Computer newbies forum: I need a lighter browser or ..

What exactly do you mean by "lighter"? What do you want your browser to do?

Since they're free, have you tried either of the browsers below.. Download and install them and see if they perform to your expectations. Opera is probably the fastest of the bunch, but only you can decide that.:

Firefox
http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/

Opera
http://www.opera.com/

Hope this helps.

Grif

Try firefox!!!!it's awesone!!!

K-Meleon is your best bet. It runs fast on old computers or ones with limited memory.

Try www.safari.com -- I think it's a heck of a lot faster than IE!

can internet explorer be removed from a windows xp operating system?>
i have tried all but one or two of those browsers-- and my personal preference is google chrome-- i do have one problem with it tho-- i cant figure out how to bookmark a page-
im sure both of these questions will tell you that i'm a novice at getting my computer free of junk that i dont need-- once ive downloaded something- im afraid to remove it-- sometimes the dont even show up in the add or remove programs list-- any ideas?

thanks for that answer-- but the more important one is can i delete- internet explorer safely from xp-- is it necassary to the operating system-- why have 2 or 3 or 4 diffferent browsers?- or is ie something more than just a browser?

got the advice for ie-- how many should one have-- you mentioned at least one or two-- when i first started on this damn thing i loved netscape-- it was so easy-- now who knows?-- i dont even know what half the stuff ive had to download to get things to work right is anymore- i do know that my machine is almost full- and slower than ever-- im about to give up