Browsers: What is the best Browser?
delete IE??
by janielee7 - 6/28/08 2:29 PM In reply to: FWIW I like... by glenn30Should I get rid of IE if I am using firefox...
No...
by John.Wilkinson
- 6/28/08 4:47 PM
In reply to: delete IE?? by janielee7
Internet Explorer is needed by Windows Update (Windows XP and earlier), some websites, and a list of third-party programs (including the auto-updaters used by many internet security applications) in order to function. You can set Firefox as your default browser (it''ll automatically prompt you to do so), but it's strongly recommended that you do not attempt to remove Internet Explorer.
John
IE
by Grizzlybear1968 - 7/28/08 8:19 AM In reply to: delete IE?? by janielee7Never delete Internet exploer,; although you may not want to use it you will need it for windows updates plus if you completly delete IE your computer may Crash
pika in da house
by pika523 - 8/31/08 5:20 PM In reply to: delete IE?? by janielee7Well I think you should keep IE dormant by if you have Windows XP to go to the start menu and select "Set Program Access and Defaults" and select custom and press the down arrow. Them select the Browser you are currently using and select it as default. And as fastest Web Browser
I use Safari Browser.
Keep it.
by ExoKiller4 - 10/12/08 8:59 PM In reply to: delete IE?? by janielee7You may need it for IE only pages, or for the use of IE tab.
Firefox
by JLP - 10/8/04 11:51 PM In reply to: What is the best Browser? by bryanwellanderCurrently the best browser is Firefox. Right after it come Mozilla, Opera and Konqueror. Internet Explorer is the worst by far.
Re: Firefox
by timwerx - 10/13/04 1:44 AM In reply to: Firefox by JLPI must also say Firefox:
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/
About Firefox...
by cnet1234 - 8/5/05 7:25 AM In reply to: Re: Firefox by timwerxSo what do you do when it locks you out of your "profile" and it says "this profile is in use"?!
Profile in use...
by John.Wilkinson - 8/5/05 10:01 AM
In reply to: About Firefox... by cnet1234
I have experienced this a few times...it can be pretty frustrating. It is a glitch that sometimes occurs in Firefox where it does not completely close after you press the X or go file->close. The remaining ''part'' continues to access your profile (Firefox uses profiles so that multiple users can use their favorites and preferences on a single Windows username, but by default, there is only one profile per Windows username), and won't let it be accessed by Firefox when you launch the program again.
You didn't mention your OS, but in Windows XP you can press ctrl+alt+del and under the Processes tab, select firefox.exe and press ''end process.'' Then just launch Firefox again and everything will be back to normal...until the next time.
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I'm not sure why this happens, but I've had much success on a permenent fix if you're willing to give it a try. First uinstall Firefox by using add/remove programs in the control panel. Next, delete the folder Firefox was installed to (usually c:\program files\firefox 1.0.x). After that, you'll have to delete your profile:
In Windows XP, go ''local drive:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles.'' You should see a single folder with random leters/numbers followed by .default...open it. Then copy BOTH ''Bookmarks'' (html file) and 'bookmarks.bak'' and paste a copy in your My Documents folder. Then delete the entire folder and reinstall Firefox.
The final step is to put your favorites (bookmarks) back. To do this, MAKE SURE Firefox is COMPLETELY CLOSED. Navigate to the new ''.default'' folder (will most likely be a new series of numbers/letters) and delete BOTH the ''bookmarks'' and ''bookmarks.bak'' files there. Then copy your backed-up bookmarks files (the two you copied to your My Documents folder), and paste a copy of them in the ''.default'' folder. Close the folder and launch Firefox...your bookmarks/favorites should be listed and the errors should be nonexistent.
Hope this helps,
John
P.S. During this process, don't cut-and-paste...copy-and-paste only. That way in case something goes wrong, you'll still have a copy of your two bookmarks files saved in your My Documents folder. After the process is done, it's best to keep those copies as backups in case something ever happens to your bookmarks in the future.
best browsers
by jcjs333 - 5/26/07 4:05 PM In reply to: Profile in use... by John.Wilkinson
i just did 'iRider', 'Avant', 'Firefox' and 'Opera 9.21' and 'Opera' just edges out 'Firefox' which i used for awhile with Avant..whelp, to each their own..not going to go into the tests i ran but 'Opera' is a wee faster, doesn't hang or crash at sites like 'JoBlo's Movies' and can't beat the fun Widgets..i love the classic Windows 98 at look ... otherwise 'Firefox' is pretty darn close but , as far as i'm concerned , Opera 9.21 just edges all others out..years ago one had to accept Opera ads and pay for no ads but all is free and Opera , i think , is the best ... Firefox comes close..i don't think Opera is 'open source' though...john
addition
by jcjs333 - 5/26/07 4:26 PM In reply to: best browsers by jcjs333forgot to mention..i'm about as unaware as one can get as to anything technical about computers..i just shared i've used IE, Avant, iRider, Opera 9.21 , Firefox and gave them all tiny tests mainly on speed, looks, hanging up, looks, features like Opera's cute 'Widgets', tabs and such...speed is essential for me and not to ever hang up...i rate Opera 9.21 1st and Firefox 2nd ... however, somebody mentioned there's 'no best browser' and i second that..i use Opera, Firefox and i'll put Avant back in pretty soon ... i never use IE directly or Outlook Express but i hear Avant is built on IE 6 not IE 7 but i just stay away from IE but i have all updates as soon as they come in...i have Outlook Express and IE insist on coming open sometimes when i connect to certain sites ... but i don't purposely use them...i have 'Sygate' firewall now Symantec owned and supported...i have 'Norton Anti Virus Corporate Gold' which constantly updates new engines and DAT files forever...i have 'Ace Utilities' which i couldn't love more but it does cost about $30 but it's way worth it cleaning out all old registries, files, shredding deleted recycle bin stuff which i thought didn't stay on your computer, Spybot Search and Destroy, Spyware Blaster, AdAware etc....all my browsers i use but Opera 9.21 the most..john
Best Browser
by gi0zgb - 5/28/07 4:39 AM In reply to: best browsers by jcjs333It's like the search for the holy grail, Opera is the fastest browser but has problems displaying pages on certain websites like Ebay for example. Firefox, some posts claim you don't get spyware with browser but I strongly disagree for I have found that not to be the case, nice little browser though. IE7, what can I tell you, better than IE6, slightly faster than Firefox in certain areas but Firefox has the better security. Safari for Mac is on par with Opera very nice browser, fast and pretty secure, the OS helps in this respect and so security rating my be a little misleading.
So my choice for Best Browser is Opera, not perfect by any means but it comes with great support forums and prompt action to address discovered security issues, they do not sit on their laurels.
i couldn't wait
by jcjs333 - 5/30/07 1:39 AM In reply to: Best Browser by gi0zgbthanks..i installed Avant 11.5 RC3 and dumped all the rest...i just can't let it go..i won't even go into all it does that the others just won't do..it's as fast as any but works in all areas perfectly...little this and thats tick me off about Opera and Firefox but Avant, hands down, i'm sticking with...just too many reasons to go into...and probably 'to each their own thing'...john
Best Browser
by jortam20 - 3/4/08 5:24 AM In reply to: Profile in use... by John.Wilkinson
I just downloaded Maxthon 2.0.8 as a browser and it is by far better than any other brower that I have tried. There isn't a single thing missing from the browser and the extras (there are a lot) are better than the extras on firefox and any other browser. I would go and try it because it is awsome. Another good thing is that it makes the internet connection faster. Go and get it now.
The glitch
by Dragon - 7/29/08 2:11 PM In reply to: Profile in use... by John.Wilkinson
Might be more to it than that, but I'm not the expert. After closing all FF windows, sometimes I run some program or other which requires FF to be closed. I get a message saying Firefox is still open. After running CCleaner, I'm OK. This is an intermittent problem, not one that happens every time.
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