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Microsoft has been excoriated in the technical press and by a very large number of web developers for producing a series of browsers that do not conform to web standards. Start with IE8 and no even more so with IE9 Microsoft has decided to produce browsers that are more compliant than any they produced in the past. A consequence of that decision is that some web sites and programs no longer work properly. The software vendor who produces the DVR viewing software had a year to get the software updated. It is quite possible they have a version that will work with IE9. What is the software?

Joe

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I have communicated with the product manager for this product line. I received firmware updates for two models of DVR’s that this company sells. The older “Top of the line model” the TT series there is not a firmware update available to date. We use a TT model for part of our security system. Until it works with all versions of this viewing software, it simply does not make sense to me. I agree with the post that for the less technical IE9 is a complete disaster. It installs the 64 bit version by default, some of my less technical aquaintences would have absolutely no clue how to switch to the 32 bit version.
For Microsoft to force feed it to everyone via Windows Update was a poor decision in my opinion. IE9 is simply not ready for prime time.

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A friend purchased a brand new HP Computer. It has IE9 pre-installed and no rollback to IE8. An Intellinet IP Camera will not dislplay even in compatibility mode. I use a Speco Technologies DVR at work for security purposes. They have a TT, TH and TL series, they have a firmware fix for the TH and TL but not the TT. Need to access remote viewing capability, will not work with TT series, have not tested the TH as I have no desire to load IE9 again (after perfoming the firmware update) on my work computer. Really should never have been rolled out if it wasn’t completely backwards compatible.

Does not work with DVR Viewing software. This software worked under IE8. A new browser should be backwards compatible.

Susan, regarding the patches this week. IE8 is my browser. I access a security DVR from work. It would not allow me to collect a “snapshot” (normally dropped to the desktop). It also would let me download a DVR file to my PC. I was pulling my hair out trying to figure out what happened. Apparently one of the patches turned on “enable protected mode”, because as soon as I turned that off, the program began to work again.

Dave