Is Internet Explorer 7 compatible with Celestia?

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Is Internet Explorer 7 compatible with Celestia?

Post #1by fsgregs » 14.12.2006, 01:18

Hi folks:

I thought I ran across a warning on some forum post a while ago that IE 7 might cause some problems on a Windows computer when trying to view Celestia. I might be imagining it also :roll:

It did get a good review from PC World magazine, so I'd like to use it but before I do ....

Does anyone know of a reason not to install Internet Explorer 7?

Thanks in advance :)

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Re: Is Internet Explorer 7 compatible with Celestia?

Post #2by Cham » 14.12.2006, 01:31

fsgregs wrote:Does anyone know of a reason not to install Internet Explorer 7?


One reason : it comes from Microsoft.




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Post #3by symaski62 » 14.12.2006, 02:41

:P IE-7 final (french)

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Post #4by DonAVP » 14.12.2006, 03:09

I have been using IE for years. As far as I know it has no conflict with Celestia. When a CEL is double clicked IE opens a blank window with the CEL in the URL. Celestia then starts up if it is not running and goes to the location specified by the CEL.

However I just switched over to FireFox and have put IE to bed. I did get the latest version of IE but did not care to look it over because I had just installed FireFox. BTW IE took 15 or 20 minutes to install and needed to reboot the computer two times as I recall. I did not check memory or disk space use but I would bet that IE is blotware. But what is not blot ware theses days. OH, Celestia!

Don 8^)

PS Frank, I downloaded the lesson showing the earlier earth and moon, excellent.
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Re: Is Internet Explorer 7 compatible with Celestia?

Post #5by Johaen » 14.12.2006, 03:39

fsgregs wrote:Does anyone know of a reason not to install Internet Explorer 7?


Because Firefox is "teh win". :)
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Post #6by selden » 14.12.2006, 11:13

IE7 is installed on one of the systems where I run Celestia. I've had no problems with that combination.

IE7 is incompatible with many commercial Web-based business applications, however.
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