Microsoft is proud to announce the release of Windows Script 5.5, including
both our implementation of ECMAScript Edition 3 (JScript 5.5), and an
updated version of Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript 5.5).

You can download Windows Script 5.5 from here:

http://www.*-*-*.com/

You can see the new JScript documentation here:

http://www.*-*-*.com/

You can also read an article I wrote about some of the new features here:

http://www.*-*-*.com/

You can also download Internet Explorer 5.5 (which includes Windows Script
5.5) from here:

http://www.*-*-*.com/

In addition, Microsoft will be making an announcement about the next version
of JScript at the Professional Developers Conference in Florida later this
week. The PDC also coincides with the latest ECMA TC39 committee meeting,
where ECMAScript 4 is being discussed.

More information about the latest version of JScript will be available on
the MSDN web site at http://www.*-*-*.com/

Peter

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Peter J. Torr - Microsoft Windows Script Program Manager

Please do not e-mail me with questions - post them to this
newsgroup instead. Thankyou!

Before going through the Download/Uninstall old/Install new process, I would like to
know if I do or do not, already have it installed.  I downloaded IE 5.5  some time
ago, which you indicated already includes Windows Script.

I was looking for an IE version number later than 5.50.4030.2400 but could not
find any reference to the IE version number relating to this latest announcement.

Which version of IE will have the current Scripting software?

Thanks!
LFS

Run this script to check your ScriptEngine versions..

' begin verfind.vbs
dim oFso, MyFIle
set oFso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
MyFile = "c:\windows\system\vbscript.dll"
msgbox oFso.GetFileVersion(MyFile)
set oFso = nothing
'end code

HTH,
    Mark Pryor

If you downloaded IE5.5 "some time ago", then you have the beta version. The
final release of IE5.5 was released yesterday, as well, so you'll need to
update that - IE5.5's version number is 5.50.4134.0600.

Mike Whalen
Windows Script Dev

Hi

How did all the bugs in 5.5 escape you guys?

All visual filters broken
(
  No its not my machine, tested on several machines
  with the same result, newest DirectX / Videodrivers
)
CPU about 90%
Browser window closes when DL dialog comes up
etc..etc etc, not ready for prime time for sure.

Uninstalled it immediatly from all machines.

P.S All machines tested on running win2000.
       perhaps running it trough my site will show
      you what i mean, if the filter(s) work they are
      displayed incorrectly.
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Best Regards
 Vidar Petursson
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Microsoft Internet, Client, SDK MVP
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http://www.icysoft.com
http://www.dna.is



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No matter where you go there you are
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Not found any bugs in the new script engines
Actually it fixed problems 1 site we host was having.

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Best Regards
 Vidar Petursson
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Microsoft Internet, Client, SDK MVP
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http://www.icysoft.com
http://www.dna.is



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No matter where you go there you are
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I installed IE 5.5 on an NT4sp6a box and also Win98.  Of the items you mention I only experienced
one and that's high CPU utilization with http://www.icysoft.com/ even partially visible.  Minimized
or completely hidden behind another window and CPU drops to under 10%...

Visually the pages look fine...

I also did several downloads and didn't have any problems when the DL dialog box appeared...

A couple of sites I've seen that *do* have IE 5.5 problems on both boxes that I have IE 5.5 on:

The MSDN sitemap (http://msdn.microsoft.com/siteguide/sitemap.asp) is hosed - all the links have a
thin border black box around them (but they still work).

On Clarence's site (http://cwashington.netreach.net) the custom scrolling doesn't work.

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Michael Harris
MVP Scripting

Well i was experiencing this CPU thingy on site(s)
doing no DHTML / scripting at all
( I have dual 667 on my machine, other machines where celeron 400 )
Perhaps this is a win2000 problem only

If you go to my guestbook, read the entries, move the
mouse over the names etc and you should see a clear
wave, not so on win2000, all blurry with streaks

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Best Regards
 Vidar Petursson
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Microsoft Internet, Client, SDK MVP
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http://www.icysoft.com
http://www.dna.is



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No matter where you go there you are
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<...>
If you go to my guestbook, read the entries, move the
mouse over the names etc and you should see a clear
wave, not so on win2000, all blurry with streaks
</...>

I see what you mean, doesn't look smooth on NT4 either (horizontal banding)...

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Michael Harris
MVP Scripting