jacksonbart Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Does anyone else think this browser is a turd? I have been a Wintel follower for years but I will call it like I see em. I used an Apple Mac system in college, but I need main stream now. Vista stunk and now IE9 is not good. Since then I have been using Firefox. Really bums me out. Bottom Notch!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 I've been using IE8 since I upgraded to Windows 7 a few months ago and find it works well. I've been getting the requests to update to Windows 9, but I was waiting to hear if it's a better or worse browser to use. Sounds like you don't like it at all. Have other folks had the same experience? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Thank you for the tip. I have been putting off installing the "important Windows update" which, as it turns out, is Internat Explorer 9. I'm happy with 8.06001.18702. [^o)] For browsers, I like opera best for speed size and ease of use. There are some things that are not 100% compatible, but even those are at least 75% so. My vote is for Opera! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmako Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 I'm a firefox geek as well. However, I recently had to a reboot and had to use IE to reinstall FF. While I can't comment much since I only used it for a few minutes, I did see some corn in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 hmm..........I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironsave Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 Using IE 8 (for the Forum) and Safari for a lot of other sites...... (I had some issues with blowzilla, so I have not used it for over a year). JB, what makes it "a turd'? I just want to get an idea if I should try it.... (Me; Windows 7 at home). FWIW, I really like Windows 7; but you must have a computer that can do it properly. (Me: using Quad core AMD with 4 gb of memory). Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldabright Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I didn't use IE now, I prefer Firefox and Chrome, they are more fast and reliable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 IE8 with Windows 7...works well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsaint Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Well I use Firefox, Chrome personally. But, here are some special case browsers. Pale Moon project: Custom-built and optimized Firefox-based browsers for Windows Operating Systems. Version 3 on old systems Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7, 32-bit or 64-bit A processor with SSE support (see list of supported processors) 64 MB of RAM (128 MB or more recommended) At least 50 MB of free (uncompressed) disk space I also install Kylo on HTPC's or for old codgers that like a simple large view. Thanks to all the LCD and Plasma TV's more people are using the big TV for a monitor. Kylo offers you: Lots of viewing space and no visual clutter Big fonts and big buttons for easy navigation from across the room An easy-to-use onscreen keyboard Zoom-and-pan power that brings every site into view Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnatnoop Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I use IE9 here. Chrome the last couple of months, outstanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxjhon Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Chrome and Firefox have there own features and esainess. But its neither wrong to say that IE rule the Internet market place for long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Every tiem that I use IE on an older computer it slows it down, even after I close it out. I have to dump all off the temporary memory and it is a real pain. This even happned on a Windows 8 machine. No viruses so I don't know why, except that it is in MS's best interest to make computers get slower over time to force you to "upgrade" to a newer machine and their new OS. I switched to Firefox and it is much faster and works well, except that MS outlook will not launch Firefox, so I cannot launch the internet from my emails. This really stinks because I need to regularly "unsubscribe" from junk email. Anyone know how to fix this? I have to use outlook as I hahve years of emaisl and need to be able to organize them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Chad Posted October 29, 2013 Administrators Share Posted October 29, 2013 Every tiem that I use IE on an older computer it slows it down, even after I close it out. I have to dump all off the temporary memory and it is a real pain. This even happned on a Windows 8 machine. No viruses so I don't know why, except that it is in MS's best interest to make computers get slower over time to force you to "upgrade" to a newer machine and their new OS. I switched to Firefox and it is much faster and works well, except that MS outlook will not launch Firefox, so I cannot launch the internet from my emails. This really stinks because I need to regularly "unsubscribe" from junk email. Anyone know how to fix this? I have to use outlook as I hahve years of emaisl and need to be able to organize them. Make sure Firefox is set as your default web browser In firefox, choose Tools>Options>Advanced and click the button that says "Make Firefox the default browser" . You can also fine-tune what it opens by default by going into your Control Panel in Windows and Control Panel\Programs\Default Programs\Set Default Programs. Choose Firefox from the left column and choose "Choose Defaults for this program". From there you can change the settings. IMO, Google Chrome seems to be the best of the 3 major browsers in terms of speed and stability. YMMV though. As far as IE, the web developer in me HATES IE for many reasons. However, they really have improved it with version 10+. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Every tiem that I use IE on an older computer it slows it down, even after I close it out. I have to dump all off the temporary memory and it is a real pain. This even happned on a Windows 8 machine. No viruses so I don't know why, except that it is in MS's best interest to make computers get slower over time to force you to "upgrade" to a newer machine and their new OS. I switched to Firefox and it is much faster and works well, except that MS outlook will not launch Firefox, so I cannot launch the internet from my emails. This really stinks because I need to regularly "unsubscribe" from junk email. Anyone know how to fix this? I have to use outlook as I hahve years of emaisl and need to be able to organize them. Make sure Firefox is set as your default web browser In firefox, choose Tools>Options>Advanced and click the button that says "Make Firefox the default browser" . You can also fine-tune what it opens by default by going into your Control Panel in Windows and Control Panel\Programs\Default Programs\Set Default Programs. Choose Firefox from the left column and choose "Choose Defaults for this program". From there you can change the settings. IMO, Google Chrome seems to be the best of the 3 major browsers in terms of speed and stability. YMMV though. As far as IE, the web developer in me HATES IE for many reasons. However, they really have improved it with version 10+. Thanks. THis is an XP machine. Under Internet properties, Programs, Default Web Brouser, it says "IE is not your default web brouser." The only option is to make it my default browser. I have also set my default web browser to firefox and clicked "enable access" but Outlook still will only open IE (and it will not pull up web pages). Oh wel, Support for XP expires next April. What do I do then? Probably Linux Mint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Chad Posted October 30, 2013 Administrators Share Posted October 30, 2013 I suspect there is a version-feature compatibility mismatch between Windows and Outlook. What a pain. Windows 7 was and still is very stable. Are you able to upgrade to that? I think you can still buy that at various places online such as Newegg.com. http://www.newegg.com/Operating-Systems/SubCategory/ID-368 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Favog Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 I was just at Micro Center a couple of days ago (Sharonville, OH) and Win7 Pro (System Builder) was $149 w/tax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 I have an old XP machine, was getting the same slowdowns, so I started using the online email system and Chrome. Opera is a good browser too. MSIE bites. I can hardly run it. Opera and Chrome fly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Do you have a plan for what to do with the XP machien after MS stops its suppport for XP? I am guessing that Wondows 7 will just kill it. I am going to try Linux Mint. It worked wonders on a Vista laptop that would barely run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_Guy Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 I prefer to use WaterFox, for those who don't know WaterFox is a special high performance 64 bit version of FireFox designed for 64 bit operating systems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Ubuntu Its free and installed on a computer I was given. Holding it in reserve for back up. Love the other freeware to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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