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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: September 10, 2002
- Total Downloads: 10,979,459
- Downloads last week: 26,028
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A newer version of Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 is available.
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 1418 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
For a detailed analysis of IE7, read CNET Senior Editor Robert Vamosi's extended review.
Microsoft's next iteration of Internet Explorer is predictably a solid contender in the browser category. A sleeker and more spare interface will have some old IE users running for the preferences, but even with fewer buttons the new IE works fine right out of the gate. The adoption of tabs is a welcome change for more efficient browsing, and the Quick Tabs feature is an especially nice touch for viewing the contents of all of your tabs in one window. The addition of a RSS feed manager is nice for news addicts, blog fans, and hobbyists, but we would like a way to search for RSS feeds beyond only adding the ones we come across. We also like the integrated search bar that offers a pull-down menu, letting you add your favorite search engines and sites quickly.
A welcome addition is an antiphishing option to check a site's legitimacy, which you can enable at first launch. While Internet Explorer doesn't offer the user-made plug-ins, themes, and extensions found in other browsers such as Firefox and Opera, there are several useful plug-ins you can choose from at Microsoft's Web site. Finally, security concerns with what will undoubtably be the most used Web browser are always an important consideration, but with the proper security programs, most people will be able to surf safely. Overall, we find the latest version of Microsoft's megabrowser to be a fine way to browse the Web, with the addition of many long-awaited features that make the entire Web experience more efficient and enjoyable.
Publisher's description
From Microsoft :Internet Explorer 6 SP1 is the next update to the Internet Explorer technologies representing general improvements to Internet Explorer 6. Internet Explorer 6 SP1 includes a well-tested collection of updates that focuses on a variety of customer-reported concerns with Internet Explorer 6. Internet Explorer 6 SP1 includes all prior patches and updates as well as enhancements to security and reliability. Microsoft recommends customers review Internet Explorer 6 SP1 documentation and determine whether to install Internet Explorer 6 SP1.
Note: The Download Now link will deliver a small installer file to your system. Remain connected to the Internet and double-click the installer file. A window will open containing a registration form that must be filled out prior to downloading the program. Total download size for a typical installation is approximately 25MB. However, because setup downloads only those files that are necessary for your computer, this size can vary between 11MB and 75MB.
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User reviews of Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1
- Average user rating: 2.4 stars out of 1418 votes
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30 out of 36 people found this review helpful
Version: Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1
Pros: Can use to download information from Windows Update. Thanks to monopolizing the web, some pages will only display in IE. Easy to use because there are no good features.
Cons: Horribly slow. No tabs. No skins, unless you download Hotbar, and expose your computer to spyware (when you aren't exposing it enough by running the browser anyway). No pop-up blocking unless you download third-party toolbars with it integrated, and that means more spyware. Get Firefox or Opera instead.
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22 out of 30 people found this review helpful
Version: Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1
"It can browse some web pages..."
Pros: You can use it to view Internet Explorer only pages... Get Mozilla Firefox
Cons: 1. No tabbed browsing
2. No pop-up blocker
3. No extra extended features
4. No unskinnable
5. insecure
6. slow
Overall: lacking basic features incorporated in all other browsers and the most insecure
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11 out of 14 people found this review helpful
Version: Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1
Pros: Blocks SOME popups.
Cons: Still just as vulnerable to spyware and many pop-ups. Still just as behind every other browser for featues and useability. Still a massive download for so little content. Still tortures standards. Still just as heavily integrated into Windows as always. I still must install Spybot and Ad-Aware wherever I go where people cannot use Firefox.
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3 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1
"Insecure browser, slow browser."
Pros: It has ActiveX controls, opens special links that this browser can only access.
Cons: Horribly slow, lacks security(this browser makes you a target for malwares), crashes moderately, can't be customized like Firefox.
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7 out of 9 people found this review helpful
Version: Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1
"is there any use of this program?"
Pros: download windows update.
Cons: doesn't have any new features since version 4.0.does not standart compilant.keeps internet from development because lack of support for new standarts .
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