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IE6 vs. IE8

Fri Dec 11 02:57:48 PST 2009

I have Internet Explorer 8 on my Windows XP computer. I don't like Internet Explorer 8. It has three bars on top of t...

Firefox Crashes all the time

Tue Dec 01 17:53:57 PST 2009

I have the latest version 3.5.5 and I usually have several windows and tabs open (something like 10-12 windows with 1...

Internet Explorer Has Stopped Working

Sun Dec 06 15:27:40 PST 2009

I get the message that Internet Explorer has stopped working several times an hour sometimes when IE8 isnt even open....

Which browser to use?

Wed Dec 09 01:34:03 PST 2009

I've heard good and bad about firefox,but nothing great about IE either.I'm so used to IE i havent taken the firefox ...

Firefox problems

Wed Dec 09 08:38:51 PST 2009

I have quite a few problems with Firefox 3.5.5. What is the right way to unistall it and reinstall it?

Thanks

IE8 freezes and process table shows multiple "iexplores"

Mon Dec 07 09:38:27 PST 2009

Sure, browsers freeze all the time. But this is something I haven't seen before. It only seems to be happening on o...

yep, it's IE8 again...

Fri Nov 20 20:38:36 PST 2009

just uploaded it, got most of the irritating stuff cleaned off it, but I cannot remove the Favorites Icon on the tab ...

Chrome Browser for Mac - File and Tools missing?

Wed Dec 09 13:16:26 PST 2009

HI,
I'm trying the Chrome Browser for Mac and like it a lot, but some things are missing from my window.All I have...

Current webpage is trying to open a site in Trusted sites

Wed Mar 26 08:19:57 PDT 2008

In the last few days, I have incurred a problem with getting a Security Warning when I am shopping on line. Not all ...

can not change internet shortcut icons on my desk top

Mon Oct 27 19:13:30 PDT 2008

Hi
Running PC w/WinXP and all service pac updates installed.
I have Firefox v3 installed as my default browser ...

IE8 Favorites LIsting is Jumpy/ IE8 Loads Very Slowly

Mon Jun 15 13:52:27 PDT 2009

IE8 connects to the internet very slowly. IE8 also has a problem on my computer when I try to click on an item under ...

FireFox Link Scanners

Sun Dec 06 20:15:27 PST 2009

Hi, I was wondering which of these three link scanners is the most reliable, Web of Trust, AVG Linkscanner, or McAfee...

Safari CFURLErrorDomain:306

Thu Jul 09 20:36:37 PDT 2009

Safari can�t open the page.
Safari can�t open the page �http:...

I have a beef with Flash plug-ins, looking for a web browser

Sat Dec 05 12:43:43 PST 2009

Hi everyone:

I don't know if anyone noticed this. I have a real beef with some sites and the flash plug-in...

saving a web page in firefox

Sun Dec 06 02:46:42 PST 2009

I have Firefox on my windows XP computer. I previously used Internet Explorer 6. On Firefox when I am on a web page a...

Minor Firefox issue I noticed

Wed Oct 28 16:09:41 PDT 2009

Recently I noticed something when I use Firefox over the last week I believe. When I click on a link and the page app...

Windows Vista Home Premium / Internet Explorer 8 *Bookmark

Thu Dec 03 05:01:01 PST 2009

As I was browsing the net; went to the top of IE #8. To click on Bookmarks; (Usually I view a List of all of the s...

How do I Uninstall IE8 and re-install IE7?

Wed Oct 01 09:50:38 PDT 2008

I just installed IE8 and don't like the user interface...so I would like to uninstall it.

I am running Window...

Chrome > Firefox (bookmarks

Thu Dec 03 01:27:36 PST 2009

Anyone know how to export bookmarks from Chrome into Firefox?

Thanks
Apparently I remember Firefox asking ...

Internet Explorer Stops Working after 10 minutes

Wed Aug 24 16:00:26 PDT 2005

For the past few days my Internet Explorer Browser and Firefox Browser stop working after 10 minutes of the computer ...

list of browsers

Tue Dec 01 14:35:34 PST 2009

Can anyone give me a web site which gives me a list of all (or most) of the browsers and tell me how to use each one?...

IE8 - why no History Tab?

Fri May 01 12:55:39 PDT 2009

I've upgraded from IE6 to IE8 a half-dozen times now, and each time I've uninstalled IE8 because there's no way to vi...

Internet Explorer trouble

Tue Dec 01 08:13:30 PST 2009

I'm having trouble with IE slow issues. I know, this has been covered in these forums, I've read them, but the answer...

IE8 window repeatedly cycles on & off webpages

Mon Nov 30 16:02:14 PST 2009

Suddenly clicking through to certain websites causes IE8 to load/reload/load/reload the page for ever. This causes al...

Automatically start browser at specified time

Tue Dec 01 00:41:16 PST 2009

Hello,

I want to make my browser start automatically weekly, same day and time and open a specified page.
<...

Looking for the Best Pop-Up Blocker

Fri Jul 13 21:46:52 PDT 2007

I have 2 computers, a Sony Vaio with Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 which is my main computer networked with an...

Internet Explorer 8 not showing everything on page

Sun Nov 29 14:43:56 PST 2009

I don't have all these problems I have read about IE8. Although I'm using Google Chrome and it does the same thing bu...

Why Does Explorer 8 Constantly Freeze Up?

Fri Jan 09 20:46:50 PST 2009

I have never had sooo many "Your browser has stopped working" messages with my Explorer 8 (8.5?). Is there a patch o...

microsoft update problem

Wed Nov 25 15:51:34 PST 2009

hi, i'm having aproblem with microsoft update. I get a message that says the website has declined to show the webpage...

Advanced Browser

Fri Nov 27 16:41:39 PST 2009

I have advanced Browser Windows Vista Home Premium. I cannot get Advanced to be the home page it comes up and says "F...

Help me to coonect my speaker to dvd player

Fri Nov 27 17:05:53 PST 2009

i am having 2 dvd players .both are 5.1 compatible. now problem is that the speaker terminal are simple wires not any...

Flash/Download issues in both IE and Firefox

Wed Nov 11 14:39:39 PST 2009

Everything was working fine yesterday.
Now, in both browsers, YouTube takes a very long time to load, and the vide...

Error Messages 403 & 404 In IE6 Browser

Sun Sep 17 12:52:59 PDT 2006

Hello Everyone, This is my 2nd most recent posting and I wish to thank all of the members who were a great help to me...

Safari unresponsive

Wed Nov 25 11:41:30 PST 2009

Hello Does anyone lnow what tihis means in the Error Cosole of Safari?
Unmatched encountered. Ignori...

IE8 won't install . . .

Sat Nov 21 05:49:41 PST 2009

I have an IBM ThinkCentre (P-4 3 GHz, 2 Gig of RAM) running XP Pro SP3. All updates from MS and Levono. Trying to i...

Internet Explorer and Windows Updates

Wed Nov 25 02:31:51 PST 2009

I have Windows XP and Internet Explorer 8 installed on my computer. I also receive automatic Windows XP updates from ...

Internet Explorer 8 and confusion

Wed Nov 18 16:49:31 PST 2009

I recently Installed Internet Explorer 8. My Internet Explorer 6 was uninstalled but now I don't have the View button...

Navigation and Address Bar

Fri Nov 20 22:19:23 PST 2009

Is there a way to keep the Navigation Bar and Address bar from disappearing in MSN?

I have updated and ran bot...

network problem

Thu Nov 19 22:24:44 PST 2009

People that are using wireless adapter can not recieve in my network but not the same with those using cable, can any...

Internet Explorer 8

Fri Nov 20 13:57:14 PST 2009

I have Internet Explorer 8 on my Windows XP computer. On an internet screen the third bar from the top is the "Favori...

web address not opening

Thu Nov 19 22:32:57 PST 2009

mcafee website has not been open in the recent time unless on system using window vista and mcaffee antivirus is inst...

Web pages lock up (freeze) when I try to use shortcut

Mon Nov 16 02:10:24 PST 2009

Recently, upon trying to maximize a web page with the Alt+X+space bar keyboard shortcut, the window that I'm trying t...

IE6 and IE8

Wed Nov 18 09:37:19 PST 2009

I have Internet Explorer 6 on my Windows XP computer. Can anyone give me a web site whereby I could download Internet...

Opera 10 google change

Mon Nov 16 01:01:09 PST 2009

I habe installed opera 10.The default serach engine is google.But as I am in UAE it is google.ae Any idea how to chan...

_CACHE_MAP_ (Firefox 3.5.5)

Tue Nov 17 00:10:44 PST 2009

Hello Everyone. I have a very keen intrest in lots of types of files, configuration files, etc. When I came across th...

http://my.msn.com

Thu Jul 15 14:31:42 PDT 2004

I was wondering if anybody else is having the problem I am having with IE

Firefox 3.5.5 - will not save my tabs!!!

Sun Nov 08 12:16:29 PST 2009

I have no idea why but when i updated to Firefox 3.6 beta and then to 3.5 it never lets my save my open tabs when I c...

Browser issues

Mon Nov 16 13:13:50 PST 2009

Not sure where to post this one. I am having some browser issues on my PC I was running IE7 and Firefox 3.0.14 with n...

parental control

Fri Jan 20 12:48:17 PST 2006

i want to get a free parental control for my pc and you have a credit card to purchase them as i do not have one ca...

IE or Firefox won't load any pages

Tue Nov 10 19:46:01 PST 2009

Internet Exployer & Firefox wont open any pages. My network signal is good and I can download my email on same ma...