FAQs for Internet Explorer 9

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You will find below the list of frequently asked questions about Internet Explorer 9 Beta. Feel free to ask any question on this forum.

What are the differences between IE8 and IE9? What's new?
- Browser interface: the new interface IE9 is minimal because all the toolbars are disabled by default. In addition, the address bar and search pane are now merged. Favorites button has been moved to the right, next to the buttons and Home Tools and columns with Favorites and History. The status bar is disabled by default, and most transactions are done via e-mail notification bar that appears as a separate window in the bottom of the page.
- Download Manager: a new download manager can view the previous downloads and their location. It also set a default save location. Like most windows explorer, the Download Manager has an integrated search bar in the upper right corner. Opening the shortcut is Ctrl + Manager J. When a file is downloaded, the download bar appears at the bottom of the window of Internet Explorer and offers options for saving or executing files, as well as options to pause, cancel or display downloads. If Internet Explorer is closed during a download, it stops and then resumes when you reopen Internet Explorer.
- Add-on Manager: No major changes have been made to the manager interface. However, the functionality of messaging and background has been completely upgraded. The first time you launch it, a notification, you can disable all add-ons necessary, is displayed. If you clickDisable Add-ons, the counselor performance add-ons for IE opens. When Internet Explorer crashes or slows down the system tray appears and tells the user add any problem. If you install a new add-on, first restart the browser, IE9 displays a list of add-ons that have been installed and that you need to enable them to function.
- Amendments relating to the primary server: Internet Explorer 9 uses the power of the GPU to display multimedia elements HTML5. They include the audio files, video and display very fast these elements. Similarly, the new engine Chakra JavaScript to load Web pages faster existing JavaScript. The overall use of memory and energy consumption have also been upgraded to a superior experience on lower memory systems and for a long battery life longer.


Where are my favorites in IE9?What happened to the toolbars?
The favorites button was moved from left to right of the window IE9. If you press this button, the pane displays the usual favorites, rather than left to right.Therefore, the information history are also displayed on the right with the favorites. By default, all toolbars are disabled in the new interface minimum IE9.You can turn on the Favorites bar to View> Toolbar> Favorites.To display the menu bar, press Alt.

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Where is the Read Mail button?How to activate?
Read Mail button is in the command bar that is not enabled by default in IE9.The command bar contains the following buttons: Home, Read Mail, Print and Web feeds.The command bar contains also following menus: Page, Security, Tools &?.You can activate the command bar by pressing Alt, then go to View> Toolbar> Command Bar. The playback function of mail is also available as an accelerator of browser and is visible when you click the right mouse button on a Web page.The default option is called Windows Live Mail for example, but similar options may be available on other sites.


How to Uninstall Internet Explorer 9, beta?It is not in Add / Remove Programs.
IE9 is a preliminary version of the software and you may need to remove it to return to a production environment. However, if you try to uninstall via the Add / Remove Programs, IE9 is not in the list of programs but is included under installed updates. You can remove the beta version of IE9 as follows.
1. Close all programs.
2. ClickStart, click Control Panel.
3. ClickUninstall a program under the category ofprograms.
4. In the Tasks pane, clickView installed updates.
5. In the list of installed updates, double-clickWindows Internet Explorer 9.
6. In the dialoguninstall an update, clickYes.
Note If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type your password or click Continue.
7. Follow the instructions to uninstall Internet Explorer 9.
8. When the program has finished uninstalling, reboot the computer.
9. After restarting your computer, open Internet Explorer.
10. Click onAbout Internet Explorer menu Help.If Internet Explorer 7 or 8 appears in the dialogAbout Internet Explorer, you managed to uninstall IE9.


How to print a Web page in IE9? Where is the Print button?
In Internet Explorer 8, the Print button is in the command bar that is not enabled by default in IE9. The command bar contains the following buttons: Home, Read Mail, Print and Web feeds.The command bar also contains the following menus: Page, Security, Tools &?.You can activate the command bar by going to View> Toolbars> Command bar.To display the menu bar, press Alt.
You can also print by clicking the Tools button (left of the star-shaped button from favorites) and choosing Print. Printing is also available in the menu that appears when you click the right mouse button on a Web page or by clicking Ctrl + P.

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Where is my status bar in Internet Explorer?Where's the zoom?
The status bar at the bottom of the browser and allows:
1.view information on the URL when you pass on a link;
2.adjust the zoom on the page.
For IE9, like command bars and whiskers, the status bar is disabled by default.To activate, go to View> Toolbars> Status Bar.To display the menu bar , press Alt. Once the status bar enabled, the zoom is automatically available.You can also use the zoom feature by clicking the Tools button in which there are zoom options.The zoom is also available by pressing the key combination CTRL + mouse scroll or CTRL + "+" or "-".


Description of the notification message, on add-ons, which appears at the bottom of the browser.What should I do and how to use it?
When you first start, you may see a yellow notification bar at the bottom of the browser window indicating that you can speed up the startup and browsing by disabling add-ons. Similarly, when Internet Explorer crashes or slows down, this notification appears to let you add all of which execution is slow. If you click Disable additional component in the system tray, a new screen showing the loading time of each add-on, appears.You can then disable all add-ons of your choice.This new screen s entitled: Performance Advisor.


What are the minimum required operating system to install IE9?Why can not I install Internet Explorer 9 on Windows XP?
Internet Explorer 9 uses most of the graphics and performance of sub-layers that were introduced with Windows Vista and later collected by Windows 7. Windows XP does not support IE9.IE9 To use the operating system must be at least Windows Vista Service Pack 2 or Windows 7 RTM. Further updates are needed for graphics and beta IE9 installs automatically.