from around the world. Very cool. I think this came with the NetShow component.

To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (23055)	3/24/1999 11:03:00 PM
From: drmorgan	Respond to of 24154

Dan, Yeah I imagine download times for IE5 have improved by now, you actually got it faster than I did last weekend. I guess I'm not too patient! <g> My IE5 is currently broke. I had downloaded and installed Windows media player and afterward I could no longer run any Java Script, including SI profiles. I couldn't even run Win media files like the ones on ABC News Cold War site. I sent a description of the problem to MS tech support and a fellow by the name of Zachary responded via email and sent me to a link to download an updated Java VM. I have yet to try it out bit will do so sometime tonight. I was impressed getting a response as soon as I did I really didn't think I would get a response. Here's the email... Hello Derek, Thank you for choosing Web Response for your Microsoft Technical Support offering. My name is Zachary and I will be assisting you with this case. In your case you've indicated a problem with Internet Explorer running java scripts. We shall be working to resolve this specific issue through the course of the case. If I have misunderstood your concern please let me know. Go to the following web site and install the latest build of the MicrosoftJava VM. www.microsoft.com/java There should be a link in the middle of the page that says "build 3167". Go to this link and download the executable. Run this executable, once downloaded, to install the Java Virtual Machine. Let me know if this helps. Have a nice day, Zachary M. Microsoft Technical Support Professional Desktop Systems support.microsoft.com Your satisfaction is our highest priority. You can provide feedback to our management team at anytime by sending email to dtsmgr@microsoft.com. Please include your incident number (SRZ990321001031) in the reply, so that we may better serve you.