[geeks] I Hate IE 8

[Lionel Peterson]

Sridhar,

This specific software application appears to be a very early version,
(1.0.0.1), and according to Wikipedia[0] this is a software tool
provided by many vendors - is an upgrade to a version that doesn't
conflict with IE8 just out of the question (I understand you are
talking about 10K machines, but if you can roll out IE8 to 10K boxes,
you should be able to rollout a new DLA tool and remove the current
application)?

I understand the warning box can make the rollout a non-starter - I
work in an environment with about 1,500 desktops, and I have heard
many horror stories where seemingly minor annoyances can kill many
initiatives - my users act like children, because they actually ARE
children (school system).

Lionel

On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 10:40 PM, Sridhar Ayengar <ploopster at gmail.com> wrote:
> Mark Benson wrote:
>>
>> On 8 May 2009, at 20:31, Sridhar Ayengar wrote:
>>
>>> Whenever I start IE 8, I get the warning message at
>>> http://www.users.cloud9.net/~sridhar/addon-warning.png
>>>
>>> I use that add-on extensively.  I don't want to disable it.  It doesn't
>>> cause me any problems ever.  I just want to stop getting that message
every
>>> time IE starts.
>>
>> Looks like a jankey piece of software that installed some IE add-on that
>> IE 8 doesn't like, probably because it's insecure or incompatible. It's
fron
>> Sonic Solutions who make CD burning software among other things. Anything
>> like that installed on your system?
>
> Yes, *I* installed it.  That's why I mentioned that I use it extensively.
>  AND IT NEVER CAUSES ANY PROBLEMS.  Microsoft is just fucking with me.
>
>>> I hate IE.  I wish it would just drop off the face of the Earth.
>>
>> You're blaming Microsoft and IE for a problem that is down to third party
>> software. There's a lot you can blame both parties for, but that's not one
>> of them, and IE 8 certainly is not as crappy as you make it out to be. I'm
>> so happy using it in Windows 7 RC I haven't bothered to install Firefox
>> yet...
>
> THE SOFTWARE WORKS FINE.  I just want to bypass the fucking check. There's
> no way to disable it.  The check is in IE, not DLA.
>
> THIS ONE WARNING BOX MAKES IE8 UNUSABLE ALL BY ITSELF.  We have tens of
> thousands of machines with DLA installed on them.
>
> Peace...  Sridhar
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Lionel Peterson
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