Internet Explorer 11 and MacRumors

[Altemose]

Unfortunately, there are times that I want to get on MacRumors from a dreaded PC or Boot Camp. However, I have noticed that when using Internet Explorer 11, certain buttons like the Hyperlink and attach buttons do not work. Is this a setting on the end of IE or an incompatibility with MacRumors? I believe that older versions like IE 8 work fine.

 

[I7guy]

http://www.google.com



Using IE 11 seems to work for me.

 

[JackieInCo]

I have problems with IE on my Surface Pro 3 sometimes but it's never because of actual websites. It's always the browser itself.

I have had something like what the OP has mentioned happen this weel but on another website. I would go to edit a post and well there was no save button or clicking save would not show it saved and just stay on the page. Reloading would show the edit did save.

Closing the browser and rebooting the computer always fixes it.

IE is junk though I keep using it as my default.

 

[Altemose]

http://www.google.com



Using IE 11 seems to work for me.

I meant creating a Hyperlink to text.

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I have problems with IE on my Surface Pro 3 sometimes but it's never because of actual websites. It's always the browser itself.

I have had something like what the OP has mentioned happen this weel but on another website. I would go to edit a post and well there was no save button or clicking save would not show it saved and just stay on the page. Reloading would show the edit did save.

Closing the browser and rebooting the computer always fixes it.

IE is junk though I keep using it as my default.

I like it due to the RAM usage on Chrome and the slow text bug in Firefox.

 

[redheeler]

Unfortunately, there are times that I want to get on MacRumors from a dreaded PC or Boot Camp. However, I have noticed that when using Internet Explorer 11, certain buttons like the Hyperlink and attach buttons do not work. Is this a setting on the end of IE or an incompatibility with MacRumors? I believe that older versions like IE 8 work fine.

Don't use IE. Problem solved.

 

[Altemose]

Don't use IE. Problem solved.

Chrome is a bit of a memory pig on Windows and I do not like it tying back into Google so tightly and Firefox has a weird slow text entry bug unless that has been fixed.

 

[redheeler]

Chrome is a bit of a memory pig on Windows and I do not like it tying back into Google so tightly and Firefox has a weird slow text entry bug unless that has been fixed.

It is a shame Chrome has become so bloated both in Windows and OS X. As for Firefox, I don't know what you mean by "slow text entry bug".

 

[Altemose]

It is a shame Chrome has become so bloated both in Windows and OS X. As for Firefox, I don't know what you mean by "slow text entry bug".

In Firefox under Windows 7, I notice that there is a severe delay from the time a keystroke is entered until the time it appears.

 

[DJLC]

In Firefox under Windows 7, I notice that there is a severe delay from the time a keystroke is entered until the time it appears.

+1. On Windows 7 at work I basically have no choice but IE. Chrome is unusably slow. Firefox is great until you try to type.

 

[Altemose]

+1. On Windows 7 at work I basically have no choice but IE. Chrome is unusably slow. Firefox is great until you try to type.

I don't like Chrome much anymore, Firefox has a text entry issue, and IE doesn't display some sites correctly. Pick your poison...

 

[lowendlinux]

In Firefox under Windows 7, I notice that there is a severe delay from the time a keystroke is entered until the time it appears.

It's not windows specific it happens on my Linux box to.

 

[Altemose]

It's not windows specific it happens on my Linux box to.

I have not noticed the issue on OS X though...

 

[bunnspecial]

I have not noticed the issue on OS X though...

It's been close to 3 years since I used the Windows version of Firefox, but never noticed it at the time.

I'm typing this from Firefox 36.0 in OS X, and the issue definitely isn't there. Firefox has been my default browser on this particular computer since the day I bought it(closing in on 3 years).

 

[keysofanxiety]

Unfortunately, there are times that I want to get on MacRumors from a dreaded PC or Boot Camp. However, I have noticed that when using Internet Explorer 11, certain buttons like the Hyperlink and attach buttons do not work. Is this a setting on the end of IE or an incompatibility with MacRumors? I believe that older versions like IE 8 work fine.

Worth trying to reset IE (Windows+R, type 'inetcpl.cpl' and click OK > Advanced tab in Internet Properties > Reset). You can also try the 'Restore advanced settings'. Please be aware you'll need to restart your computer after doing this.

You can also run CCleaner to get rid of prefetch files/temp Internet files -- at the very least it's going to make the browser run much quicker (depending on when you last ran CCleaner)

 

[Altemose]

Worth trying to reset IE (Windows+R, type 'inetcpl.cpl' and click OK > Advanced tab in Internet Properties > Reset). You can also try the 'Restore advanced settings'. Please be aware you'll need to restart your computer after doing this.

You can also run CCleaner to get rid of prefetch files/temp Internet files -- at the very least it's going to make the browser run much quicker (depending on when you last ran CCleaner)

No luck!

 

[keysofanxiety]

No luck!

Hmm. What about Java? Is that fully up-to-date? Or Flash? I'm just going out on a limb though, I don't even know if MR uses either of those.

 

[Altemose]

Hmm. What about Java? Is that fully up-to-date? Or Flash? I'm just going out on a limb though, I don't even know if MR uses either of those.

All plugins are up to date, but I think it is just an IE issue with vBulletin.