hrtbrk Posted March 9, 2011 Posted March 9, 2011 As of March 22nd, 2011, users still using Internet Explorer 7 will no longer be able to access Neopets, as Neopets has stated they will no longer support IE7. If you still use the browser, you may have to upgrade to something else in order to access all the features on Neopets! Clearer explanation here! Quote
Noog Posted March 9, 2011 Posted March 9, 2011 Wow, now that's pretty messed up. It's a good thing that I have FF and Chrome. :) Quote
Awesome_Paul Posted March 9, 2011 Posted March 9, 2011 Even though I use FF, surely no-one would be using IE7 anyway, it should have already updated to IE8?. Sure this is just to fix up some security patches etc. Quote
redfire77 Posted March 9, 2011 Posted March 9, 2011 i dont like ie at all. its so slow, google chrome is much better. this doesnt really affect me, but i should tell my brother who should now switch to chrome. thanks for telling us! :laughingsmiley: Quote
Xepha Posted March 10, 2011 Posted March 10, 2011 That's a good news for all the webdesigners on Neopets. One less browser version to test :) [Do they still support IE6... I'm wondering :P] Quote
FutureTXTurkey Posted March 10, 2011 Posted March 10, 2011 Just in case anyone out there is still using IE7 here are some links to where you can download a replacement... Firefox: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ Chrome: http://www.google.com/chrome Updated IE: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/default.aspx Quote
Alberto of Meridell Posted March 10, 2011 Posted March 10, 2011 I'm a proud supporter of Firefox! Firefox ftw! :woot: Quote
sjoudrey Posted March 10, 2011 Posted March 10, 2011 Go go firefox! Does anyone, other than my mom, still use IE? haha Quote
redfire77 Posted March 10, 2011 Posted March 10, 2011 lol, my mom uses ie too. but chrome rocks your socks! :woot: the Java experiments for chrome are looking really spiffy :laughingsmiley: Quote
MyNamesLindsey Posted March 10, 2011 Posted March 10, 2011 I was all "OH NO, update this for me!!" and my boyfriend says "sweety, you have ie 8.." *sigh* Quote
Emily Posted March 10, 2011 Posted March 10, 2011 I wonder if getting rid of browsers might mean TNT might work on addressing the "Shockwave Issue". Dun dun dunnnnn Quote
Tank Girl Posted March 10, 2011 Posted March 10, 2011 IE sucks anyways. Every time I use it it crashes and sends an error report with an annoying pop up message! Firefox rules, even though I can't play any Shockwave games on it :( Quote
Featherstar Posted March 10, 2011 Posted March 10, 2011 I was surprised that TNT did this, but I suppose if it supports IE8, that makes sense. xD I'm not up-to-date with IE at all anymore; I don't even have it on my computer. I have FF and Chrome, although I always use Chrome (<3). Quote
Lady Lyuba Posted March 10, 2011 Posted March 10, 2011 Nobody really uses IE anyway, it's pretty unanimously agreed that IE sucks. I'm ashamed to say I use it for my main, but it's Vista, so that's ok. But it's still limited - it likes to go slower, and crash every now and then. :P Which is why I have to use Chrome for many other things, it's much nicer than IE. Don't like FF as much, can't get Flash plugins to work on that thing! Quote
Tedhaun Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 However, I don't use Internet Explorer 7. The latest I have is Internet Explorer 8, even though I've been using Chrome nowadays as my browser. Quote
snarkie Posted March 15, 2011 Posted March 15, 2011 users still using Internet Explorer 7 will no longer be able to access Neopets Not true! :) Not supporting IE7 isn't the same as denying access to IE7. We test new features in several browsers before release, and all this announcement means is that IE7 is no longer in that list. So new features may work fine in IE7, or they may look funny, or they may be completely broken. Either way, we won't be fixing them because that browser is no longer supported. So there's no need to upgrade. You'll still have access to the site either way. But it's a good idea, not only to be sure new features work fine on Neopets, but because new browsers fix security holes and keep you safer across the Internet. *nod* Quote
hrtbrk Posted March 15, 2011 Author Posted March 15, 2011 Perfect! Thank you for giving more information. This will help a lot of people :D Quote
antiaircraft Posted March 16, 2011 Posted March 16, 2011 Aggressively dropping support for older browser versions is the way to go. :yes: I only wish IE6 would hurry up and die completely... lol, my mom uses ie too. but chrome rocks your socks! :woot: the Java experiments for chrome are looking really spiffy :laughingsmiley: That's not Java, that's JavaScript - there's a major difference. ;) Quote
nerd4lifee Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 I was actually quite sad when I found this out, as I was an avid IE user ... But then I switched to Google Chrome and it's a lot better :P I wonder if getting rid of browsers might mean TNT might work on addressing the "Shockwave Issue". Dun dun dunnnnn Yes! omg this would be amazing ............... just saying lol. It bugs me not being able to play certain games! :( Quote
Cornflakes Posted March 22, 2011 Posted March 22, 2011 Aggressively dropping support for older browser versions is the way to go. :yes: I only wish IE6 would hurry up and die completely... I wish ALL versions of IE would die horrible, speedy deaths. DEATH TO IE Quote
antiaircraft Posted March 22, 2011 Posted March 22, 2011 I wish ALL versions of IE would die horrible, speedy deaths. DEATH TO IE While we're wishing for the perfect web, I'll throw in the complete elimination of the monstrosity known as Flash. :yes: Quote
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