Hi Folks

OE6 is my only email app; and being a web-designer, I've got dozens of
mail-boxes and zillions of email sorting rules. I've been hesitating to
upgrade my IE6 browser because of many issues I see on the internet
regarding issues of IE7 & 8 adversely affecting OE6 performance.

a couple of questions: when you upgrade IE to v 7 or 8, does OE6 still
remain, or is it automatically upgraded to OE7 or 8?

AND .... have the negative effects on OE been fixed with any of the IE7 or 8
updates; meaning, is it yet safe for me to upgrade, since I depend on the
email program quite a bit?

thanks for any news on these concerns ...

Jerry.

Do not download IE8. It is still beta.

What issues do you see regarding OE6 and IE7? (OE6 is part of IE6 and
remains OE6 forever).

have the negative effects on OE been fixed

Which negative effects? OE has been entirely out of production since June
2006. There will be no improvements and only security issues will be
addressed as long as it's supported. (April 2014 if running SP3).

I trust that since you value your message so much you have a reliable backup
program such as OEQB?

This freeware tool backs up everything in OE in seconds. Disregard what is
written in red. That is referring to a different program.

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB):
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Jerry" wrote in message
news:KOXtl.16370$Db2.2077@edtnps83...
Hi Folks

OE6 is my only email app; and being a web-designer, I've got dozens of
mail-boxes and zillions of email sorting rules. I've been hesitating to
upgrade my IE6 browser because of many issues I see on the internet
regarding issues of IE7 & 8 adversely affecting OE6 performance.

a couple of questions: when you upgrade IE to v 7 or 8, does OE6 still
remain, or is it automatically upgraded to OE7 or 8?

AND .... have the negative effects on OE been fixed with any of the IE7 or
8 updates; meaning, is it yet safe for me to upgrade, since I depend on
the email program quite a bit?

thanks for any news on these concerns ...

Jerry.

Do NOT install IE8 Beta on a production machine!

QP
NOTE: Use beta software at your own risk; it is intended for testing and
evaluation purposes only. Do not install beta software on your primary
computer or production environment.
/QP
Source: Windows Update

A1. Yes. OE6 SP1 running in WinXP SP2 or SP3 is the "end of the line."

A2. I know of few, if any, such negative affects, Jerry.

= Required reading IMHO before installing IE7:

Sandi's Installation Tips = Steps #1-8, #10 & #11; take note of #12, then
STOP!
http://www.ie-vista.com/known_issues.html#pre-install
(ignore any references to Vista)

And I strongly recommend using
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/dow.../getitnow.mspx as the
installation source, not Automatic/Windows Update.

Alternately, use this Direct Download link:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...0-081805b2f90b

Tip: Save the installer to your desktop, do not Run it.

Make *certain* that you check in at Windows Update immediately after
installing IE7 and install any critical updates offered. If Optional
Updates category offers Root Certificates update, I recommend installing it
to take full advantage of IE7's additional security.

About IE7 (and higher) Installation and Anti-Malware Applications
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/200...lications.aspx

About IE7 (and higher) and Windows XP Service Pack 3
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/200...and-xpsp3.aspx

What's New in Internet Explorer 7
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms649487.aspx

Release Notes
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/aa740486.aspx
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Jerry wrote:
OE6 is my only email app; and being a web-designer, I've got dozens of
mail-boxes and zillions of email sorting rules. I've been hesitating to
upgrade my IE6 browser because of many issues I see on the internet
regarding issues of IE7 & 8 adversely affecting OE6 performance.

a couple of questions: when you upgrade IE to v 7 or 8, does OE6 still
remain, or is it automatically upgraded to OE7 or 8?

AND .... have the negative effects on OE been fixed with any of the IE7 or
8
updates; meaning, is it yet safe for me to upgrade, since I depend on the
email program quite a bit?

thanks for any news on these concerns ...

Jerry.

Just to reiterate what Bruce said, make sure you backup frequently, as the
OE message store can spontaneously destruct (never mind the hard drive could
fail).

steve

"Jerry" wrote in message
news:KOXtl.16370$Db2.2077@edtnps83...
Hi Folks

OE6 is my only email app; and being a web-designer, I've got dozens of
mail-boxes and zillions of email sorting rules. I've been hesitating to
upgrade my IE6 browser because of many issues I see on the internet
regarding issues of IE7 & 8 adversely affecting OE6 performance.

a couple of questions: when you upgrade IE to v 7 or 8, does OE6 still
remain, or is it automatically upgraded to OE7 or 8?

AND .... have the negative effects on OE been fixed with any of the IE7 or
8 updates; meaning, is it yet safe for me to upgrade, since I depend on
the email program quite a bit?

thanks for any news on these concerns ...

Jerry.

Do not download IE8. It is still beta.

What issues do you see regarding OE6 and IE7? (OE6 is part of IE6 and
remains OE6 forever).

have the negative effects on OE been fixed

Which negative effects? OE has been entirely out of production since June
2006. There will be no improvements and only security issues will be
addressed as long as it's supported. (April 2014 if running SP3).

I trust that since you value your message so much you have a reliable backup
program such as OEQB?

This freeware tool backs up everything in OE in seconds. Disregard what is
written in red. That is referring to a different program.

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB):
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Jerry" wrote in message
news:KOXtl.16370$Db2.2077@edtnps83...
Hi Folks

OE6 is my only email app; and being a web-designer, I've got dozens of
mail-boxes and zillions of email sorting rules. I've been hesitating to
upgrade my IE6 browser because of many issues I see on the internet
regarding issues of IE7 & 8 adversely affecting OE6 performance.

a couple of questions: when you upgrade IE to v 7 or 8, does OE6 still
remain, or is it automatically upgraded to OE7 or 8?

AND .... have the negative effects on OE been fixed with any of the IE7 or
8 updates; meaning, is it yet safe for me to upgrade, since I depend on
the email program quite a bit?

thanks for any news on these concerns ...

Jerry.

Do NOT install IE8 Beta on a production machine!

QP
NOTE: Use beta software at your own risk; it is intended for testing and
evaluation purposes only. Do not install beta software on your primary
computer or production environment.
/QP
Source: Windows Update

A1. Yes. OE6 SP1 running in WinXP SP2 or SP3 is the "end of the line."

A2. I know of few, if any, such negative affects, Jerry.

= Required reading IMHO before installing IE7:

Sandi's Installation Tips = Steps #1-8, #10 & #11; take note of #12, then
STOP!
http://www.ie-vista.com/known_issues.html#pre-install
(ignore any references to Vista)

And I strongly recommend using
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/dow.../getitnow.mspx as the
installation source, not Automatic/Windows Update.

Alternately, use this Direct Download link:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...0-081805b2f90b

Tip: Save the installer to your desktop, do not Run it.

Make *certain* that you check in at Windows Update immediately after
installing IE7 and install any critical updates offered. If Optional
Updates category offers Root Certificates update, I recommend installing it
to take full advantage of IE7's additional security.

About IE7 (and higher) Installation and Anti-Malware Applications
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/200...lications.aspx

About IE7 (and higher) and Windows XP Service Pack 3
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/200...and-xpsp3.aspx

What's New in Internet Explorer 7
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms649487.aspx

Release Notes
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/aa740486.aspx
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Jerry wrote:
OE6 is my only email app; and being a web-designer, I've got dozens of
mail-boxes and zillions of email sorting rules. I've been hesitating to
upgrade my IE6 browser because of many issues I see on the internet
regarding issues of IE7 & 8 adversely affecting OE6 performance.

a couple of questions: when you upgrade IE to v 7 or 8, does OE6 still
remain, or is it automatically upgraded to OE7 or 8?

AND .... have the negative effects on OE been fixed with any of the IE7 or
8
updates; meaning, is it yet safe for me to upgrade, since I depend on the
email program quite a bit?

thanks for any news on these concerns ...

Jerry.

Just to reiterate what Bruce said, make sure you backup frequently, as the
OE message store can spontaneously destruct (never mind the hard drive could
fail).

steve

"Jerry" wrote in message
news:KOXtl.16370$Db2.2077@edtnps83...
Hi Folks

OE6 is my only email app; and being a web-designer, I've got dozens of
mail-boxes and zillions of email sorting rules. I've been hesitating to
upgrade my IE6 browser because of many issues I see on the internet
regarding issues of IE7 & 8 adversely affecting OE6 performance.

a couple of questions: when you upgrade IE to v 7 or 8, does OE6 still
remain, or is it automatically upgraded to OE7 or 8?

AND .... have the negative effects on OE been fixed with any of the IE7 or
8 updates; meaning, is it yet safe for me to upgrade, since I depend on
the email program quite a bit?

thanks for any news on these concerns ...

Jerry.