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Internet IE Explorer by Nathan on 05-23-2005 at 11:53 PM
erm how shall i put this...
which is better for ease of use and specs (as in features)
and id like to no this
my internet explorer which is IE automatically downloads to My hard drive which is C:\ how can i change it so that it will download it to F:\ is there away plz let there be lol 
RE: Internet IE Explorer by uberdosis on 05-24-2005 at 12:28 AM
firefox = win
RE: Internet IE Explorer by Caboose on 05-24-2005 at 12:42 AM
It all depends on you. If you're happy with IE, stick with IE. If you're curious as to what the hype's all about, get Firefox. I haven't looked back since I switched 
[no subject] by buqingzi on 05-24-2005 at 01:43 AM
RE: Internet IE Explorer by Caboose on 05-24-2005 at 01:52 AM
Yeah, I don't like it when people say "OMFG FIREFOX IS TEH UBER SECURE!!!1!!11" or something similar 
. FF is no more or less secure then IE is, it's just that IE is by far the more popular browser so many more attacks are directed towards it. But now that Firefox has picked up a lot of steam, there'll be more and more attacks towards FF, as well as spyware.
Personally, I use it for the extensions. You can do almost anything you want with them, and I can't surf without it now. Same with tabbed browsing 
RE: Internet IE Explorer by zach on 05-24-2005 at 05:26 AM
I use Firefox and I have noticed that spybot sometimes detects "Backweb lite", which isn't good. It slows down my mouse.
Edit:
quote:
Backweb Lite is a known adware installed by Logitech, or Kodak.
So it's unrelated with Firefox.
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/1115185030
My advice is, check your system if you have installed something probably mentioned in the link above.
Ahh, Okay. That'll be my brothers new camera.
RE: Internet IE Explorer by Weyzza on 05-24-2005 at 05:35 AM
quote:Backweb Lite is a known adware installed by Logitech, or Kodak.
Originally posted by zach
I use Firefox and I have noticed that spybot sometimes detects "Backweb lite", which isn't good. It slows down my mouse.
So it's unrelated with Firefox.
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/1115185030
My advice is, check your system if you have installed something probably mentioned in the link above.
Edit: just a side note, using a less-attacked browser doesn't mean you are free from spyware, adware or viruses. It is all down to how you manage your computer
RE: Internet IE Explorer by Purity on 05-24-2005 at 05:52 AM
I seriously don't know wtf is so great about firefox, there is better browsers out there.... like Maxthon....
RE: Internet IE Explorer by Pyroteq on 05-24-2005 at 05:53 AM
I have alot of Logitech equipment too, so i have backweb on my pc Just make sure it dosnt run on startup and youll be right.
Firefox.
RE: Internet IE Explorer by Nathan on 05-24-2005 at 06:22 AM
could someone tell me how i can change it
my internet explorer which is IE automatically downloads to My hard drive which is C:\ how can i change it so that it will download it to F:\ is there away
RE: Internet IE Explorer by expert on 05-24-2005 at 07:01 AM
firefox
RE: Internet IE Explorer by -Bogan- on 05-24-2005 at 07:51 AM
Firefox=great
Reasons to channge to firefox can be seen at:
http://www.stopie.com
the unsafeness of IE will amaze you.
RE: Internet IE Explorer by um............... on 05-24-2005 at 08:04 AM
firefox is by far the winner
but you still need an ie like browser like maxthon because of some sites
RE: Internet IE Explorer by zach on 05-24-2005 at 08:10 AM
quote:-You mean "But you still need a browser like maxthon because of some sites?"
but you still need an ie like browser like maxthon because of some sites
I haven't found a site that I need to change to IE to view... Oh wait, some site a better viewed in IE because the way the images are placed on the page.
http://www.stopie.com/ieshells/ -That page is interesting. It also says something about Maxthon
"Basically, when using an IE shell (Avant, Maxthon, SlimBrowser and the likes) you are equally at risk to all the spyware, adware and general malware that IE allows to leak through."
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I do use IE sometimes though. There must be a way around those problems.
RE: Internet IE Explorer by um............... on 05-24-2005 at 08:15 AM
no not really, parts of hotmail don't display correctly in firefox
and the activex plugins don't work on firefox
also you can't even view some sites eg-windows update?
RE: Internet IE Explorer by -Bogan- on 05-24-2005 at 08:25 AM
I have found some sites that don't let you download because you use FF. You can't get rid of IE anyway with Windows because it's built into the operating system and I find it stuffs up XP.
RE: Internet IE Explorer by RaceProUK on 05-24-2005 at 09:44 AM
quote:Unless you install an extension that enables it.
Originally posted by um...............
and the activex plugins don't work on firefox
RE: Internet IE Explorer by -Bogan- on 05-24-2005 at 10:13 AM
yeah but that the fact that FF doesn't have active X makes it safer which defeats the purpose.
RE: Internet IE Explorer by Nathan on 05-24-2005 at 04:52 PM
im going to delte this thread cos someone has just rated me negative for it
RE: Internet IE Explorer by absorbation on 05-24-2005 at 05:08 PM
Firefox although i use IE for some scripts
RE: Internet IE Explorer by Nathan on 05-24-2005 at 05:20 PM
im probaly bieng a noob but on another post here
erm i have FF now so how do i tune FF i no it says but im confused could someone whos really nice help me out
RE: Internet IE Explorer by Chris4 on 05-24-2005 at 05:41 PM
quote:
Originally posted by msg_plus_freak
im probaly bieng a noob but on another post here
erm i have FF now so how do i tune FF i no it says but im confused could someone whos really nice help me out
http://shoutbox.menthix.net/showthread.php?tid=44...d=467550#pid467550
RE: Internet IE Explorer by Nathan on 05-24-2005 at 06:01 PM
i no i got that all ready does that do the same as tuning it urself i wonder????
RE: Internet IE Explorer by Chris4 on 05-24-2005 at 09:11 PM
yes it does. But it does it for you.
RE: Internet IE Explorer by um............... on 05-25-2005 at 10:39 AM
there's also an extension that does the same thing
called
'Tweak Network Settings'
RE: RE: Internet IE Explorer by rav0 on 05-25-2005 at 11:12 AM
Guess what! I use Opera! 
quote:Hotmail will not send the whole page that it sends to Internet Explorer, just to get users to switch. They want people to switch to Internet Explorer, but I think that more people just switch away from Hotmail. I am a Gmail user, but the Hotmail restrictions in non-IE browsers didn't exist when I switched, Gmail kicked Hotmail anyway.
Originally posted by um...............
no not really, parts of hotmail don't display correctly in firefox
and the activex plugins don't work on firefox
also you can't even view some sites eg-windows update?
ActiveX is a Microsoft-patented technology. That is why it is not in Firefox, Opera, Konquerer etc. Well, Microsoft kind of stole the patent, but that's besides the point ATM.
Windows Update (Microsoft Update) is ActiveX based, and needs to be, so that it can change your system files. I explained above why ActiveX isn't in Firefox.
RE: Internet IE Explorer by um............... on 05-25-2005 at 11:34 AM
OPERA SUCKS!
YOU NEED TO PAY FOR IT
ITS BUILT ON JAVA
AND ITS BLOATED
OPERA HAS NO SELLING POINTS FF IS MORE SECURE IT HAS EXTENSIONS AND BETTER TABBED BROWSING !
RE: Internet IE Explorer by squall_leonhart69r on 05-25-2005 at 01:17 PM
its better the devil i know (IE) then the devil i don't (FF)
RE: Internet IE Explorer by RaceProUK on 05-25-2005 at 03:27 PM
quote:You don't have to pay for Opera: there is an ad-supported free version. It's not built on Java AFAIK, and anyway, what's wrong with Java? It's a popular, good quality language!
Originally posted by um...............
<trimmed all the c(r)aps>
Also, Opera is highly secure (much more than IE anyway), and is in a number of ways better than Firefox.
Can we stop these petty browser wars already?
Opera = good
Firefox = good
IE = not so good
QED
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RE: RE: Internet IE Explorer by rav0 on 05-26-2005 at 07:14 AM
quote:Well that's opinion, I say Opera rules.
Originally posted by um...............
OPERA SUCKS!
quote:You can choose to pay for Opera, otherwise you can choose to have web-based advertisments displayed a a small pane. I chose to have the advertisments provided by Google, and they are not intrusive at all.
Originally posted by um...............
YOU NEED TO PAY FOR IT
quote:Where did that come from? Opera is not built in Java. If it were, is there something wrong with that?
Originally posted by um...............
ITS BUILT ON JAVA
quote:Firefox has a 4.7 MB installer. Opera has a 3.6 MB installer. Firefox requires 52 MB of hard disk space to install. Opera uses 5.2 MB of hard disk space.
Originally posted by um...............
AND ITS BLOATED
quote:Opera has the best security track record of all browsers. It seems to me that you are caught up in hype.
Originally posted by um...............
FF IS MORE SECURE
quote:The features provided by the most popular extentions for Firefox are already built into Opera.
Originally posted by um...............
IT HAS EXTENSIONS
quote:What makes Firefox's tabbed browsing better than that of Opera? In Windows, Opera uses native Windows MDI. Firefox uses its own emulation to provide tabbed browsing.
Originally posted by um...............
AND BETTER TABBED BROWSING !
Note:
I don't hate Firefox. I just like Opera better. I think that Firefox is also a decent browser, and have become a Spread Firefox member. The purpose of this post is to deny incorrect information. If someone has a correction, please post it.
RE: Internet IE Explorer by Fraisie on 05-28-2005 at 10:00 PM
Why the browser war..................... grow up people 