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Claire Brucker

Since there doesn't seem to be a solutiion to the problem of my Internet
Explorer cutting off, is it possible or advisable to change my browser? If
so, what do you suggest?
 
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if you are having issues
with connectivity, then
other browsers would
encounter the same
problem.

you mentioned something
about cutting off.



"Claire Brucker"
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Claire Brucker said this on 12/27/2008 7:33 PM:
Since there doesn't seem to be a solutiion to the problem of my Internet
Explorer cutting off, is it possible or advisable to change my browser? If
so, what do you suggest?
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Firefox browser by Mozilla.
Opera
Safari

I prefer Firefox, as it can be highly customized with add-ons and if you
can figure out some of the programming, you yourself can do it. But
there is a very large following for customizations.

I would post a more detailed history of your problem with an IE
newsgroup. If its a major underlying issue with your XP or hardware,
not much is going to save you.
 
Since there doesn't seem to be a solutiion to the problem of my Internet
Explorer cutting off...
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Since you didn't desribe your problem you're experincing with IE? it's
difficult to assist.
...is it possible or advisable to change my browser?
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Yes, it is possible and some even claim this to be advisable.
If so, what do you suggest?
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Operaâ„¢
http://www.opera.com/download/
Google Chrome
http://www.google.com/chrome?hl=en
Firefoxâ„¢
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/
The SeaMonkey® Suite (Internet Browser)
http://www.seamonkey-project.org/

Note:
If you're unable to fix the problem in IE? then you may encounter similar
challenges when switching to an alternative browser.
 
PA20Pilot said:
Hi,

I use Mozilla, http://www.mozilla.org/ but IE is still installed too.
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Hi,

You seem to use the Mozilla suite (version 1.7.12) which was
discontinued a long time ago now and therefore it suffers from many
known security vulnerabilities. If you indeed use this version, you
should definitely switch to either Firefox and Thunderbird or to
SeaMonkey, the direct successor of the Mozilla suite with the same look
and feel (see http://www.seamonkey-project.org/ ).

HTH in some way.
 
I downloaded Firefox about an hour ago and so far it seems to be working
much better than IE. For instance, Huffingtonpost works more smoothly and
didn't cut off at all . I think I've solved the problem.
 
I downloaded Firefox about an hour ago and so far it seems to be working
much better than IE. For instance, Huffingtonpost works more smoothly and
didn't cut off at all.
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Huffingtonpost works fine here with IE7 and Opera.
I think I've solved the problem.
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Fingers crossed :)
 
Hi zig,

......You seem to use the Mozilla suite (version 1.7.12)

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.7.12) Gecko/20050915

Yep, and have since it first hit the net. I've upgraded once or twice
and prefer the version I still use now.

...... it suffers from many known security vulnerabilities

Hell, the newest version of Windoze has problems too, and it's brand new.

I'll also stick with Paint Shop Pro ver.3.1 and Windoze 2000 until they
can peal it from my cold fingers.


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Claire said:
I downloaded Firefox about an hour ago and so far it seems to be working
much better than IE. For instance, Huffingtonpost works more smoothly and
didn't cut off at all . I think I've solved the problem.
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If you had problems with IE, it is likely that your O/S is unstable, is
out of date, or (in particular) has old drivers.

Switching to another browser may get you out of your current troubles,
but the fundamental problem will be unresolved, and may come back to
bite you at the worst time. I therefore urge you to continue to try
hard to find out what it is that has caused your IE problems.

You may end up still using another browser, and that's fine. But
switching to another browser is not a panacea.
 
The error message told me that there was no solutiion to the IE problem but
advised me to get SP3 which maybe could make it more stable. I did. It
didn't. So far Firefox is working much more smootlhy, doesn't get stuck and
so far a hasn't cut off.
 
The error message told me that there was no solutiion to the IE problem but
advised me to get SP3 which maybe could make it more stable.  I did. It
didn't.  So far Firefox is working much more smootlhy, doesn't get stuck and
so far a hasn't cut off.
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I like Firefox as well, compared to IE. It is one of the first things
I will install on a new computer it I get a hold of it. I never use
IE unless I have to.

Somethings do not play well with Firefox though (like some Microsoft
things), so if you are using Firefox and you think something should be
working but it just isn't, try it with IE. You don't want to ever
uninstall IE I don't think - just stick in in a dark corner. Be sure
to do an occasional Windows Update from IE (see - you do need it for
something) and get all the current Microsoft updates and also set up
your OS to automatically get updates from MS.

Also, when reporting error messages in the forums, it really helps if
you can give all the details, exact text you see, what you are trying
to do, has it ever worked before, etc. I have worked customer support
for a long time and people call and say "I'm getting an error
message!" What is the error message? "I'm not sure...". Great.

I made a "special" email for my customers and basically told them not
to contact me about problems without having the following information
that I listed. My manager told me not to "get smart" with the
customers. I am not - I am making my customers smart. They actually
appreciated it. If one has all the information, problems can be
solved quickly! Much less back and forth stuff.

Did I mention I don't work there anymore?
 
Claire Brucker said:
The error message told me that there was no solutiion to the IE
problem but advised me to get SP3 which maybe could make it more
stable. I did. It didn't. So far Firefox is working much more
smootlhy, doesn't get stuck and so far a hasn't cut off.
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From what I recall from the other thread, you never gave us the complete
text of this error message, and a number of us were concerned it might
have been generated by a malware infection. I'm not saying that I'm
certain you have malware, but the message was a suspicious one, and you
really should rule out the possibility you have malware!

Also from that thread, there were helpful suggestions that you either
ignored or simply didn't see. Firefox is a fine browser and allows you a
large selection of plugins which can be very useful. But it's not
perfect. You might want to reconsider solving your IE problem; otherwise
you might find other related problems may crop up.

In the event you didn't see my last post, here is the pertinent
information from it:

There is a proper protocol for installing SP3, which you didn't follow.
Granted, at the time, you didn't know this. But you know it now. If you
decide to do this the right way, post back and we can guide you in the
upgrade.

You should only upgrade to SP3 if you are certain there is no malware on
your system. From what I can tell, you never ruled this out.

It is better to upgrade from IE6 to IE7 *before* upgrading to SP3.
Sometimes what needs to be done to solve IE problems is to downgrade IE
from IE7 to IE6. But this cannot be done if you are running SP3!

Did you try running IE7 in no add-ons mode by any chance?

That last question you should address first. If you don't have any
malware, it's possible that the reason from your IE problem lies in one
of the add-ons.

If you want to do this the right way, you will need to uninstall SP3 and
then uninstall IE7 (which will leave you with IE6). I know it's a PITA,
but it's the only correct way to fix your problem, if you choose to do
so. I suppose you can just rely on Firefox and hope for the best, but in
the long run, I'm sure it's better to address and solve your actual
problem (I am concerned that it will eventually come back to bite you!).
 
Daave,
Wouldn't a sweep at Webroot find any malware? All they find are some
cookies that need to be quarantined. I am not unistalling SP3 and IE
because there doesn't seem to be any problem now that I'm using Firefox.
 
Claire Brucker said:
Daave,
Wouldn't a sweep at Webroot find any malware? All they find are some
cookies that need to be quarantined. I am not unistalling SP3 and IE
because there doesn't seem to be any problem now that I'm using
Firefox.
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Webroot will find malware, yes. However, there does not exist one
program that can detect *every* single instance of malware. That is why
experts recommend using several anti-malware programs.

I understand it's a hassle to address and fix your problem with IE.
Assuming you don't have malware and assuming that your IE problem (even
if it isn't malware-related) doesn't spill over into another related
non-IE problem and assuming you'll never need to use IE again, I suppose
your method is acceptable. But that's an awful lot of assuming!
 
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