IE8 vs ID7

1PW wrote:
> On 01/29/2009 12:04 PM, Rick Merrill sent:
>> Now that I'm running IE8, can I delete that ton of old IE7 (and IE5)
>> stuff???
>>
>> c:\windows\ie7updates\...
>>
>> 127MB
>
> Hello Rick:
>
> IE8 is still in beta. If you're not running out of HDD free space, that
> might be a premature move. FWIW.
>
> Pete

Is "release candidate" ::= 'Beta' ?-)

It seems solid enough to ME!-)
 >> Stay informed about: IE8 vs ID7 

[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_version#Beta"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_version#Beta[/URL]

Above is all explanations.

RTM is the final.
 >> Stay informed about: IE8 vs ID7 

On Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:13:33 -0500, Rick Merrill
wrote:

> 1PW wrote:
> > On 01/29/2009 12:04 PM, Rick Merrill sent:
> >> Now that I'm running IE8, can I delete that ton of old IE7 (and IE5)
> >> stuff???
> >>
> >> c:\windows\ie7updates\...
> >>
> >> 127MB
> >
> > Hello Rick:
> >
> > IE8 is still in beta. If you're not running out of HDD free space, that
> > might be a premature move. FWIW.
> >
> > Pete
>
> Is "release candidate" ::= 'Beta' ?-)
>
> It seems solid enough to ME!-)



It's still a pre-released version, and there is risk involved in
running it. If you've had no problems with it, great--I'm glad to hear
that--but that certainly doesn't mean that it's risk free. My
recommendation is to avoid all pre-released software, whether beta
versions or any other kind, *unless* you have a spare non-production
machine to run it on, and doing that kind of testing is something that
you particularly enjoy.
 >> Stay informed about: IE8 vs ID7 

On 01/29/2009 01:13 PM, Rick Merrill sent:
> 1PW wrote:
>> On 01/29/2009 12:04 PM, Rick Merrill sent:
>>> Now that I'm running IE8, can I delete that ton of old IE7 (and IE5)
>>> stuff???
>>>
>>> c:\windows\ie7updates\...
>>>
>>> 127MB
>>
>> Hello Rick:
>>
>> IE8 is still in beta. If you're not running out of HDD free space, that
>> might be a premature move. FWIW.
>>
>> Pete
>
> Is "release candidate" ::= 'Beta' ?-)

My own personal definition of RC believes it's still a beta.

> It seems solid enough to ME!-)

That's the most important thing sir - you.

My warmest regards to you Rick.

Pete
 >> Stay informed about: IE8 vs ID7 

"Rick Merrill" wrote in message

> 1PW wrote:
>> On 01/29/2009 12:04 PM, Rick Merrill sent:
>>> Now that I'm running IE8, can I delete that ton of old IE7 (and IE5)
>>> stuff???
>>>
>>> c:\windows\ie7updates\...
>>>
>>> 127MB
>>
>> Hello Rick:
>>
>> IE8 is still in beta. If you're not running out of HDD free space, that
>> might be a premature move. FWIW.
>>
>> Pete
>
> Is "release candidate" ::= 'Beta' ?-)

Yes, it is. RC is part of the beta cycle.

> It seems solid enough to ME!-)

That's nice, but it's still not the release version and is going to be
replaced.

HTH
-pk
 >> Stay informed about: IE8 vs ID7 

"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message

> On Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:13:33 -0500, Rick Merrill
> wrote:
>
>> 1PW wrote:
>> > On 01/29/2009 12:04 PM, Rick Merrill sent:
>> >> Now that I'm running IE8, can I delete that ton of old IE7 (and IE5)
>> >> stuff???
>> >>
>> >> c:\windows\ie7updates\...
>> >>
>> >> 127MB
>> >
>> > Hello Rick:
>> >
>> > IE8 is still in beta. If you're not running out of HDD free space,
>> > that
>> > might be a premature move. FWIW.
>> >
>> > Pete
>>
>> Is "release candidate" ::= 'Beta' ?-)
>>
>> It seems solid enough to ME!-)
>
>
>
> It's still a pre-released version, and there is risk involved in
> running it. If you've had no problems with it, great--I'm glad to hear
> that--but that certainly doesn't mean that it's risk free. My
> recommendation is to avoid all pre-released software, whether beta
> versions or any other kind, *unless* you have a spare non-production
> machine to run it on, and doing that kind of testing is something that
> you particularly enjoy.

In addition, pre-release software tends to expire, and other software is
re-tested against the final release.

Using anything earlier is asking for trouble. If a support person finds
out that you're using pre-release code, the very first step will be to
update to release versions.

-pk

>
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
 >> Stay informed about: IE8 vs ID7 

1PW wrote:
> On 01/29/2009 01:13 PM, Rick Merrill sent:
>> 1PW wrote:
>>> On 01/29/2009 12:04 PM, Rick Merrill sent:
>>>> Now that I'm running IE8, can I delete that ton of old IE7 (and IE5)
>>>> stuff???
>>>>
>>>> c:\windows\ie7updates\...
>>>>
>>>> 127MB
>>> Hello Rick:
>>>
>>> IE8 is still in beta. If you're not running out of HDD free space, that
>>> might be a premature move. FWIW.
>>>
>>> Pete
>> Is "release candidate" ::= 'Beta' ?-)
>
> My own personal definition of RC believes it's still a beta.
>
>> It seems solid enough to ME!-)
>
> That's the most important thing sir - you.
>
> My warmest regards to you Rick.
>
> Pete

Thank you Pete!
 >> Stay informed about: IE8 vs ID7 

> 1PW wrote:
>> On 01/29/2009 01:13 PM, Rick Merrill sent:
>>> 1PW wrote:
>>>> On 01/29/2009 12:04 PM, Rick Merrill sent:
>>>>> Now that I'm running IE8, can I delete that
>>>>> ton of
>>>>> old IE7 (and IE5) stuff???
>>>>>
>>>>> c:\windows\ie7updates\...
>>>>>
>>>>> 127MB
>>>> Hello Rick:
>>>>
>>>> IE8 is still in beta. If you're not running
>>>> out of
>>>> HDD free space, that might be a premature
>>>> move. FWIW.
>>>>
>>>> Pete
>>> Is "release candidate" ::= 'Beta' ?-)
>>
>> My own personal definition of RC believes it's
>> still a
>> beta.
>>> It seems solid enough to ME!-)
>>
>> That's the most important thing sir - you.
>>
>> My warmest regards to you Rick.
>>
>> Pete
>
> Thank you Pete!

RC = Release Candiate, meaning it could still
contain bugs and is not yet production rated.
 >> Stay informed about: IE8 vs ID7 

Twayne wrote:
>> 1PW wrote:
>>> On 01/29/2009 01:13 PM, Rick Merrill sent:
>>>> 1PW wrote:
>>>>> On 01/29/2009 12:04 PM, Rick Merrill sent:
>>>>>> Now that I'm running IE8, can I delete that
>>>>>> ton of
>>>>>> old IE7 (and IE5) stuff???
>>>>>>
>>>>>> c:\windows\ie7updates\...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 127MB
>>>>> Hello Rick:
>>>>>
>>>>> IE8 is still in beta. If you're not running
>>>>> out of
>>>>> HDD free space, that might be a premature
>>>>> move. FWIW.
>>>>>
>>>>> Pete
>>>> Is "release candidate" ::= 'Beta' ?-)
>>> My own personal definition of RC believes it's
>>> still a
>>> beta.
>>>> It seems solid enough to ME!-)
>>> That's the most important thing sir - you.
>>>
>>> My warmest regards to you Rick.
>>>
>>> Pete
>> Thank you Pete!
>
> RC = Release Candiate, meaning it could still
> contain bugs and is not yet production rated.
>
>

But if nobody tried it out - where would we be?!

I propose that testing requires at least 3x the time
for software origination.
 >> Stay informed about: IE8 vs ID7