I was very optimistic with Internet Explorer 9. I feel that it is a lot faster than IE8, especially with SharePoint 2007.
I did run into a hiccup though. While working within SharePoint sites I noticed that certain features had disappeared. One in particular was the Rich Text Editor Toolbar. I use this quite often to update different lists and content within our SharePoint intranet site.
Because the toolbar disappeared my only option to make edits (such as Bold, Italics and even spacing) had to be done using html. I know how to use html but end users wont have a clue.
On Microsoft TechNet I was able to find an Internet Explorer compatibility table
Luckily, I found a resolution. Initially, I had uninstalled IE9 which reverted my Windows 7 (I’m running 64 bit) to IE8 64 bit. In Windows 7 you can’t install a 32 bit version of IE.
Fortunately, IE8 and IE9 64 bit installations also install a 32 bit version. The shortcuts just happen to be hidden deep within the Windows folder. So instead of uninstalling IE9 just browse to this path on your computer and create a shortcut:
C:Windowswinsxswow64_microsoft-windows-i..etexplorer-optional_31bf3856ad364e35_8.0.7600.16385_none_19ba3f8a72d988f3
Posted by (@rowelldionicio) on May 12th, 2011