Comments on: New Microsoft Update Catalog only works with Internet Explorer http://4sysops.com/archives/new-microsoft-update-catalog-only-works-with-internet-explorer/ For Windows Administrators Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:25:43 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Michael http://4sysops.com/archives/new-microsoft-update-catalog-only-works-with-internet-explorer/comment-page-1/#comment-21763 Michael Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:56:29 +0000 http://4sysops.com/archives/new-microsoft-update-catalog-only-works-with-internet-explorer/#comment-21763 I switched because IE6 didn’t have a good zoom function. It only worked with some sites. IE7 improved here, but now I am used to some Firefox plugins which are not available for IE. I guess everyone has his own special features. All in all I don’t think that there is a significant difference between Firefox and IE with respect to usability. However, IE is still the standard browser in my organization because it easier to manage. I summarized <a href="http://4sysops.com/archives/firefox-20-vs-internet-explorer-70-in-a-corporate-network/" rel="nofollow">IE’s network related features</a> some time ago. I switched because IE6 didn’t have a good zoom function. It only worked with some sites. IE7 improved here, but now I am used to some Firefox plugins which are not available for IE. I guess everyone has his own special features. All in all I don’t think that there is a significant difference between Firefox and IE with respect to usability. However, IE is still the standard browser in my organization because it easier to manage. I summarized IE’s network related features some time ago.

]]> By: Leonardo http://4sysops.com/archives/new-microsoft-update-catalog-only-works-with-internet-explorer/comment-page-1/#comment-21620 Leonardo Sun, 19 Aug 2007 22:10:18 +0000 http://4sysops.com/archives/new-microsoft-update-catalog-only-works-with-internet-explorer/#comment-21620 Well, it is "Microsoft Update Catalog" and you're looking to update "Microsft Windows". That aside, maybe they found it easier or more secure to do with an activex module? Since I can say I don't actually "browse the internet", more like "I go to the same few places, the majority of which are tech-related.", I've been using IE since, umm, Netscape bloated-up (I think that was 4.0) without incident. So, why switch? Well, it is “Microsoft Update Catalog” and you’re looking to update “Microsft Windows”.

That aside, maybe they found it easier or more secure to do with an activex module?

Since I can say I don’t actually “browse
the internet”, more like “I go to the same few places, the majority of which are tech-related.”,
I’ve been using IE since, umm, Netscape bloated-up (I think that was 4.0) without incident. So, why switch?

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